Botany of 1898. 15 



18th November, 1898. 



Mr Robert Murray in the Chair. 



JVe7v Mevibers. — Mr James Hobkirk, Netherwood ; Mr Robert 

 Connor, Dumfries. 



Communications. 



1. The Botafiy of i8g8. By Mr JAMES M' ANDREW, New- 

 Galloway. 



I am sorry that my contribution to the Flora of the South- 

 western Counties must this year consist of only a very few brief 

 notes. Numerous new records of plants cannot now be reason- 

 ably looked for in the district. 



The Rev. H. M. B. Reid, Balmaghie Manse, showed me a 

 large clump of Sambucus ebulis, L., near Balmaghie Church, close to 

 the side of R. Dee. I question if this plant — the dwarf Bourtree 

 or Danewort — is found elsewhei'e in Kirkcudbrightshire. 



Wigtownshire. — For the new records of plants for Wigtown- 

 shire I am indebted to the Rev. James Gorrie, F.C. Manse, 

 Sorbie. These are : — 



1. Ra7iunculus auricomus, L. (goldielocks), near Newton- 



Stewart, in meadows by the R. Cree. 



2. Pyrus aria, L. (service tree), Castlewig. 



3. Cichorium intybus, L. (chicory), near Garliestown. 



4. Mentha sylvestris, L. (horse mint), Barglass. 



5. Ulmiis Montana, Sm. (wych elm), Sorbie. 



I found the filmy fern, Hymenophyllum Wilsoni (Hook), in 

 Knock Bay, Portpatrick. This fern is very scarce in Wigtown- 

 shire. 



Cryptogams. — New records of mosses are as follow : — 



1. Andrecea falcata (Schpr.), Grennan Bank, Dairy. 



2. Hypmcm intermedium (Wils.), at Bogue, Dairy, and on 



Cairn Edward Hill, New-Galloway. 



3. Eudadium verticillatum, L., Portpatrick. 



