148 List of Uaueu Tlant.s. 



8th Mai/, 1800. 



Mr Philip Sulley, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Mzv Members. — Mr Jonathan E. Blacklock, solicitor ; the 

 Count of Berra Largo, Cowhill Towers ; and Mr Adam Skirving, 

 Croys, Dalbeattie. 



Donations. — The Report of the Marlborough College Natural 

 History Society ; Kei^ort of the Milwaukie Public Museum ; the 

 Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia ; the 

 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Mr James 

 Barbour presented a copy of the ground plan of Birrens. 



On the motion of Mr Lennox, a special vote of thanks was 

 awarded to Mr James Barbour for his distinguished services as 

 representative of this society in the recent excavations at Birrens ; 

 and the thanks of this society were expressed to the Society of 

 Antiquaries of Scotland for conducting and paying for the excava- 

 tions. 



Communications. 



I. — Annotated List of Rarer Plants met with in North- West 

 Dumfriesshire. By Mr JoHN CORlUE, Mouiaive. 



Early in IS'Jl I was invited by Mr Scott-Elliot tu co-operate 

 with a few other members of the Society in the work of collecting- 

 material for a new District Flora. Tlie results of work done prior 

 to and during-, 1891-92 were connnunicated to Mr Elliot at the 

 time, but a few additional records have since been made, and these, 

 too-ether with my earlier records, may now be submitted in tlie 

 form of " An annotated list of rarer plants met with in north-west 

 Dumfriesshire." 



RANUNGULACE.E. 

 Aquilegia vulgaris — probably an escape. Jarbruck W^ood, Glen- 

 cairn, 37Jr ft. 



NYMPH.EACE.E. 



Nuphar intermedium — Stroanshalloch Loch. 127U ft. First 

 gathered by Mr Fingland. 



PAPAVERACE.1:. 

 Platystemon calif oruicum— recorded 1887. Near Moniaive. 



