REPORTS ON EXCURSIONS. Lay 
summit being hollowed out into a basin-like form. This hollow, 
when first laid bare, contained fragments of burnt bones, but no 
indications of fire were noticed on the stones themselves. The 
sand was removed by Messrs. Downs and Smith, and the structure 
exposed for inspection; but the sand was afterwards carefully 
replaced, so as to leave the spot as little noticeable as possible. 
This precaution has always been attended to when showing the 
structure to visitors. It is conjectured that the rude building 
may have been a primitive fire-place of some kind. 
Some of the party remained in the neighbourhood of the shore, 
where numerous flowering-plants and fungi were noted. 
The weather was clear, dry, and bright, rendering the excursion 
a very enjoyable one. 
The following is a list of the more interesting plants observed. 
Flowering-Plants (Reported by Professor Thomas King and 
Richard M‘Kay) ;— 
Papaver dubiwm, Linn. Filago minima, Fr. 
Diplotaxis muralis, DC. Jasione montana, Linn. 
Lepidium Draba, Linn. Campanula rapunculoides, 
Cakile maritima, Scop. Linn. 
Lychnis alba, Mill. Gentiana campestris, Linn. 
Sagina maritima, Don. Lycopsis arvensis, Linn. 
Erodium cicutarium, L’Hérit. Convolvulus arvensis, Linn. 
Melilotus officinalis, Linn. Salsola Kali, Linn. 
Trifolium arvense, Linn. Polygonum Roberti, Loisel. 
Anthyllis Vulneraria, Linn. Fagopyrum esculentum, Meench. 
Ornithopus perpusillus, Linn. Salix repens, Linn. 
Conium maculatum, Linn. Ammophila arundinacea, Host. 
Daucus Carota, Linn. Agropyron junceum, Beauv. 
The Moss Dicranella cerviculata, Hedw., in fruit, was found by 
Mr. D. A. Boyd on a moist sandy flat between Troon and 
Barrassie. 
Fungi (Reported by Professor King) :— 
Agaricus (Amanita) phalloides, Fr.—A single specimen of the 
white variety was found growing on the sand above tide- 
mark, on the shore west of Barrassie Railway Station. 
A. (Psalliota) campestris, Linn.—Shore pastures near Gailes, 
