138 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
27TH DercEMBER, 1892. 
Professor Thomas King in the chair. 
Mr. D. A. Boyd referred to the great loss which Science had 
sustained in the death of Sir Richard Owen, K.C.B., D.C.L., 
LL.D., F.R.S., &c., one of the Honorary Members of the Society, 
which took place on 18th inst. It was unanimously agreed that 
the Society should place upon record an expression of its deep 
regret at the announcement of the decease of that eminent 
biologist. 
Mr. George Lean, 15 Park Terrace, was elected an Ordinary 
Member. 
Mr. Gilbert Buchanan, Appin Cottage, Ayr, was elected an 
Associate. 
Mr. John Smith, Corresponding Member, exhibited specimens 
of Trifolium striatum, Linn., from the neighbourhood of the old 
castle of Greenan, near Ayr. 
Mr. Henry R. Mathews, Jun., showed specimens of Trifolium 
resupinatum, Linn., from Prestwick. 
The Chairman (Professor King) exhibited specimens of Poin- 
settia pulcherrima, Gr., a native of Mexico, which is much 
esteemed for decorative purposes on account of the brilliant red 
colour of its floral bracts. He also showed various Fungi from 
Cadder Wilderness, including Agaricus serotinus, Schrad., and 
Polyporus radiatus, Sow., and submitted a species of Polyporus 
from the West Indies, which last-mentioned specimen had been 
sent by Mr. John Kirsop for exhibition to the Society. 
Mr. Robert Grierson read a paper, entitled ‘‘ Some Facts con- 
cerning Rats,” in which he referred to the great damage done by 
these animals in shops and warehouses, and showed pieces of lead 
pipe which had been gnawed through by them. 
Mr. David Robertson, F.L.S., F.G.S., submitted some notes on 
the occurrence of Sacculina carcint, Thompson, in Row Bay and 
the Gareloch. (See page 79.) 
Mr. D. A. Boyd submitted a list of Ustilagineze observed by 
him in North Ayrshire (see page 24). Numerous examples of 
these parasitic Fungi, with microscopic preparations illustrating 
their spores, were exhibited by Mr. Richard M‘Kay at the close 
of the meeting. 
