PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 1438 
Mr. L. Watt exhibited specimens of the following species of 
Hieracium from the various localities named :—H. anglicum, Fr., 
H. anglicum var. cerinthiforme, Backh., H. anglicum var. longi- 
bracteatum, F. J. Hanb., and H. senescens, Backh., all from 
Ben Voirlich, Dumbartonshire ; Z. mwrorwm, L. p.p., two forms ; 
H. crocatum, Fr., from Lochgoilhead; H. sparsifoliwm, Lindb., 
from Dungoyne and Inveruglas; H. angustatum, Lindb., from 
the Kilpatrick Hills; H. rubicandrum, F. J. Hanb., from the 
Kilpatrick Hills, and Grey Mare’s Tail (Dumfriesshire); H. 
centripetale, F. J, Hanb.; from the Grey Mare’s Tail; and ZH. 
Sommerfeltvi, Lindb., from Bennachie, Aberdeenshire. 
Mr. Watt also submitted specimens of Juncus acutus, Linn., 
from Devonshire. 
Mr. Robert Grierson exhibited flowering plants of Petasites 
albus, Gertn., from the neighbourhood of Kilsyth. . 
Mr. James Mitchell showed a Calabar Bean (Physbitirane 
 wenenosum), and gave an account of the poisonous properties of 
that fruit, and its use as an ordeal by the native African tribes. 
Mr. D. A. Boyd exhibited specimens of Subularia aquatica, 
Linn., from Loch Lairig-eala, Killin. He also showed a series 
of abnormal seedlings of Acer Pseudo-platanus, Linn., having the 
cotyledons wholly or partially cleft from apex to base. 
Mr. C. Sherry exhibited an abnormal flower of Calla ethiopica, 
Willd., having two spathes developed opposite each other. 
The following papers were submitted :— 
** Notes on the Collembola and Thysanura of North Ayrshire.” 
By Mr. D. A. Boyd. 
“The Terrestrial Isopoda of North Ayrshire.” By Mr. D. A. 
Boyd. 
* Notes on a Post-Tertiary Deposit at Largs.” By Mr. Thomas 
Scott, F.L.S., Corresponding Member. 
*Vine-Culture in India.” By Mr, Johnston Shearer. (See 
page 49.) 
