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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 295 
Mr. David Anderson, Gorebridge, exhibited and presented to 
the Society a number of water-colour sketches of Fungi, executed 
by himself. 
Professor King exhibited a short series of Flowering Plants 
from Switzerland, including Trifolium alpinum, L., Hedysarum 
obscurum, L., Saponaria ocymoides, L., and Dianthus sylvestris, 
Wulf. 
Mr. David Robertson, F.L.S., F.G.S., sent for exhibition, 
Halicystis ovalis, Areschoug, an Alga, from Lamlash, and con- 
_ tributed notes on its occurrence and peculiarities. (See page 172.) 
A list of Wigtownshire Plants by Mr. James M‘Andrew, 
Corresponding Member, was presented to the Society by the 
author, and, after being shown to the meeting, was made over to 
the care of the Librarian. 
Mr. George M‘Crie had on the table for exhibition a series of 
small marine aquaria, and gave an interesting account of their 
living contents. 
A paper on “The Marine Mollusc, Zima hians, Gmel.,” by Mr. 
J. D. F. Gilchrist, M.A., B.Sc., Ph.D., communicated by Mr. 
M‘Crie, was read, in which the author dealt very fully with the 
adaptations of this creature to its mode of life. 
26TH Frpruary, 1895. 
Professor Thomas King, President, in the chair. 
Mr. John Paterson, 82 Cumming Drive, Mount Florida, was 
elected an Ordinary Member. 
The Rev. Hugh Macmillan, D.D., LL.D., F RSE, &e., 
Greenock, a Corresponding Member, author of ‘“ Holidays on 
High Lands,” ‘‘ The Ministry of Nature,” and many other works, 
read a paper entitled “A brief passing glance at the Flora of 
Palestine,” which country he had visited last year. Dr. Mac- 
millan, whose knowledge of the flora of his own country is perhaps 
unrivalled, derived much pleasure from seeing for himself the 
trees and flowers of Palestine, a land interesting to us from 
reasons so numerous. The being one of a party, however, and on 
horseback, together with the fatiguing nature of each day’s work, 
were not conducive to botanising, but Dr. Macmillan used his eyes, 
and his retentive memory enabled him to delight his audience 
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