378 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
Mr. Wishart also showed from Stepps the annual form of 
Carduus pycnocephalus, Jacq., grown from seed this year, and a 
first year’s shoot of raspberry bearing fruit. 
Mr. R. M. Morton exhibited Orobanche speciosa, parasitic on 
the bean, and O. ramosa on hemp, both showing the effects of the 
parasites on their respective host-plants. 
. Professor King exhibited a large series of fresh fungi gathered at 
the recent excursions of the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland in 
Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, and read some notes thereon. 
(See pp. 319, 320.) 
THE FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 
29TH OctoBER, 1895. 
Professor Thomas King, President, in the chair. 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
Membership.—During the past year the Society lost 7 Members 
through death. The Membership is now as follows :— 
Honorary, - - - - - - - 2 14 
Corresponding, - - - - - - 35 
Ordinary Members (including a9 Life Members), 224 | 
Total Membership, - - - - : - 273 
Admissions.—The admissions during the year included 1 _ 
Honorary, 2 Corresponding, and 30 Ordinary Members (including 
1 Life Member). 
Associates.—The number of Associates on the roll is 20, The 
number admitted during the year was 12. 
Obitwary.—The obituary record of the year includes the names 
of John Stewart, Donald Farquhar, and Thomas B. Wilkie, all 
well-known local botanists. : 
Winter Session, 1895-96.—Hight Monthly Meetings were held 
during this Session, and the interest of these and the attendance 
of the members were well maintained throughout. 
Summer Session, 1895.—Four Meetings and sixteen Excursions 
took place during this Session, all receiving satisfactory support, 
