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Glen, near Dalmellington, Ayrshire. Mr. M'Andrew stated 

 that in July last he had spent a few hours in this glen, where 

 he was rewarded by gathering Radida volnta, Tayl. So far as 

 he was aware, this hepatic had not previously been recorded 

 for Scotland. Its most northern station hitherto reported is 

 near Keswick, where it was found a few years ago by Messrs. 

 Carrington and Pearson, growing along with Plagiochila tri- 

 dentinilata, Tayl., another rare hepatic. This species was also 

 found in the Ness Glen by Mr. M'Andrew. He observed that 

 the cryptoganiic Flora of this glen was very similar to that of 

 the subalpine glens in Kirkcudbrightshire, which might be 

 expected from their proximity and their geological character. 

 The Ness Glen, however, is deeper and narrower, and therefore 

 more shaded, and consequently the cryptogams are more 

 luxuriant, and pei-haps more varied. In addition to some of 

 the commoner mosses and hepatics which grow there in great 

 profusion, Mr. M'Andrew gathered Hyjjniim steJlatnm, Schreb., 

 var. protensum, Brid., a rather rare moss; and Bartramia 

 poniiformis, L., var. crispa, Swartz, was in large patches on 

 the wet rocks. Ulota calvescens, Wils., is reported from this 

 glen, but Mr. M'Andrew found the Orthotricha to be not at all 

 plentiful. Saxifraga hypnoides, L., a rather rare plant on the 

 Lowther range, was observed in abundancq. From the results of 

 his hurried visit, Mr. M'Andrew expressed the belief that this 

 glen would .amply repay a day's botanising. 



Professor James W. H. Trail, M.A., M.D., F.R.S.E., F.L.S., 

 Corresponding Membei", submitted a paper entitled "Revision 

 of the Scotch Perisporiacefe."* 



■ 29th January, 1889. 



Mr. Peter Ewing, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. William Mackinnon of Loup, C.I.E., F.R.G.S., F.Z.S., 

 Balinakill, Clachan, Argyllshire ; and Mr. "\V. Reuny "Watson, 

 16 Woodlands Terrace, were elected Life Members. 



Mr. John M. Clavering, 14 Woodside Terrace ; Colonel R. E. 

 S. Harington-Stuart of Torrance, East Kilbride ; and Mr. 

 Adam Ker, 175 Trongate, w^ere elected Ordinary Members. 



Mr. L. Watt, 7 Victoria Place, Clydebank, was elected an 

 Associate. 



Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., Convener of the Lectures 

 Committee, reported that the third Lecture of the course had 

 been delivered on 8th inst. by Pi'ofessor W. A. Herdman, D.Sc, 

 F.R.S.E., F.L.S., University College, Liverpool, on "The Life- 

 History of an Ascidian. " The Lecture, which was illustrated 

 with diagrams and lime-light views, was presided over by 

 Sir John Neilson Cuthbertson. 



* Transactions, \o\. iii., p. 9. 



