lii PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



17th June. 1890. 



Professor Thomas King in the Chair. 



Mr. John Renwick reported on an Excursion made to Killer- 

 mont on the evening of 10th inst. Many of the larger trees 

 were measured ; and among these were a Beech (Fagics sylvatica) 

 measuring 14 ft. 5i in. in girth at a height of 5 ft. 6 in. from 

 the ground ; a "W^illow (Salix alba), 13 ft. 6^ in. at 2 ft. 6 in. ; 

 an Ash {Fraxintis excelsior), 11 ft. 5 in. at 5 ft. ; and a Birch 

 (Befiila alba), 5 ft. 10^ in. at 4 ft. 9 in. Specimens were also 

 seen of Typha latifolia, L., taken from the River Kelvin, which 

 flows through the grounds. 



Mr. Renwick also reported on an Excursion made on 14th inst. 

 to Lee, near Lanark. There also measurements were taken of 

 many very large trees. Among these was the celebrated 

 "Pease" Tree, a very fine Oak (Quercus Robur) measuring 

 23 ft. 7i in. in girth at a height of from 3-4 feet from the 

 ground.* The other noteworthy trees included two Beeches 

 (Fagics sylvatica), respectively 15 ft. 4 in. at 5 ft. 1 in., and 15 ft. 

 3 in. at 4 ft. 9 in. ; two Sycamores (Acei^ Pseudo-platanus), 

 respectively 13 ft. 10 in. at 5 ft. 3 in. ; and 13 ft. 7 in. at 5 ft. ; 

 a Larch (Larix europcea), 11 ft. 10 in. at 4 ft. 6 in. ; and a Cedar- 

 of-Lebanon (Cedrus Libani), 7 ft. 9h in. at 5 ft. 3 in., with a 

 spread of 43 ft. 7 in. from E.N.E. to W.S.W. On the way from 

 Lanark Railway Station to Lee, a sparrow was seen picking at 

 an object on the roadside. This was found to be a female 

 cockchafer (Meloloyitha vulgaris, Latr.), a beetle rarely observed 

 in the district. 



Mr. Renwick exhibited specimens of Aquilegia vulgaris, L., 

 from the garden of Mr. Alexander Sweet, Cathcart. The flowers 

 showed various abnormalities. In some the spurs had entirely 

 disappeared, so that the flower presented the appearance of 

 an anemone ; in others several spurs exhibited the structure 

 of " hose in hose ;" while in others the stamens were transformed 

 into ordinary spurred petals. 



The Chairman exhibited the fruit of the Loquat {Erioboti'ya 

 japonica, Lindley). He made some remarks on its structure, 

 and drew attention to the comparatively large size of the seeds. 



1st Jdly, 1890. 



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



Mr. Thomas Boyle reported on an Excursion made to Cathkin 

 on the evening of 24th June. Clematis Vitalba, L., was found 

 still to grow in the woods at Stonelaw, as reported by Hennedy ; 



* This is one of the largest Oaks in the South-West of Scotland, and rivals 

 the famous " Capon " Tree at Jedburgh. See also measurements of large Oak 

 at Strathleven, noted on p. Iv. 



