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II. Scotch Fir (Pinus sylvestris). —Thf following Scotch Firs are 

 all in the wood on the hilly ground : (1) 10 ft. 3 in. at a height 

 of 5 ft. 9 in. ; (2) a very tall straight tree, measuring 10 ft. 

 OJ in. at 5 ft. 6 in. ; (3) 9 ft. 4i in. at 6 ft. 3 in. ; (4) 8 ft. 7 in. 

 at 5 ft. 9 in. ; (5) 8 ft. 7 in. at 6 ft.* 



III. Wych Elm (Ulnius montana). — (1) On lawn between the 

 Castle and River Clyde, 14 ft. 1 in. at 5 ft. 2 in. ; (2) near the 

 Clyde, 13 ft. 1| in. at 4 ft. 3 in. ; (3) near No. 1, 9 ft. 5 in. 

 at 5 ft. 3 in. The Scotch specimens larger than the above 

 are (1) Roxburgh Castle, near Kelso, 16 ft. 11 in. at 3 ft. 9 in. ; 

 (2) Aikenhead, near Glasgow, 15 ft. ; (3) Strathleven, Dum- 

 barton, 14 ft. 8 in. at 2 ft. 6 in. ; (4) Erskine, 14 ft. 5 in. A 

 tree at Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, measured 20 ft. 10 in. 

 at 6 ft. 3 in. 



IV. Gean (Pmnus Avium) on lawn, 12 ft. 7J in. at 2 ft. 9 in. 

 The largest previous measurement was 11 ft. 3J in., on Loch 

 Lomond side. 



V. Oak (Quercus Robur pedunculata) near garden, 11 ft. 1 in. 

 at 4 ft. ; (Q. Robur sessiliflora) near Clyde, 8 ft. 3^ in. at 

 5 ft. 3 in. 



VI. Ash (Fraxinu^ Excelsior).— (1) Near Clyde, 12 ft. 3i in. at 

 4 ft. 6 in. ; (2) another tree, 10 ft. 4i in. at 4 ft. 6 in. 



VII. Silver Fir {Abies Picea) in wood, 9 ft. 4 in. at 5 ft. 6 in. 



VIII. Larch (Larix europcea) in wood, 11 ft. llj in. at 3 ft. 9 in. 

 and 9 ft. 8 in. at 6 ft. 9 in. 



IX. Wellingtonia {Sequoia gigantea) near south-west angle of 

 Castle, 10 ft. 2i in. at 1 ft. A tree of this species at Ard- 

 gowan measured 11 ft. 8 in. 



Mr. Charles Ritchie exhibited specimens of Epimediwin al- 

 pinum, L., and other plants, from the Falls of Aloness, Aberfeldy. 



Professor King also exhibited specimens of Anthemis arvensis, 

 L., gathered at Langbank by Mr. H. Simpson ; Linncea borealis, 

 Gronov., from Grantown-on-Spey ; and, for comparison, speci- 

 mens of L. borealis gathered in Norway by Mr. A. L. Black. 



1st September, 1891. 



Mr. William Stewart, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Professor Thomas King reported on an Excursion made on 

 29th August to Duchal, near Kilmalcolm. Among the plants 

 observed were Mahonia aquifolia, Nut. (cultivated in the grounds 

 at Duchal), found to be almost covered with its blue-black berries ; 

 Prumis Padus, L., also in fine fruit ; and Rubus suberectus, 



* The only Scotch epecimen I have measured larger than the above is one 

 at Rossdhu, Loch Lomond, it being 10 ft. 9J in. at 5 ft. One at Fountains Abbey, 

 Yorkshire, measures 10 ft. 11 in. at 5 ft. 2 in.— JB. iirAT. 



