NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. Ixxix 



The Chairman (Mr. Stewart) exhibited specimens of Fungi 

 from various parts of the Clyde area, inchiding Agaricus 

 (Amanita) tnappa, Fr., A. (Clitocybe) splendens, Pers., A. 

 (Collybia) niacidatus, A. & S., A. (Clitopilus) priinuluH, Scop., 

 Cortinarius (Phlegtnacium) claricolor, Fr., Lactarius parga- 

 menus, Fr., Lentinus cochleatus, Pers., Polypoi^is giganteus, 

 Pers., P. picipes, Fr., Helvella crispa, Fr., and Cordyceps 

 capitata (Holmsk.) Link. 



Professor Thomas King made some remarks on the woik of 

 the Committee for the Exploration of the Marine Algfle of the 

 West of Scotland, and stated that during the month of August 

 last Mr. E. A. L. Batters, B.A., LL.B., F.L.S., had succeeded 

 in adding 40 species to the list of these plants fovind in the 

 Clyde area. Professor King exhibited specimens of the following 

 species collected by himself at Millport last summer, all of which 

 had been submitted to Mr. Batters for verification, viz. : 

 Cladopliora utriculosa, Kiitz., var. Icetevirens, Hauck ; 

 Asperococcus bullosiis, Lamx. ; Gelidiiini corneuin, Lanix. ; 

 Cystocloniuni 2^^W^^c^^c^^^> Kiitz. ; Lomentaria articulata, 

 Lyngb. ; Delesserut sinuosa, Lamx. ; Polysiphonia urceolata, 

 Grev.; P. nigrescens, Grev.; P. elongata, Grev.; Ptilota jyln'nosa, 

 C. Ag. ; Ceramium acanthonotum, Carm. ; and Dllsea edulls, 

 Stackh. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd read a Paper on "Local Biological Investigation 

 in connection with Committees of the British Association." 

 After describing the relations which exist between the British 

 Association and its Corresponding Societies, he referred to the 

 mutual advantages arising from these relations, and indicated 

 some of the ways by which provincial societies might render 

 important aid to biological investigations conducted by Com- 

 mittees appointed by the British Association. 



THE FORTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 

 27th October, 1891. 



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



The Chairman referred to the loss which the Society had 

 s\istained in the death of the Rev. James Fordyce, Bishopbriggs, 

 and testified to the high respect in which the deceased gentle- 

 man was held by his numerous friends in the Society. 



The Secretary (Mr. D. A. Boyd) read the 



Report op the Council. 



Mei7ibership.— During the past year 1 Honorary and 11 Ordinary 

 Members have been elected; while the names of 1 Corresponding 

 and 26 Ordinary Members have been removed from the Roll. 



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