Ixxxvi rUOCEEDlNGS OF THE 



26th January, 1892. 



Mr. R. S. Wishart, M.A., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Henry M'Oulloch exhibited a specimen of the Bohemian 

 "Wax wing, Ampelis garrulus, L., recently shot at Doonfoot, near 

 Ayr. 



Mr. P. Ewing exhibited specimens of a peciiliar form of Coch- 

 learia officinalis, L., gathei-ed by him on Culter Fell, Lanark- 

 shire, in July last, and differing in some respects from the 

 maritime and alpine varieties ; also Carlina vulgaris, L., and 

 Saxifraga stellaris, L., from the same locality ; as well as the 

 following plants, gathered by him at Clova last July, viz. : 

 Lychnis alpina, L., Astragalus alpinus, L., Cornus suecica, L., 

 Linncea borealis, Gronov., Betulaiiana, L., Salix Myrsinites, L., 

 vars. procunibe7is (Forbes) and arbutifolia, Syme ; Carex capil- 

 laris, L., type and var. alpesf.ris, Anderss. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd exhibited specimens of Hymenoscypha [Cya- 

 thoidea) cyathoidea (Bull.) Phil., Calloria fusarioides (Berk.) 

 Fckl., and Heterosphceria patella (Tode) Grev., all from the 

 neighbourhood of West Kilbride. 



Mr. C. O, Sonntag made some remarks on the structure of 

 seeds of Indian Corn, Zea Mays, Wahl., which he illustrated 

 bj' means of drawings, and longitudinal sections throvigh the 

 seeds and embryos. He also drew attention to the iuternal 

 structure of seeds of Mistletoe, Viscum album, L., which are 

 remarkable for containing two and sometimes three distinct 

 embryos. Microscopical sections of these seeds were also ex- 

 hibited. 



Rev. A. S. Wilson, M.A., B.Sc, addressed the Society on 

 " The Movements of Plants." In the course of his remarks, 

 w^hich were illustrated by means of a large series of diagrams, 

 lie described the various kinds of m6vements produced by 

 plants, and gave an interesting account of the experiments 

 which led Darwin to state his theory that motion is a iiniversal 

 characteristic of plant life, and that different movements are 

 modifications of the one fundamental motion of circumnutation. 

 An interesting discussion followed, and on the motion of the 

 Chairman a cordial vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. "Wilson 

 for his address. 



23bd February, 1892. 



Mr. R. S. Wishart, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary (Mr. Boyd) reported that the Coiincil had ap- 

 pointed Mr. James Mitchell to be Librarian, in room of Mr. 

 James J. F. X. King, F.E.S., resigned, and that Mr. Mitchell 

 liad acL-epted the office. 



The Secretary made some remarks on the work of the Com- 

 mittee appointed by the British Association to investigate the 



