iv CONTENTS. 



Proceedings — continued. page 



The Flax-dodder, Cuscuta epilimim, Weihe. By George Paxton 



and John Renwick, '92 



The Blue Pimpernel, Anagallis caerulea, Schr. By Andrew 



Gilchrist, 94 



The Scarlet Horned Poppy, Glancium phoenictum, Curtis. By 



E. W. Hunnybun, Arthur Smith, F.L.S., and Alex. 



Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., 94 



LeucoseUnia laamosa, Bowerbank, a rare calcareous Sponge, new 



to the Clyde Estuary. By Alexander Gray, - - - - 94 

 Fungi from Glen Urquhart. By William Stewart, - - - 94 

 Report of the Council on the Business of Session 1901-1902, - - 94 

 Birds sent for Exhibition by Charles Isjrk — a Cream-coloured 



VVigeon, the Reeve, the Pomatorhine Skua, the Honey- 



Buzzard, and the Great Skua, with remarks by John Paterson, 97 

 Lizards, Insects, and Scorpions from the Soudan. By Paul 



Rottenburg, LL.D., 97 



The Bracteate Marsh Sedge, Carex divisa, Iluds. By Alex. 



Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., 97 



Clyde Crustacea. By A. Patience, 97 



Botanising on the Dolomites and Swiss Alps during last Summer. 



By Dr. Robert Brown, 97 



Presidential Address. By Peter Ewing, F.L.S., - - - - 101 

 Egg of a Tortoise. By R. S. Wishart, M.A., - - - - 102 

 The Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, L., from Islay. By John 



Paterson, 102 



Poly gala amarella, Crantz. By Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., - 102 

 Abnormal Developments of Cork Warts in Ash. By Joseph 



Sommerville, .....--.. 103 



The Soft Prickly Shield Fern, Polysiichum angulare, Presl. By 



Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., 104 



Carex frigida. All., and other Alpine plants. By Dr. Robert 



Brown, ----------- 105 



The Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Fresh-water Lochs. By 



T. N. Johnston, M.B., CM., 107 



South African Exhibits. By J. Ballantyne, 107 



The Haunts and Habits of some British Reptiles. By Gerald 



Leighton, M.D., F.R.S.E., 108 



Lithothamnium lichenoides, Foslie, a Calcareous Alga new to Scot- 

 land. By Mrs. David Robertson, 109 



Euhydris curttis (Boul. ), a Sea Snake. By Dr. T. B. Henderson, 109 

 Note on the occurrence of Macropsis slabberi (van Beneden) within 



the Clyde Sea Area. By Alex. Patience, - - - - 110 

 The Alpine Flora of the Scottish Highlands, and the Geological 



Factors in its Origin and Present Distribution. By Peter 



Macnair, 110 



