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Reports on Excursions. 



Caldbr Glen, Lochwinnoch, 28th March, 1903. — This ex- 

 cursion, which was conducted by Mr. John R. Lee, was intended 

 for the special study of Mosses. The weather during the fore- 

 noon had been showery and dull, with a high wind, and the 

 same state of matters continued tliroughout the afternoon, with 

 occasional glimpses of sunshine. Whether the rather un- 

 promising weather conditions deterred members from leaving 

 the comforts of the city for a short time to faee the blustering 

 winds of March, or whether the special subject was an unpopular 

 one, it is impossible to say, but at the hour of starting— 

 2.31 p.m.— only two members had put in an appearance at 

 St. Enoch Station. 



However, undeterred by the climatic and other obstacles in 

 their path, the party of two betook themselves to Lochwinnoch, 

 and made their way to the glen of the Calder, where about an 

 hour and a-half was spent in the woods along the edge of the 

 stream. 



With the exception of the Alder, Hazel, Ehn, and Goat-Willow 

 —all of which were in bloom— none of the deciduous trees 

 exhibited much sign of returning vigour, most of the leaf-buds 

 being rather backward for the season. In the woods the Lesser 

 Wood-Rush (Luzula vernalis, DC.) was observed in full bloom 

 and very luxuriant. Evidences were everywhere abundant of 

 the heavy flooding, due to the exceptional rainfall of the past 

 few weeks. One somewhat remarkable feature in this connec- 

 tion was particularly observed. The common Broad-leaved Garlic 

 (Allium ursinum, L.) is veiy abundant in some parts of the 

 glen, and at one place a large patch had been washed quite 

 clear of the soil, large numbers of the plants being found with 

 the bulbs exposed and hanging by their long, cord-like roots 

 upon the bare face of the rocks. 



No finds of special importance fall to be recorded, the 



