202 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



As Members of Council, Messrs. J. Ballantyne, Robert 

 Buchanan, Robert M'Lean, M.A., and Robert Garry. 



As Joint-Secretary, Mr. Alex. Ross, 2 Kenny hill Gardens, 

 Dennistoun. 



On the motion of the President, the thanks of the Society 

 were accorded to Mr. J. J. Robertson, on his retirement fi'om the 

 position of Joint-Secretary, which he had occupied for several 

 years. 



The previous Auditors were re-appointed, viz., Messrs. James 

 Jack and Joseph Sommerville. 



The following were elected Ordinary Members of the Society : — 

 Mr. James H. Parker, 89 West Regent Street, and Mr. Angus 

 Macleod, 2 Tantallon Teri'ace, Ibrox. 



The President read a Report of his visit as the Delegate of the 

 Society to the Meetings of the British Association, held at South- 

 port this year. The Report was extremely interesting, and Mr. 

 Ewing was cordially thanked for the way in which he had 

 discharged his duties as the representative of the Society. 



Mr. Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., exhibited Festuca pro- 

 cumbens, Kunth (Schlerochloa, Beauv., Glyceria, R. Br.), the 

 Procumbent Fescue-grass from Gourdon, Kincardineshire coast. 

 Its occurrence in this locality extends the range of the plant 

 northwards. 



17th November, 1903. 



The Third Meeting of the Session was held in the Botanical 

 Institute at the University, by special invitation of Professor 

 F. O. Bower, F.R.S. Mr. Peter Ewing, F.L.S., President, in the 

 chair. 



The Members and friends were kindly entertained to tea and 

 coflfee, and thereafter the various departments of the Institute 

 were inspected under the guidance of Professor Bower, the diiferent 

 class-rooms, with their varied appliances and their interesting 

 collections of specimens, exciting warm commendation for their 

 completeness and convenience. 



The Meeting proper took place in the Herbarium Room, which 

 was filled with a large gathering. 



Professor Bower exhibited the unique specimen of Ophioylossum 



