proceedings of tub society. 207 



3 1st May, 1904. 



Mr. Peter Ewing, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



Mr. William Wordie, M.A., 42 Montgomerie Drive, Kelvin- 

 side, was elected as an Ordinary Member. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd reported on an excursion to West Kilbride 

 (p. 190), also vei'bally on an excursion to Scalpsie Bay, from 

 which locality he showed the Jew's-Ear Fungus (Hirneola 

 auricula-judce), peculiar leaves of Senecio Jacobcea, and a speci- 

 men of Tortula ruraliformis. 



Mr. John Paterson exhibited for Mr. David Bruce a Pink- 

 footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus, Baillon) from Halkirk 

 parish, Caithness. Mr. Paterson also exhibited for Mr. Charles 

 Kirk an albino Mole {$) {Talpa europtea, L.) from Langbank 

 (11th March, 1904), and a smoke-coloured example of the same 

 species from Dumbartonshire (April, 1904). 



Mr. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., exhibited fresh specimens of 

 Saxifraga tridactylites, L., sent by Dr. Gilmour from the Machrie 

 Sands, Islay, where it is reported to be growing plentifully at 

 present. This is said to be the second known record in the West 

 of Scotland. Mr. Ewing showed, for comparison, S. adscendens, 

 and at same time P. grandiflora and a variety of Saxifraga 

 UTnb7-osa, L., sent by Mr. West, F.L.S. 



Mr. Laurence Watt read a paper on "The Heaths of Connemara, 

 and Plants from County Gal way," and exhibited many specimens 

 collected on a visit in July, 1903, in illustration of his remarks. 

 Speaking of tne heaths he said, " Here then at Craggymore we 

 are gathering Erica Mackaii, Hook., and while doing so were 

 very much struck with the appearance of E. Tetralix, Linn., 

 between which and our own form there is a very considerable 

 difference, principally in the long projecting style and the absence 

 of the white hairs on the calyx and upper part of the stem. There 

 is also a slight difference in the leaves. On some of the flowers 

 of our form of E. Tetralix, Linn., the styles project, but not so 

 uniformly as in the Connemara plant. The difference is more 

 ?ipparent when seen growing than in the dried state. If it is not 

 E. Stewartii, Mr. Bennet says it is a near approach to it. E. 

 cinerea, Linn, has also got the rose-coloured flowers of E. Mackaii, 

 Hook., and has very glossy leaves and stems — it differs but little 



