304 transactions, natural history society of glasgow. 



28th April, 1905. 



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

 Saxifraga oppositifolia, gathered on the summit of the Yorkshire 

 hUls. 



Professor J. Graham Kerr, M.A., F.G.S., M.B.O.U., delivered 

 a very interesting lecture, his subject being "The Evolutionary 

 History of certain Organs of the Vertebrata." " 



30th May, 1905. 



Mr. T. B. Henderson, M.D., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Reports on excursions to Ardrossan and West Kilbi'ide (p. 291), 

 Sauchrie and Maybole (p. 292), and Dairy to Kilwinning 

 (p. 293), were read, 



Mr. Ludovic M'L. Mann, 142 St. Vincent Street, was elected 

 as an Ordinary Member. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd exhibited specimens of Matricaria eximina, 

 illustrating phyllody of the floral organs. Mr. James Eggleton 

 exhibited two specimens of the Egg-eating Rough-keeled Snake 

 [Dasypeltis scabra, L.), from South Africa, and read a paper 

 descriptive of the species and its habits. Mrs. Peter Ewing 

 exhibited growing specimens of Woodsia ilvensis, R.Br., and 

 W. hyperborea, R.Br., and read a paper giving details of the genus 

 and of its geographical distribution, as also the peculiarities of 

 the species exhibited. She also exhibited specimens of Phegopteris 

 calcareum, Sm., and Primula /arinosa, L., from Ribblesdale, 

 Yorkshire. Mr. John Renwick showed specimens of Teesdalia 

 nudieaidis, R.Br., and Scandix Pecten-Veneris, L., from 

 Shewalton. Mr. P. Ewing, F.L.S., exhibited a series of Scandi- 

 navian Carices. Mr. D. A. Boyd read a paper entitled '• Bryo- 

 locical Notes " (p. 273). He also drew attention to the support 

 wiven by The Countryside to the idea of forming fresh colonies 

 for wild animals and flowers, and pointed out the desirability of 

 protesting against such an interference with natural conditions. 

 The matter was referred to the Council for consideration and 



report. 



28th June, 1905. 



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

 Mr. D. A. Boyd reported that the Council had decided 

 unanimously to recommend that the Society should enter an 



