1890-91.] List of Plants Gathered at Excursions, 1890. 477 



Hunter evidently believed in the existence of " wolf-children," 

 and quoted a passage from that author's ' Indian Empire ' (p. 

 518) in proof of the assertion. Mr Grieve also stated that, 

 from inquiries he had made when in Agra, he had no doubt 

 the story of a wolf-boy captured near Gwalior about August 

 1888 was quite true, as tlie poor child was taken to the 

 hospital, and died a few weeks after admission. 



In the discussion which followed several members took 

 part, the general feeling of the meeting evidently being, that 

 while the rearing of human beings by the lower animals 

 might not be held to be impossible, yet fuller and more trust- 

 worthy evidence was required before it could be regarded as 

 an indisputable fact. 



[Since Mr Grieve introduced the above subject at the 

 April meeting of the Society, his attention has been drawn to 

 a valuable paper on " Wild Men and Wolf Children," which 

 appeared in 'Chambers's Journal' for June 25, 1887, and 

 which he desires to notice here as being well worth perusal.] 



XY.—ZIST OF PLANTS GATHERED AT 

 EXCURSLONS, 1890. 



By Mr ANDREW MOFFAT, Secretary. 



The Excursions of the Society for 1890 were singularly unfor- 

 tunate in respect of weather and the small attendance of 

 members and friends. There were, however, two notable ex- 

 ceptions—the Excursion to Inverkeithing and the North Ferry 

 Hills, and that to West Linton, both of which were favoured 

 with hue weather, a very good attendance, and an exceedingly 

 rich gathering of plants. The railway station at North Queens- 

 ferry not having been yet opened for traffic, the party had to 

 go on to Inverkeithing, and then find its way back to the Ferry 

 Hills. Owing to this, many good plants growing in the imme- 

 diate vicinity of North Queensferry were missed ; but this was 

 compensated for by the time afibrded to botanise in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Inverkeithing Bay. 



