436 Exhibits. 



from Rosario, and other specimens; from Miss M. Carlyle 

 Aitken, fruit of Bignonia, fruit of Brazil nut, Martynia fruit, to- 

 gether with a number of other vahiable and interesting exhibits ; 

 from Mr R. Service, spray of common holly, showing four suc- 

 cessive years' growth, flowers of Ixiolirion, specimen of Old Man 

 Cactus — Pilocereus senilis; from the President, plants of 

 Brodiasa ixioides, CEnothera tenella? from Chili, CE. odorata, an 

 Acaena, Camassia esculenta, etc. ; from the Secretary, Lychnis 

 diurna variegata and Arisarum proboscideum ; from Mr Kennedy, 

 teacher, Holywood, Soland Goose, captured in Holywood in 

 1902, and which he now presented to the Society; from Dr 

 Martin, a photograph of a stone in Holywood Churchyard ; from 

 Mr R. Service, coins of reign of Queen Mary, found at Kirkcud- 

 bright, a coin found at Carruchan, a stone hammer found in Kirk- 

 bean, and one found in Holywood, and a specimen of the 

 Cockchafer beetle ; from Mr Charles Cumming, Dumfries, a large 

 number of Roman and other coins ; from Mr George Irving, 

 Corbridge-on-Tyne, a burgess ticket of I.ochmaben conferred on 

 George Sharp, advocate. Laird of Hoddom, in 1731. 



Interesting information regarding these exhibits was given 

 by the President and others. 



Mr Kennedy was thanked for presenting the Soland Goose 

 to the Society. 



Dr Martin contributed a number of valuable notes regarding 

 the old stones in Holywood Churchyard, an interesting inscription 

 from a figured stone in Irongray Churchyard, and several epitaphs 

 from local churchyards. 



Experiments with Cutting Leaves of Plants. By Mrs 

 Atkinson, Dumfries. 



The following is an experiment tried on six plants, viz., 

 a Schizanthus, a Hydrangea, a Geranium, a Primula, a 

 Calceolaria, and a Cineraria, of cutting their leaves at the edge 

 and across the centre of leaves. At first very little action took 

 place; afterwards the leaves of the Schizanthus began to shrivel 

 and curl up. Unfortunately, the plant got nipped by the frost, 

 so no further observations were possible. In the case of the 

 Hydrangea the cuts at the edge of the leaves became discoloured ; 

 those in the centre split up in an opposite direction to the cuts 



