Contents. 



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XIV. The Nuthatch (^Silta europoca). Mr A. B. Herbert, 

 Meetings of Microscopic Section, 

 Annual Business Meeting, 



184 

 186 

 187 



SESSION 1884-85. 



I. Field-Naturalists. Mr A. B. Herbert, President, . . . 189 

 II. Note on the Distribution of Honey-Glauds in Pitchered Insectiv- 

 orous Plants. Mr J. Lindsay, 200 



III. Note ou the Appearance of the Saury Pike in the Forth. Mr A. 



B. Herbert, President, 202 



IV. The Commoner Buntings {Emberizidce). Mr A. Craig, jun., . 202 

 V. The Hymenomycetes. Mr A. B. Steele, 211 



VI. On Yews, with special Reference to the Fortingall Yew. Mr J. 



Lindsay, 218 



VII. Who were the early Inhabitants of the Shell-mound named 



Caisteal-nan-Gillean, on Oronsay ? Mr S. Grieve, . . 227 

 VIII. Sketch of the Geology of the Pentlands. Mr J. Henderson, . 234 



IX. Diatoms. Mr J. Rattray, M.A., B.Sc, 238 



X. Note on the Genus Lamium. Mr M. King, .... 250 

 XI. List of the Less Common Plants gathered at the Excursions 



during 1884, with Localities. The Secretary, . . . 254 

 XII. Note on the Squirrel {Sciurus europccus). Mr J. Thomson {Com- 



municatad), .......... 257 



Meetings of Microscopic Section, — 260 



Improved Forms of Ether ' and Imbedding Microtomes. Mr Alex. 



Fra^er, M.A. {vnth Illustrations). 

 Photo-Micrography. Mr Wm. Foroan. 



Annual Business Meeting, 265 



SESSION 1885-86. 



I. Opening Address. Mr S. Grieve, President, .... 269 

 II. The Organic Causes of the Coloration of Water, &c. Mr J. 



Rattray, M.A., B.Sc, 273 



III. The Red Deer {Cervus elaphus). Mr S. Grieve, President, . 278 



IV. On the Structure and Pollination of the Flowers of Sarracenia. 



J. M. Macfarlane, D.Sc, F.R.S.E., 286 



V. The Rarer Birds of Stobo. Mr J. Thomson (Communicated), . 288 

 VI. The Fungus Foray in Roslin Glen. Mr A. B. Steele, . . 294 

 VII. Discovery of the Water - Spider {Argyroneta aquafica) near 



Balemo. Mr A. B. Herbert, 297 



VIII. List of the Less Common Plants gathered at the Excursions 



during 1885, with Localities. The| Secretary,! . . . 298 



IX. On the Objects and Methods of Meteorology. Mr Alex. Fkazer, 



M.A., 299 



X. Veronicas in the Neighbourhood of Edinburgh. Mr M. King, . 300 

 XI. The Ring and Water Ousels : their Homes and Habits. Mr A. 



Craig, jun., 304 



