CONTENTS, 



SESSION 1S91-92. 



I. Dragon- flies : Their Life-History. — Mr W. Coats 

 II. On the Growth of Leaves. — Dr Sprague 



III. Vegetable Fibres used in Brushmaking. — Mr T. Weight 



IV. The Sacred Plant of the Druids. — Dr Watson . 

 V. The Mice Plague. — Mr Tom Speedy . 



VI. The Earth Pyramids of the Austrian Tyrol ( With two Plates) 

 Mr S. Keith ..... 



VII. On the Dissociation of a Lichen. — Mr W. C. Crawford, M.A, 



VIII. On some Simple Means of Ascertaining the Focal Length of 



Compound Systems of Lenses. — Mr W. Forgan, F.R.M.S 



IX. An Error of Instinct. — Mr Sommerville Grieve 



X. An Observation on Mind in Molluscs. — Mr W. C. Crawford 



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SESSION 1892-93. 



I. A Day with the Dumfriesshire Otter-Hounds. — Mr J. T. Mack 

 II. Protection to Birds. — Dr Watson 



III. Fibre Balls. — Dr Sprague .... 



IV. Limelight Lantern Exhibition.— Mr W. Forgan, F.R.M.S. 

 V. Natural History Notes : An Otter Story. — Mr Tom Speedy 



VI. Recent Work by Dr J. M. Macfarlane. — Dr Watson . 

 VII. The Shipworm. — Mr W. Coats 

 VIII. The Kame at MortonhalL— Mr T. Wright 

 IX. On Microscopical Measurement. — Mr W. Forgan, F.R.M.S. 

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