MEMORIAL NOTICE OF ROBERT TURNER. 3 



and Antiquarian Society (honorary) ; and the Pen and Pencil 

 Club. His connection with our Society dates from 1886, the 

 second year of its existence, and he was Vice-President for two 

 years (1888-90), and President for other two years (1890-92). 

 He had not a little to do with the renewed lease of life which the 

 Society took in 1888, and full advantage was taken of his capacity 

 and willingness to work for it. This is best shown by the following 

 list of papers which he read : — 



14th Dec, 1886.- " Pollen." 



30th Sept., 1888.— "The Cadzow Herd of White Cattle/' 



8th Nov., 1888. — " Fossils and Fossilisation." 



10th Jan., 1889. — " Secular Procession of Life." 



3rd Feb., 1890. — "Land Making and Unmaking." 



1st Oct., 1890. — " The Uredines and Ustilaginere." 



1st July) 1891. — "Dr. Robert Morison, Aberdonian : a Botanist of Res- 

 toration Times." 



2nd Dec, 1891. — "Trees, Tree-ferns and Palms" (Limelight illustrations). 



He also made, amongst others, the following important 

 exhibits : — 



14th June, 1888. — "Primula farinosa, P. scotica, P. vulgaris, and 

 P. veris." 

 5th Nov., 1889.— "Plants illustrative of the Flora of the South of 



England and of the Channel Islands." 

 3rd March, 1890. — "Tit/andsia usneoides (with photographs illustrating its 

 modes of growth)." 



Those names will bring to the memories of many Members 

 now present recollections of the vivid, eloquent, and informing 

 treatment of these differing subjects by one who touched none of 

 them without adorning it. His presence at excursions of the 

 Society was also much valued, his information being gladly 

 imparted to enquirers in the field; and his topographical and 

 historical knowledge of a locality often added greatly to the 

 pleasure of a visit to it — e.g., Cadzow and Loudoun ; at both of 

 which places he acted as leader to the Society. 



The following is a list of Mr. Turner's published articles, 

 excluding fugitive contributions which he is understood to have 

 made to the columns of Science Gossip and the Glasgow Herald. 

 In the Proceedings, and Proceedings and Transactions of the 

 Natural History Society of Glasgow : — 



