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Polar Sea, (2) the Greenland Sea, (3) the Muriuan Sea, (4) the 

 American Arctic Sea, (5) BaflSn's Bay. 



Mrs. Robertson sent for exhibition specimens of tliis alga, 

 and along with them examples also of Lithophylhim lenormandi, 

 Rosenv., and of Lithothamnion Sonderi, Hauck, both fi'om 

 Cum brae. 



The President followed with a short paper on the Corallinese, 

 the family of red seaweeds to which Liihothamnion belongs. 

 He referred to their abnoiTaal lime-encrusted habit, and to their 

 wide distribution in time and space, for they are to be found as 

 far back as the upper chalk beds, while we meet with them 

 to-day in all seas, and very plentifully among coral reefs, where 

 they often act as a kind or mortar in holding the reefs together. 



Mr. James Mitchell exhibited some specimens of birds, 

 mummified by a native process, from Basutoland, South Africa. 

 The birds were in excellent preservation, and their condition was 

 a demonstration of the efficiency of the mfetliod described by 

 Dr. T. B. Henderson at the previous meeting. 



Mrs. Peter Ewing read a paper entitled " Arctic Plants from 

 the Dovrefjeld, Norway," and exhibited all the plants mentioned 

 in the paper (see page 307). 



Dr. James F. Gemmill gave a demonstration on " Different 

 Modes of Movement among Echinoderms." He exhibited a 

 immber of living specimens of star-fishes, sea-urchins, brittle 

 stars, and feather stars, and illustrated, by means of these 

 specimens, as well as by a number of " living " lantern slides, 

 the organs and methods of locomotion proper to each species. 



Mr. James Whitton's paper on " Meteorological Notes and 

 Remarks upon the Weather during the year 1901, with its general 

 effects upon Vegetation," was hefd as read (see page 313). 



27th May, 1902. 



Mr. Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



Mr. John Robertson reported on the Society's excursion to 

 Neilston Pad and Harelaw Dam (see page 341); Mr. John 

 Paterson on that to Bishop Loch, etc. (see page 342); and Mr. 

 James "WTiitton on that to Cambusnethan and Dalzell (see 

 page 343). 



