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U. Alchemille (Pers.) Winter. — Uredospores on Alchemilla 
vulgaris. 
Puccinia primule (DC.) Winter.—Aicidiospores on Primula 
vulgaris. 
P. rubigo-vera (DC.) Winter.—Uredospores on various grasses. 
P. oblongata (Link) Winter.—Uredospores on Luzula maxima. 
Protomyces macrosporus, Unger.—On gopodiwm Podagraria. 
Trochila craterium, Fr.—On dead leaves of Hedera Helix. 
T. buxi, Capron—On dead leaves of Buauws sempervirens. 
Diaporthe (Euporthe) pulla, Ntke.—On dead branches of Hedera 
Helix. 
Oidium monilioides, Link.—On grass-leaves, producing “ mildew.” 
Boranic Garpens, 7th June, 1898.—About forty members 
visited the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, on the evening of this 
date. Among other plants which attracted attention mention 
may be made of Cattleya Mossic, Parker, Dendrobiwm crassinode, 
Benson & Reichb., D. swavissimum, Reichb., the ‘Trumpet % 
Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens, Linn.) with scarlet flowers, 
’ Hibbertia dentata, R. Br., the genus just named being confined to 
Australia and closely allied to Ranunculacer, Luphorbia 
grandidens, Haw., £. canariensis, Linn., and several other 
grotesque, leafless species of the Spurge family, with prickly 
stems branched like a candelabrum. Phormium tenax, Forst., 
Datura sanguinea, Ruiz and Pav., and Eucalyptus amydalina, 
Labill., were observed in flower in the Kibble Palace. The 
following were flowering in the Rock Garden:—Hieraciwm 
villosum, Jacq., Mimulus cupreus, Regel., M. luteus, Linn., 
Armeria alpina grandiflora, Anemone Pulsatilla, Linn., A. alpina, 
Linn., Cynoglossum linifolium, Bové, Erigeron philadelphicus, 
Linn., Dodecatheon Meadia, Linn., Inula glandulosa, Lam., 
Lychnis Flos-Jovis, Desr., Aster alpinus, Linn., Meum Athamanti- 
cum, Jacq., Primula japonica, A. Gray, P. sikkimensis, Hook., 
Verbascum pheniciwm, Linn., Potentilla rupestris, Linn., Heli- 
anthemum mutabile, Mench, Gewm coccineum, Lindl., Gunnera 
scabra Ruiz and Pay., Sedwm asiaticwm, Spreng., Valeriana 
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