1790+ 
Nov. 15. 
Dr Doig on the 
ancient Helle- 
nes. 
Dec. 6. 
Dr Hutton on 
the theory of 
rain. 
Mr Lochead’s 
account of a bi- 
tuminous lake. 
Dec. 2. 
Mr Frafer Tyt- 
ler on tranfla- 
tione 
179I- 
Jan. 3- 
Method of cul- 
tivating the ol- 
denlandia uri- 
dellata. 
16 HISTORY: of the SOCTETY. 
Lit. Cl. Mr Davzex read the firft part of a Differtation 
concerning the ancient Hedlenes, by Davip Doic, LL. D. Ma- 
fter of the Grammar-{chool of Stirling. 
Phyf. Cl. Dr Hurrow read farther Obfervations on the 
Theory of Rain. [See his Diflertations above referred to, Dif- 
fertation III. Part I.] 
Dr Warker alfo communicated an Account of a Bituminous 
Lake in the ifland of Trinidad, by Mr Witt1am LocuHeEap, 
Surgeon in Dominica. 
Lit. Cl. Mr Fraser TyT er read the firft part of an Effay 
on the Principles of Tranflation. 
Plyf. Cl. An Account of the method of cultivating the 
Oldenlandia Umbellata, or Ché Plant, tranflated from the Talinga 
language by Dr ANDERSON of Madrafs, was communicated to 
the Society. 
Tue firft thing to be attended to is the gathering of the 
feeds. When the plants are well grown and red-coloured, and 
after they have flowered and produced fruit and long roots, 
then it is time to get the feed. As the feeds are very fmall, and 
drop-down under the plant, they can only be gathered with 
the fand, which muft be kept in a heap till next year, as it can- 
not be ufed that year. The ground on which the feed is to be 
fown, fhould be fandy, fupplied with {weet water, and well ma- 
nured with fheeps dung. It is then to be plowed, the more 
frequently the better, perhaps feven or eight times. It muft 
be perfectly level and clean, and divided into beds of one yard 
broad, and four yards long, with a narrow water-courfe between. 
The feeds muft be fown thinly in thefe beds, and palmira 
leaves fpread over the furface, and the water poured on them 
to prevent the feeds from being wafhed out of the earth, until 
they fhoet up, which will be in five or fix days. For two 
2 months 
