Botanical Sddiety of Edinburgh. 327' 



Si'j'^Oh tlie occurrence of Jsplenium germanicum, Convallaria >' 

 Potygddatum, aud other rare plants, at Kyloe, Northumberland," by ' 

 George R. Tate, Esq. " Kyloe Crags are chiefly composed of rudely 

 columnar basalt. Sandstone comes out from beneath this, and at the 

 western end forms a steep cliff. I had the good fortune to find Asple- 

 nium germanicum growing sparingly upon the basalt ; its pale green 

 fronds at once attracted my attention. The few specimens I observed 

 were remarkably luxuriant ; I counted upwards of thirty fronds grow- 

 ing on a single root. Asplenium septentrionale still exists m consi- 

 derable abundance, on the high and exposed portions of the crag, as 

 well as among the debris. I obtained Convallana PoJygonatum, 

 which was recorded by Walhs in his History of Northumberland. 



4 " List of Plants in Flower in the open air, in the Royal Botanic 

 Garden, on the 1st of February 1853," by Mr. M'Nab. 



Eranthis hyemaUs. Aubretia grandiflora. 



Galanthus nivahs. Primula vulgaris. 



Potentilla Fragariastrum. Lamium album. 



Sisyrinchium grandiflorum. Tussilago fragrans. 



Helleborus odorus. Daphne Mezerium . 



orientahs. Laureola. 



niger. Erica herbacea. 



viridis. Cornus mascula. 



atrorubens. Knappia agrostidea. 



olympicus. Tritonia media. 



rubra. Viola odorata. 



Rhododendron atrovirens. 



Hepatica triloba, numerous va- 

 rieties. 



5 " On the Effects of the Mildness of the month of January 1 853, 

 in the Isle of Wight," by T. Bell Salter, M.D. "On the evemng of 

 the 3rd of January I was struck by seeing two or three ot the small 

 bat (Vespertilio Pipistrellus) flying about just as on a summer s 

 evening. Whenever we are favoured with a httle sunshine, the little 

 TipuUdcB may be seen enjoying their peculiar up-and-down flights, 

 and the earthworms may be seen every day, lying or crawling on the 

 ground, as in the spring and autumn. Scarcely any wild-fowl have 

 vet resorted to our coasts, as is usual at this season. Our native birds 

 have quite their spring song, and the nest of a song-thrush, with four 

 eees was found at Comley. One effect of mildness of season which 

 I observed a few (three or four) years since, I do not perceive, although 

 on that occasion the mildness was not so great. On that occasion few 

 of the large geometric spiders {Epeira Diadema) perished as usual in 

 the autumn or early winter, but very generally remamed till spring. 

 When however, I looked for their increased activity, and their at- 

 taining an unusual size as the warmth of their second year increased, 

 they soon disappeared. c ^x. i. 



«' At the present time, the effects of the mildness of the tempera- 

 ture on the vegetable kingdom are yet more remarkable than on the 

 animal For nearly a month past. Primroses have been blossoming 



