CONTENTS OF VOLUME III. 



Office-Bearers of the Society, 2 



List of Jlembers, 3 



Abstract of Treasurer's Account, 5 



Dr. Arnott on Piassava or Pia9aba, ....... b' 



I. — On Two New Salts of Chromic Acid. By Archibald Duncan, Jun., Es^., 7 

 II. — Notice regarding the Measurements of Heights, by Means of the Boiling 

 Point of Water. By G. A. Walker Arnott, LL.D., Regius Professor of 



Botany, 8 



III. — On the Structure of StafFa and the Giant's Causeway. By James Bryce, 



Jun., Esq., M.A., F.G.S., 19 



IV.— Note on the Altered Dolomites of the Island of Bute. By James Bryce, 



Jun., Esq., M.A., F.G.S., 20 



Mr. Glassford on the Electric Light, _ 22 



Professor Gordon on Locomotive Carriages, ...... 24 



Tables of the Fall of Rain in Glasgow, &c., 26 



Tables of the Fall of Rain at Greenock, 27 



V. — Analysis of the Yam. By Jlr. James Paterson 30 



Mr. Stenhouse on Chloropicrine, 32 



VI. — On the Geological Features of part of the District of Buchan, in Aberdeen- 

 shire, including Notices of the OccmTence of Chalk-Flints, and Green- 

 sand. By William Ferguson, Esq., 33 



Report from the Botanical Section, 50 



VII. — Account of a Botanical Excursion to the Rhinns of Galloway. By G. A. 



Walker Arnott, LL.D., Regius Professor of Botany, .... 51 

 VIII. — On a Pecuhar Fibre of Cotton which is Incapable of being Dyed. By 



Walter Crura, Esq., F.R S., Vice-President, 61 



Abstract of Treasurer's Account, 65 



Report on State of Library, 67 



Mr. Robb on a New Portable Smith's Forge, 68 



OfRce-Bearers of the Society, 69 



IX. — On some Remarkable Effects of Lightning obsen-ed in a Farm-house near 

 Moniemail, Cnpar-Fife. Communicated by Wm. Thomson, Esq., M.'A., 



Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow, . . 69 

 X. — On Sanitary Reform and the Use of Sewage Water of Towns. By James 



Smith, Esq., late of Deanston, 73 



XI. — On Rcinsch's Process for the Detection of Arsenic. By Hairy Rainy, 



M.D., Professor of Forensic Medicine in the University of Glasgow, . 77 

 XII. — On the Occurrence of Sugar in the Animal Economy By Arthur Mit- 

 chell, A.M., M.D., 85 



XIII.— On the Parallel Roads of Lochaber. By James Bryce, Jun., M.A., F.G.S., 99 



XIV. — Composition of some Fermented Liquors. By Sir. John Wright Currie, . 1 09 



Mr. Mitcliell on the Electric Telegraph, Ill 



XV. — On the Geological Structure of the Peninsula of Roseneath and the adjoin- 

 ing parts of Renfrew and Argyll. By James Biyce, Jun., M.A., F.G.S , 113 

 XVI. — Observations and Experiments on the Paper Jlanufacture, with some Im- 

 provements on the usual process. By John Macadam, Lecturer on 



Chemistry, 127 



Botanical Report, 132 



XVII. — Biographical Account of Dr. Wollaston. By Thomas Thomson, M.D., . 135 



Abstract of Treasurer's Account, 145 



Report on State of Library, 146 



Office-Bearers of the Society, 1^7 



XVIII. — Notice of a Marine Deposit containing Shells, lately discovered in Sauchie- 



hall Street. By William Ferguson, Esq., 147 



Report of Botanical Section, 154 



XIX.— Notice of the Species of Salvadora. By G. A. Walker Arnott, LL.D., . 156 

 XX. — On Copper Sheathing, and the probable cause of its Deterioration. By 



James Napier, Esq., F.C.S., . . 161 



