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Session 1883-84. 



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Experiences in the Cultivation of Alpine and other Plants suited for 

 the Rockery, and Herbaceous Plants in the Mixed Border. By 

 W. B. BoTD of Faldonside. The Presidential Address, delivered 

 November 8, 1883 66 



Obituary Notice of Professor Oswald Heer. By Andrew Taylor... 86 



„ Professor Allen Thomson, M.D., LL.D., &c. By 



Professor Cleland 92 



„ „ Dr James Robson Scott, M.D. By F. Douglas, 



M.D., Kelso 94 



,, „ Eev. John Gibson Macvicar, LL.D., D.D., 

 Minister of Moffat. By the Rev. John 

 M'MuRTRiE, M.A 95 



Statistics of the Topographical Botany of Scotland, with Suggestions 

 as to further work. By Symington Grieve 99 



Growth of Half-hardy Plants on the East Coast of Arran. By the 



Eev. D. Landsborough, Kilmarnock 106 



On Phyto-phenological Observation. By W. C. Crawford 108 



Excursion of the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club to the Braemar 

 Highlands, with the Ascents of Lochnagar, Corry Ceann-mohr, 

 and Ben Macdhui, in August 1883. By Charles Stuart, 

 M.D., Edin. Communicated by W. B. Boyd, Esq 110 



The May Island ; its Archfcology ; its Algoid Flora ; its Phanero- 

 gams and Higher Cryptogams. By John Rattray, M.A., B.Sc, 

 Slarine Station, Granton, Edinburgh 115 



On the Algse of Granton Quarry. By John Rattray, M.A., B.Sc, 



Marine Station, Granton, Edinburgh 122 



Observations on the Oil Bodies of the Jungemianniese. By John 



Rattray, M.A., B.Sc, Marine Station, Granton, Edinburgh 123 



On the Germination of Podophyllum Emodi. By Professor Alex. 

 Dickson, M.D. (Plate IX. fig. A.) 129 



On the Occurrence of Foliage-leaves in Euscus {Semele) androgynus; 

 with some Structural and Morphological Observations. Bv 

 Professor Alex. Dickson, M.D. (Plates IX., X., and XL).....'. 130 



Report on Temperatures and Open-Air Vegetation at the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, from October 1882 to June 1884. 

 By the late John Sadler, and Robert Lindsay 149 



Miscellaneous Contributions and Exhibitions 161 



Ofl&ce-Bearers and New Fellows 169 



Additions to Library, Herbarium, and Museum 1 72 



