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MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS. 



SESSION 1885-86. 

 November 12, 1885. 



Exhibition by Mr R. Lindsay, of Matisia decurrcns in flower ; 

 small branches, covered with fruit, of Gaultlieria carnea, both from 

 the open air ; and seedling plants of Encahj^jtus paucijlora and 

 coccifera. He also mentioned that he had succeeded in raising 

 seedlings from the large Eucalyptus which grew in the open air at 

 Whittinghame, East Lothian, since 1846. The seeds were ripened 

 this summer. This tree, which had been supposed to be Encahjptus 

 mminalis, had been determined by Sir Joseph Hooker to be E. 

 Gunni, a native of Tasmania. 



Exhibition of flowers sent by Mr John Campbell from his garden. 



Mr Xeill Eraser intimated having gathered, in September 1884, 

 on a mountain in the neighbourhood of Pitlochrie, Perthshire, 

 Astragalus alpinus, hitherto recorded as having been found at only 

 two stations in Scotland (Clova and Braemar), and Oxijtropis 

 cainpestns only found hitherto at one station. Neither was in 

 flower. It is possible, when further specimens are obtained, that the 

 Oxytropis may turn out to be Halleri, also a very rare alpine plant ; 

 but Mr Eraser believes it to be campestris that he discovered. 



December 10, 1885. 



The Assistant Secretary read a communication on Phenological 

 Observations, and it was considered by the Fellows that the pre- 

 viously appointed Phenological Committee should be resuscitated. 



The Rev. Mr Tennant exhibited a tree root showing chips of stone 

 enclosed in warty protuberances of the wood and bark. 



January 14, 1886. 



Exhibition of specimens and slides of Ustilago marina from Mr 

 E. M. Holmes, F.L.S., and Puccinia Buxi from Miss C. Owen, 

 Gorey, Ireland. 



February 11, 1886. 



Dr Craig exhibited a specimen of the medicinal Squill {Scilla 

 maritima) which had germinated in his Materia IMedica j\Iuseum, 

 and which he presented to the Botanic Garden. 



Various spring flowering plants were shown from Mr John Camp- 

 bell of Ledaig. 



Specimens of interesting British mosses, lichens, and seaweeds. 



