Exhibitions, Session 1885-86. 



405 



Dr J. M. ^lacfarlane gave an account of " The Structure and 

 Functional Arrangements of the Leaves of Darlingtonia." 



The following plants in pots were exhibited from the garden : — 

 Primula JJoribunda, an improved form, having flowers as large again 

 as the typical species; Crocus Imx>erati alhijlora, Crocus chrysan- 

 thus, Polijstichum Lonchifis, crested variety, found by Dr Craig last 

 year. 



April 8, 1886. 



Microscopic exhibition of rare Algte from the Firth of Forth, by 

 Mr G. ^V. Traill. 



Exhibition of plant of Richardia cethiopica, having a leaf coloured 

 like a spathe ; a collection of cut Orchid blooms, consisting of twenty 

 species, from W. Sanderson, Esq., Talbot House, Ferry Road ; a 

 large and finely flowered plant of a good variety of Primida ohconica, 

 from P. H. Normand, Esq. , Whitehill, Aberdour. From W. B. 

 Boyd, Esq., Faldonside, came a plant of Aiidrosace carnea eximia in 

 flower; and from the Eoyal Botanical Garden cut flow^ers of 

 Napoleona cuepidata from Calabar, and plants in flower of Primula 

 Allioni and P. integrifoUa, and Saxifraga Burseriana Boijdi. 



May 13, 1886. 



A letter was read from Mr John Buchanan, Shir^ Higlilands, 

 Africa, stating that he had only been able to send to London a 

 small box of Strophanthus liispidus. He was now attempting to 

 cultivate the plant in his plantation on Mount Lomba. 



Mr Lindsay drew attention to living specimens of the following 

 plants in flower in the Garden : — 



Androsace villosa, and a Hima- 

 layan variety 

 foHosa 

 incisa 

 Andromeda fastigiata 

 Arnebia echioides 

 Arabis blepharophylla superba 

 Dendrobium Wardianum (a large 

 flowered variety received from 

 Burraah through P. N. Eraser, 

 Esq.) 

 Daphne striata 

 Gentiana vcrna 

 alba 

 Iberis petrtea 

 Myosotis antarctica 



Narcissus triandrus 

 Petrocallis pyrenaica 

 Polygala cham?ebuxus purpurea 

 Primula denticulata erosoides 



farinosa 



involucrata 



mollis 



Parryi 



prolifera 



Stuartii 



Warei 



Olgse 

 Saxifraga purpurascens 

 Sarracenia flava 



Chelsoni 



