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Miscellaneous Contributions and Exhibitions. 



Specimen sheets of plants intended for class teaching, and dis- 

 sected to show the different organs, like those exhibited in the 

 Museum, were laid on the table. These were sent by Mr Buys- 

 mann, the preparer, and the thanks of the Society were awarded to 

 that gentleman, 



June 10, 1886. 



Flowering specimens of the undernoted plants were exhibited by 

 Mr Lindsay : — 



Aster Stracheyi, dwarf creeping 

 species from Himalaya 



Allium Karataviense 

 Ostrowskyanum 



Campanula abietina 



Coronilla minima 



Cypripedium macranthum 



Dracophyllum Traversii 



Delphinium Brunonianiim 



Erigeron aurantiacus 



Fritillaria kamtschatica 



Gastronema sanguineum 



Globularia nana 



Houstonia coerulea 



Leontopodium alpinum, Hima- 

 layan form 



Lychnis alpina 



Lychnis lapponica 



LagascfB 

 Linaria origanifolia 

 Myosotis alpestris 

 Onosma taurica 

 Primula eUiptica 



longiscapa 



prolifera 



Eusbyi 

 Pinguicula alpina 

 Pentstemon Menziesii 

 Eamondia pyrenaica 

 Eanunculus biloba 

 Saxifraga ctesia 



odontophylla 



longifolia 



J2dy 8, 1886. 



It was agreed to convey the congratulations of the Fellows to the 

 Honorary Secretary, Professor Sir Douglas Maclagan, on his recep- 

 tion of Knighthood. 



Professor Dickson exhibited specimens of Lake Balls formed from 

 interlaced filaments of Cladopliora cegagropila, which had been 

 gathered in South Uist by Mr G. W. Barclay, and presented by 

 him to the Garden (see Froc. Roy. Sac. Ed in., 1886). 



Professor Dickson also showed Brazil Nut Fruits, Mr Boyd 

 brought forward interesting flowers from his garden at Faldonside. 



