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Jury 1907.] | BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 28 
MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 
July 11, 1907. 
J. RuraerForp Hitt, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. LAURENCE STEWART gave a description of Carludovica 
palmata, a specimen of which was exhibited from the Royal 
Botanic Garden. 
Mr. W. M‘Harpy sent for exhibition a specimen of 
Peridermium pini var. corticola. 
Mr. R. L. Harrow showed the following plants in flower 
from the Royal Botanic Garden :—<Abelia floribunda, Cam- 
panula pulloides var. kewensis, Gentiana Regeli var. alba; 
Hypericum fragile, Hypericum intermedium, Hypericum poly- 
phylium, Lithospermum Frebelii, Orchis hircina, Oxytropis 
montana, Potentilla, sp. u., from E. Tibet; Sedum sempervivoides. 
Mr. D. M‘GuasHEN exhibited several specimens from 
Bolivia, including the bark of certain dwarf trees (coniferous) 
growing on the sides of voleanoes; also pieces of “ Yareta,” 
a resinous plant occurring profusely all over the sides of 
the mountains. It is only found at altitudes over 10,000 
feet. The Indians collect it for transport to mines, etc. 
It is a serious competitor with coal, as the price of the 
latter is prohibitive. 
ON THE RICCI2 OF THE EDINBURGH DISTRICT. 
By Wituram Evans, F.R.S.E. (Plate LIT.) 
At a meeting of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh held on 
9th November 1905, I exhibited living plants of five species- 
ot Riccia obtained at the reservoirs in this neighbourhood. 
For over a year, but especially during the spring, summer, 
and autumn of 1905, the reservoirs had been remarkably low, 
some, indeed, being almost empty. -Large stretches of mud- 
banks were in consequence left uncovered. On those parts 
which had been longest exposed—they were naturally, as a 
1 See the “Transactions” for last session, p. 122. 
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