BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH lil 
the valuable original work already done by the Club in 
the way of regional research. 
On behalf of Mr. C. S. FRANCE, who was unable to be 
present, a note was read concerning a strange reversion 
of narrow-leaved ash, Fraxinus excelsior, var. angustifolia, 
to the common ash at Forglen. A branch showing the 
two forms of leaves was shown. 
Mr. SYMINGTON GRIEVE contributed a short paper on 
some sea-weeds from the island of Dominica, British West 
Indies. (See p. 7.) 
Miss I. M. Haywarp showed specimens of the following 
plants found as aliens on the banks of the Tweed near 
Galashiels: — Senecio lautus, S. brachyglossus, Cenia 
turbinata, Helipterum corymbiflorum, Atriplex spongiosa, 
and Rumex Brownii. All are first records for Great 
Britain, and were found in August 1908 on alluvial soil by 
the junction of the Gala and Tweed. Miss Hayward’s 
remarks are incorporated in the following notes :— 
Senecio lautus, Forster—A handsome plant growing in 
abundance on the shingle by the Gala. The species varies 
very much in the shape of the leaves. Found in New 
South Wales, Tasmania, South and West Australia, and 
also in New Zealand. 
Senecio brachyglossus, F. Muell.— Only three or four 
plants. A native of Australia. 
Cenia turbinata, Pers., var. concolor.—A common weed 
throughout Cape Colony. It has been noticed that some 
of the marginal flowers are constantly destitute of corolla, 
exactly as in Cotula. 
Helipterum corymbiflorum, Schlecht. — Native of 
Australia. 
Atriplex spongiosa, F. Mueller, is a South Australian 
plant. It is a much branched herb or undershrub, with 
numerous ascending or erect stems, not above 9 inches 
high, more or less mealy-white, becoming glabrous when 
old. The berry-like spongy fruit of plants found at 
Galafoot turned from pale green to dull red. The testa 
came off, leaving the inner membrane with ripe seeds. 
