430 TRAXSACTIOXS AND PROCEEDINGS OF [Sess. lvi. 



Lieut. -Col. Bailey remarked upon the extreme value of 

 this gift. 



On the motion of the President, the Society recorded its 

 appreciation of Dr "Watt's generosity. 



Mr Sanderson exhibited pot specimens of the following 

 orchids in flower : — Bendrohium Bcnsonii&, Lxlia liariwpliylla, 

 Miltonia Warceiviczii, Odontoglossum Alexandra}, good varieties, 

 0. nebulosum, Oncidium phymatochilum ; also cut blooms of 

 several species of MasdcvaUia. 



Mr Neill Fraser exhibited specimens of selected improved 

 seedling Polyanthus. 



Mr Bond Sprague exhibited specimens of " sea-balls " 

 formed of the fibres of Posidonia collected at Antibes, where 

 they occur in large numbers. 



Professor Bayley Balfour pointed out the resemblance 

 of these " sea-balls " to specimens of " lake-balls," which he 

 showed from the Museum of the Royal Botanic Garden, com- 

 posed of the needles of Pimis, and brought from Loch Tay ; 

 and also to similar balls of Gladophora m(jagro2)hila brought 

 from Uist. 



Professor Bayley Balfour exhibited, from the Museum 

 of the Pioyal Botanic Garden, models made by Deyrolle of 

 Paris illustrating the various modes of grafting and budding ; 

 also some new models made by Deyrolle illustrating 

 structure of root and other parts of plants. 



The Curator exliiliited, from the Eoyal Botanic Garden, 

 the following pot plants in flower: — Anemone liohinsoniana, 

 Daphne rupestris, Erpetion reniforme, Gentiana verna, Iberis 

 petnea, Narcissus Calathinus, Oxlip (hose-in-hose). Primula 

 algida, P. ciliata purpurata, P. denticulata pmrpurea, P. 

 intermedia, P. intricata, P. lonr/ijlora, P. reticulata, Jiamm- 

 culus montanus, li. Traunfelnerii, Saxifra.ga aretioides, 8. 

 aretioides pririiulina, S. calycijlora, S. fiagellaris, S. ponx, S. 

 seedling (Mr Potts), >S'. virginiensis, Darlinytonia californica, 

 Cyrtanthus M'Kenii, Magnolia fuscata, Masdevallia leconto- 

 glossa, Drosera auriculata, D. hinata, JJ. diehotomn, D. filiformis, 

 8a.rracenia Drummondi, S. flava, lihododendron lepidotum, 



