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Mr. Lindsay exhibited twigs of Ulmus ccanpcstris show- 

 ing remarkable development of cork, sent by Mrs. Astell, 

 of Dorchester ; also a branch of Pinus sylvcstris from Blair- 

 Athole, showing an excess in number of cones, sent by ]\Ir. 

 J. G. Thomson, 71 South Clerk Street. 



Dr. WiLLiAxM Ckaig exhibited a print of I'pomcca tuhcrosa 

 found on the shore of South Ireland, and sent by Mr. 

 Beemish of Cork. 



Professor Bayley Balfoue exhibited a portion of a stem 

 of laburnum which, being rotted in the centre, had given 

 passage to an ivy stem entering through some aperture, 

 and the ivy stem now filled the pith cavity of the 

 laburnum. The specnnen was sent by Mr. T. M. Callendar, 

 Inverard. 



The following Papers were read : — 



Notes ox the ^MoErnoLOGY of some British Legu- 

 MiNOS.i:. By James A. Teekas, B.Sc. 



I have in the following notes given a summary of some 

 general points of Morphology exhibited by the British 

 Leguminosie, and have subsequently referred particularly 

 to the morphology of Ulcx enroixvus. The known facts 

 regarding the morphology of our British plants is so widely 

 scattered, mostly in foreign literature, that the sweeping 

 together of what is known, along with the communication 

 of fresh facts, will, it is hoped, be of interest to those who 

 are interested in our native flora. In later communica- 

 tions I shall hope to deal with other species of the family. 



Seed. — The seeds of the British species of Leguminosas 

 are usually of moderate size, varying from about 1 mm. to 

 5 or 6 mm. in length, their breadth, measured across the 

 cotyledons and radicle at their widest part, is somewhat 

 less, while their thickness may be similar to their breadth, 

 but is generally somewhat smaller, and may in many cases 

 be taken as half of the heioht or thereabout. As regards 

 colour, all gradations of tint between pale yellow and a 

 deep reddish purple black may be observed. 



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