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A collection of mosses, including three species of Andnea ; 

 Olif/otrichum licrcynimm, Ehrh. ; Hcdivigia ciliata, Dicks. ; 

 and four species of Hylocomium, all in good fruit. By 

 Mr. John E. Lee. 



Some rare and interesting fungi, including Dcvdalca 

 unicolor, Fr. (on beech logs, Bishopbriggs), not apparently 

 found before in the west of Scotland. From Mr. J. 

 Wylie. 



Polyporus hrumalis, Fr. ; P. picipcs, Fr. ; Tliclcphora 

 laciniata, Pers. ; Hydnum zonatum, Balsch. ; H. compactum, 

 Pers. ; Corticium cceruleum, Fr. ; and others. From Mr. 

 W. Stewart. 



Specimens of Silver Fir attacked by Sirex yigas and 

 *S'. puniccus, with specimens of the insect, larva, and pupa. 

 From Mr. Ballantyne, Eothesay. 



Specimens of timber from North America, with larva and 

 pupa of a beetle, apparently Asemium mcestum, Haldeman. 

 From Mr. James Ferguson. 



Professor Scott Elliot, on behalf of the Natural History 

 Sub-Committee of the British Association Meeting in Glas- 

 gow, 1901, also gave an account of what the Botanical 

 section are attempting. A complete list of the Flora of 

 the Clyde district is the aim which they have in view. 

 Information is specially desired as to — (1) Distribution of 

 Species ; (2) Papers in Magazines, Journals, and Trans- 

 actions of Societies, which might otherwise be overlooked ; 

 (3) Names of workers in the different departments who 

 might be willing to assist ; (4) Information as to Herbaria 

 or collections of dried plants ; (5) Collections of microscope 

 slides of botanical interest. 



The maximum area, as arranged by the Committee, to 

 be overtaken is " the natural drainage area of the Clyde, 

 and of all the sea lochs which form extensions of its 

 estuary." The northern limit, therefore, is the watershed 

 beyond the head of Loch Fyne ; and the southern boundary 

 has been defined as a line drawn between the Mull of 

 Cantire and the most southerly point of Ayrshire. 



A leaflet has been prepared, showing the names of the 

 different compilers, which will be forwarded to those willing 

 to assist, on application to him at 204 George Street, 

 Glasgow, 



