BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBUKGH Vll 



Meeting of the Socii-riT, Thursday, May 13, 1897. 



Dr. A. P. AiTKEN, I'resident, in the Chair. 



Intimation of the death of ]\Ir. Campbell, of Ledaig, and 

 of Mr. W. G. Thaill, both Associates of the Society, was 

 made by the Chairman. 



Mr. Ct. H. Potts exhibited a number of seedling Saxi- 

 frages in pots, along with cut blooms of hybrid Primulas. 



Miss Madden exhibited a twig of nettle bearing a well- 

 developed colony of yEcidium Urticcc. 



Mrs. AiTKEN exhibited a remarkably perfect example of 

 a skeleton cabbage stem due to natural decay. 



The following paper was read : — 



Notes from the lioyal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 



Meeting of the Society, Thursday, June 10, 1897. 

 Dr. A. P. AiTKEN, President, in tlie Chair. 



Mr. Symers M. M'Vicak was elected a Non-Eesident 

 Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. 11. STE^VART MacDougall exhibited specimens of 

 Ash damaged by Hylcsinus cre/iatiis ; of Acer attacked by 

 Bostrichus clkpar ; a portion of the woodwork of an inn 

 damaged by Callidium hajulum ; and a number of living 

 locusts from Natal. 



Mr. Egbert Turnbull exhibited a series of natural 

 hybrids between the primrose and the cowslip obtained 

 from North Berwick. 



