XIV TKANSACTIOXS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Meeting of the Society, April 10, 1898. 



Mr. J. Rutherford Hill, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



A Herbarium of the rarer Alpine Plants collected in 

 the neighbourhood of Braemar in 1854-55 by the late 

 A. Croall, Esq., was exhibited by Mr. PiORERT Turnbull, 

 B.Sc. 



Mr. Turnbull communicated a paper on the Flora of 

 Franz-Josef Land, and exhibited a number of specimens 

 collected by Mr. W. S. Bruce, Naturalist to the Jackson- 

 Harmsworth Polar Expedition. 



Mr. J. Kutherford Hill read a paper on the Alkaloids 

 of Cephaelis IiKcacuanlia, and exliibited a number of 

 specimens. 



Mr. J. liuTHERFORD HiLL read a paper on the Insecticidal 

 Properties of - the Flower Heads of Pjirctkrum roseum, 

 r. canicuiiL, and P. cinerariccfolium. 



Specimens of Douglas Fir attacked by PJioma intliya 

 were exhibited to the Society by Mr. Malcolm Dunn, of 

 Dalkeitlh 



Meeting of the Society, May 12, 1808. 



Dr. William Watson, I'resident, in the Chair. 



David Kussell, Esq., 7 Strathearn IJoad, was proposed 

 a Pvesident Fellow of the Society by Miss E. Orrock, and 

 seconded by Mr. PiOBERt Tui;nbi:ll, B.Sc. 



A note on the Hybridisation of Violets was read by Mr. 

 J. Grieve, who also exhibited a number of illustrative 

 specimens. 



