Jan. 1895.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 341 



MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 



Thursday, January 10, 1895. 

 Professor F. 0. Bower, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. E. Stewart MacDougall, B.Sc, was elected 

 Eesident Fellow of the Society. 



Intimation was made of the death of Lady Henry 

 Grosvenor, Eesident Fellow of the Society. 



Mr. Dunn exhibited branches of Cedrus Libani, with 

 cones, from Dalkeith Gardens ; also fruits of Amygdalm 

 communis, from open air at Dalkeith. 



Mr. E. TuRNBULL exhibited specimens of a hybrid 

 between the swede turnip and the green kail. 



Surgeon-Major H. H. Johnston exhibited specimens of 

 Hieracium auratum, Fr., from Orkney, a plant new to its 

 flora. 



Specimens of inflorescence of Musa coccinca, and of 

 species of Hmnanthus, were exhibited from the Eoyal 

 Botanic Garden. 



The following papers were read : — 



Supplementary Notes (No. 2) on the Marine Alg^e 

 OF the Orkney Islands. By George Wm. Traill. 



ISLAND OF NORTH ROXALDSAY. 



(" i?/nnHse?/ " of the Saga.) 



This is the most northerly of the Orkney group, and 



is about flfteen miles in circumference, measuring by the 



shore line. The coast is, in general, rocky and exposed, 



and is surrounded on all sides by rapid currents. 



Issued November ISO.'i. 



