Apr. 1895.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY' OF EDINBURGH. 413 



MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 



Thursday, April 11, 1895. 



Symington Grieve, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Chairman made intimation of the death of Chaeles 

 Eyre Parker, Torquay, and of Dr. A, G. More, Dublin, 

 Non-Eesident Fellows of the Society. 



Dr. W. G. Smith exhibited and commented upon a 

 section of stem of horse chestnut, showing large callus- 

 development. 



Mr. J. H. BuERAGE exhibited specimens of Pandanus 

 temiifolius, Balf. fil., an endemic Eodriguez plant, which had 

 been killed in the Palm House of the Eoyal Botanic 

 Garden, through the attack of Melanconiun Pandani, and 

 he described the phases of the life history of the fungus, 

 which has previously been reported from the Botanic 

 Gardens at Breslau, Berlin, Paris, Kew, and Glasnevin. 



Mr. Symington Grieve exhibited twigs of mistleto, in 

 fruit, from his garden. 



The following plants in bloom were exhibited from the 

 Eoyal Botanic Garden : — Philagcria Veitchii, Trichopilia 

 sanguinolcnta, Vanda tricolor suavis. 



The following papers were read : — 



Notes on the Morphology of some British Legu- 

 MiNOs.E. — II. Meliotus officinalis. By James A. Terras, 

 B.Sc. 



Seeds. — Ellipsoidal, laterally compressed, embryo pleuro- 

 rhizal, radicle extending from one end to about two-thirds 

 of the length of the seed, and projecting strongly, especially 

 at the apex. 



Issued November 1895. 



