426 TRANSACTIONS AND PKOCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. ux. 



Mr. Campbell sent for exhibition from his garden at 

 Ledaig, Argyllshire, blooms of the following plants : — 

 Orchis mascula, Trollius ewopceus. Lychnis diurim, Fotentilla 

 alba, Pynis japonica alba, Azalea pontica, Erica mediter- 

 ranea, Escallonia macrantha, Narcissus poeticus, and Phlox 

 setacea. 



A collection of alpine plants in flower from the Eoyal 

 Botanic Garden was exhibited, and also the following plants 

 in flower: — Fetrecc xolubilis, Clavija Ernstii, Pi,uellia formosa, 

 Begonia " President Carnot," Masdevallia ignea, M, amahilis, 

 and Mesenibrya'iithcmum purjionifornu. 



Mr. CuTHBEET Day exhibited some barley corns, which, 

 after being steeped for the usual time before malting, were 

 frozen hard for fourteen days and then carefully thawed, 

 and when placed subsequently in condition suitable for 

 germination had sprouted. 



A collection of dried plants from South Australia, sent 

 by ]\Ir. KiLGGUi:, Portobello, was exhibited. 



The following papers were read: — 



Notes from the PiOyal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 



• I. PiEPOET on Vegetation during the Month of 

 April 1895. By Egbert Lindsay, Curator. 



During the month of Apiil vegetation generally made 

 fairly good progress, particularly during the latter portion 

 of the month. The continuance of cold winds, together 

 with a succession of frosty nights during the early part of 

 the month, prevented any very rapid progress from being 

 made, consequently the season is still very late. There 

 was no very marked change in the leafage of deciduous 

 trees till the 20 th of the month, after which time the 

 foliage began to develop rapidly, in marked contrast to 

 their condition at the same date last year, when the 

 hawthorn, for instance, was not only in full leaf, but in 



