472 TRANSACTIONS AND PliOCEEDlNGS OF THE [Sess. Lx, 



Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 



I. Report on Vegetation during the Months of July, 

 August, September, and October 1895. By Robert 

 Lindsay, Curator. 



JULY. 



The weather of July was, for the most part, cool and 

 unsettled, with heavy falls of rain during the latter 

 portion of the month. There was a marked absence of 

 real sum.mer warmth, consequently, most outdoor plants 

 did not flower so freely as they usually do in July. 



On the rock-garden 190 species and varieties of alpine 

 and herbaceous plants came into flower during the month, 

 as against 194 for the corresponding month last year. 

 Amongst the most interesting were : — Anemonojysis macro- 

 fhylla, Aster ramulosus, Campanula Hcndersoni, C. grandi- 

 flora alba, C. Waldsteiniana, Cassinia fidvida, Cistus 

 algarvcnsis, Ccdtha lejjtosepala, Coronilla iberica, Cyananthus 

 peduncidatus. Cyclamen europceum, Dianthus Atkinsonii, 

 Fuchsia magellanica, Gentiana ascicpiadea, Geranium Lam- 

 berti, G. polyanthcs, Goniolimon speciosum, Ilaberlca rhodo- 

 pensis robusta, Microtneria Piperella, Mimidus Jeffreyanus, 

 Monarda didyma rosea, M. KalmiaMa, Nard.ostacliys 

 Jcdamansi, Pa.rnassia nubicola, Fhlomis setAgera, Polygonum 

 vaccinifolium, Phyteuma orbiculare, Sedum Aizoon, S. 

 Maximoioiczii, S. oijpositifolium , SUene monachorwn, S. 

 quadridcntata , Spircea Biimalda, S. bidlata, S. kamtschatica, 

 Symphyandra pendida, Tropceolum polyphylhim, Tricyrtis 

 macropoda, Veronica loganioides, V. pinguifolia, V. parvi- 

 jiora, V. rakaiensis, Viola Munbyana, etc. 



AUGUST. 



August was a most inclement month, being wet and 

 cold throughout, with frequent gales and thunderstorms, 

 altogether a most unfavourable month for vegetation. 



On the rock-garden 59 species and varieties of hardy 

 plants came into flower, as against 94 during the previous 

 August. Amongst the most interesting were ; — Alyssurn 

 argentcuvi, Campanxda isophylla alba, Carlina subcanlescens, 

 Centaurea alpina, Clematis Jachnanni, Geranium Endressi, 

 G. Wallichianum, Dictamnus tauricus, Helianthus multi- 



