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Report on Temperatures and Open-Air "S^egetatiou ;at the Royal Botanic 

 Garden, Edinburgh, from tTuly 1SS6 to June 1887- By Robert 



Lindsay, Curator of the Garden 121 



I\IiscelIaneous Contributions and Exhibitions 133 



Office-Bearers and New Fellows 140 



Additions to Library, Herbarium, and Museum 142 



SESSION LII. 



President's Introductoi-y Address 149 



The Jlariue Algte of Elie, with ]\Lap of the District. By GEORGE W. 



Traill, Joppa. (Plate IV.) 156 



On the Fruits of the Genus Anemone. By Dr Edward Janczewski, 



Professor of Botany, Cracow 174 



Additions to the Scottish Flora during 1887, with a Resum^ of the Year's 



"Work. By A. Bennett, F. L. S. , Croydon, Surrey 178 



Excursion of the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club in August 1887, to the 



Hardanger District of Norway. By William Craig, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., 



F.R.S.E.,&c 184 



The Galls of Norway. By James ^Y. H. Trail, M.A., M.D., F.L.S., 



Professor of Botany, University of Aberdeen 201 



A List of Plants observed in AVest Sutherland (108), by Mr Archibald 



Gray ; with Notes on the Flora, by Lionel W. Hinxman, of H. M. 



Geological Survey. Communicated by B. Peach, F.R.S.E., F.G.S., 



&c 220 



Report on a Visit to Glenure by the JMembers of the Summer Camp. By 



"William Coats 237 



Heterophylly in New Zealand Veronicas. By Robert Lindsay, Curator, 



Royal Botanic Garden. (Plates V. and VL) 242 



Observations on the Annual Increase in Girth of Trees in the Royal Botanic 



Garden, and at Craigiehall, near Edinburgh, from 1878 to 1887. Part 



I. By Dr Christison, Edinburgh 245 



The Colouring Matters of Leaves and Flowers. By Philip Sewell 276 



On the Leaves of Climbing Plants. By W. E. Fothergill, M.A 308 



Notes on New and Rare Marine Algas, gathered in 1887. By George 



William Traill 312 



Note on .Tuacm alpinus, Vill. By F. Buchanan White, ]\I.D., F.L.S., 



F.E.S 313 



List of Plants which Flowered in the Rock Garden at the Royal Botanic 



Garden, Edinburgh, during 1887, with Dates when First Flowers 



opened. By R. Lindsay, Curator 315 



Report on Tem])oratures and Open-Air Vegetation at the Royal Botanic 



Garden, Edinburgh, from July 1887 to June 1888. By Robert 



Lindsay, Curator of the Garden 332 



Obituary Notice of Sir Walter Elliot. By Hugh Cleghorn, M.D 342 



„ ,, Professor Asa Gray. By Andrew Taylor 346 



,, „ Professor Anton do Bary. By Professor B.\yley 



Balfour 350 



Jliscellaneous Contributions and Exhibitions 355 



Office- Ik-arers and New Fellows 359 



Additions to Library, Herbarium, and Museum 361 



SESSION LIII. 



Introductory Address by the President, William Craig, M.D., F.R.S.E., 



F.R.C.S.E 367 



Excursion of the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club to Sutherland and Caith- 

 ness in 1888. By William Craig, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., F.R.S.E 372 



Observations on the Wood of certain Resin-Producing Trees. Part II. By 



A. Gallktlv 381 



Ajufja p!)rii:iiuduiLi in Dumfriesshire (with Exhibition of Specimen). By J. 



Thorhurn Joh.n.st(jnk, Moffat 389 



Observations on the Annual Increase in Girth of Trees in the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, and at Craigiehall, near Edinburgh, from 1878 to 1887. 

 Part n. By David Christison, M.D., F.S.A. Scot 390 



