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Notes on some of the Rarer Plants found on the Dovrefjehl, Norway, in 



July ISSS. By George Bied 410 



On the occurrence of Zostera nana, Roth, in the Firth of Forth. By 



William Evans, F.R.S.E 415 



On the occurrence of Calamagrostis stricta, var. horealis, Hartm., in Scot- 

 laud. By Arthur Bennett, F.L.S 416 



Notes on the Records of Scottish Plants during 1888. By Arthur Bennett, 



F.L.S 417 



A Summary of the Botanical Features of the Country traversed by the 

 Afghan Delimitation Commission during 1884-85. By J. E. T. 

 AiTCHisON, M.D., CLE., F.R.S 421 



The Soui'ce of Badsha, or Royal Salep. By J. E. T. AlTCHisoN, M.D., 



CLE., F.R.S. (Plate VIL) 434 



Notes on some Willows in Edinburgh University Herbarium. By F. 



Buchanan White, M.D., F.L.S 441 



The Flora of the Coasts of Lapland and of the Yugor Straits (N.-AY. 

 Siberia), as observed during the Voyage of the "Labrador" in 1888 ; 

 with Summarised List of all the Species known from the Islands of 

 Novaya Zemlya and Waigatz, and from the North Coast of Western 

 Siberia. By Philip Sewell. (Plate VIIL) 444 



Galls of Norway. By Prof. J. W. H. Trail, M.A., M.D., F.L.S 482 



Enumeration of Fungi collected in Hardanger in 1887. By Prof. James 



W. H. Trail, M.A., M.D., F.L.S 487 



Note on the Fertilisation of Aspidistra elator by Slugs. By John Wilson, 



D.Sc, University of St Andrews 495 



Note on a Sweet Substance called ]Manna, from a species of Astragalus 

 growing in Persia, and on the Manna of Alhagi maurorum. By A. 

 Galletly 498 



Report on Temperatures and Open-Air Vegetation at the Royal Botanic 

 Garden, Edinburgh, from July 1888 to June 1889. By Robert Lind- 

 say, Curator of the Garden 499 



Obituary Notice of Professor Alexander Dickson. By Professor T. R. 



Eraser 508 



„ ,, Dr Boswell of Balmuto. By Hugh Cleghorn, LL.D. 516 



,, ,, Rev. Churchill Babington, D.D., and John Percy, M.D., 



F.R.S. By Andrew Taylor 519 



„ ), James Smith Crichton, M.D., Arbroath. By George 



Bell 522 



J, ,, John Allan. By Dr Macfarlane 524 



Miscellaneous Contributions and Exhibitions 525 



Office-Bearers and New Fellows 528 



Additions to Library, Herbarium, and Museum 530 



List of Members 543 



Index 550 



