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Miscellcm eous Con tributions 



[SESS. LIII. 



jNIr Hole of Quorndon Lodge, Loughborougli, sent flowers of 

 Snowdrop, Snowflake, Cineraria, Lily of the Valley, and Tobacco, 

 coloured in a beautiful way from absorption of aniline dyes. 



April n. 



^Ir Dunn of Dalkeith Palace Gardens exhibited cut branches 

 of Lapageria rosea, and Pkilesia huxifolia, witli their hybrid ofl- 

 spring PhUageria Veitchii. 



Mr Potts of Fettes INIount showed a large series of seedling 

 Saxifrages, raised by him, amongst ^\hich was a pretty variegated 

 variety of the " hypnoides " section. 



Mr Lindsay exhibited flowering plants of TrolUus acauUs and 

 Trillium eredum, from the Botanic Garden. 



Ma9/ 9. 



Professor Balfour showed a flower branch of Megacarpsea bifida, 

 which was then blossoming on the rock-garden; and a tine plant of 

 the rare Roridula dentata, a shrubby Drosera which had been raised 

 from seeds received by Dr Macfarlane from Dr Reinecke, Witsen- 

 berg, Cape Colony. 



Mr Lindsay exhibited the following plants, in flower, from the 

 Garden : — 



Androsace villosa 

 lactea 

 Bryanthus erectus 

 Corydalis nobilis 

 Narcissus calalliinus 

 ,, juncil'dlius 

 ,, muticus X juucifolius 

 Primula auriculata 

 I'ariuusa 



Primula integrifolia 

 „ mistassinica 

 ,, rosea 

 „ Sieboldi vars. 

 „ Reidi 

 Pinguicula caudata 

 ,, alpina 



,, olatior 



Saxifraga pallida 



June 13. 



Mr TuriibuU gave a microscopic demonstration of tlu; Absorption 

 of Mercury by the Wood- vessels of ths Plane Tree as the result of 

 transpiration suction. 



Mr Lindsay drew attention to a line llowering specimen of 

 AiiijirphopkaU.HH rjinipanrdatu!^, the corm of wliicli had been received 

 from Kew. He also showed — 



Arum palu!Htiiiuin 

 Xantliosia rotuiidif'olia 

 ]-)iautlius iif'ghtctns 



,, nogioclus, nKcdiing vars. 



Eriims alpiiius albus 

 Saxii'raga cocsia 

 Raoullia eximia, &c. 



