XX PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. H. F. Tagg read a paper on the occurrence of 

 Agaricus melleus, Vahl, on Gooseberry bushes in fruit 

 plantations in Kent. 



Professor Bayley Balfour exhibited a large and 

 interesting series of photographs of Chinese Primulas, 

 cultivated at the Royal Botanic Garden, and also a series 

 of photographs of dried specimens of the great majority of 

 the species known from China. 



A specimen of Polygonum calcatum, Lind., gathered 

 on Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, was shown on behalf of 

 C. E. Moss, D.Sc, this being a new record for Great 

 Britain for this plant. 



Mr. R. C. Davie gave an account of a new locality near 

 Eisenach, Germany, for Teucrium montanum, Linn., which 

 is generally distributed over Central Europe and Asia 

 Minor. 



A collection of interesting plants in flower was shown 

 from the Royal Botanic Garden : — 



Of Primulas — P. Bulleyana, G. Forrest; P. Forrestii, 

 Balf. fil. ; P. geraniifolia, Hook. fil. ; P. lichiangensis, G. 

 Forrest ; P. luteola, Rupr. ; P. membranifolia, Franch. ; 

 P. pinnatifida, Franch. ; P. sino-listeri, Balf. fil. ; P. sino- 

 mollis, Balf. fil. (a new introduction raised by Mr. J. C. 

 Williams from seeds collected by Mr. George Forrest in 

 Yunnan) ; P. Veitchii, Duthie ; also the two beautiful 

 hybrids P. Edina (Bulleyana x Beesiana) and P. Inverleith 

 (Bulleyana x pulverulenta). 



Of Meconopsis — M. aculeata, Royle ; M. Delavayi, Franch. 

 (a new introduction flowered for the first time in cultiva- 

 tion, raised from seed collected by Mr. George Forrest for 

 Bees, Ltd.) ; 31. grandis, Prain (one of the few perennial 

 species) ; M. Henrici, Bur. et Franch. (the plant came to 

 Edinburgh from the Royal Gardens, Kew, and this is 

 probably the first flowering in cultivation) ; M. horridula, 

 Hook. fil. & Thorns. ; M. punicea, Maxim. ; M. racemosa, 

 Prain ; M. rudis, Prain ; M. simplicifolia, Walp. ; M. sinu- 

 ata, Prain, var. racemosa ; M. Wardii, Prain (a new species 

 flowered for the first time in cultivation, raised from seed 

 collected by Mr. Kingdon Ward for Bees, Ltd.). 



