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Proceedbujs of the Botaniml Sur.iety 



The longest diameter of the wood is 37*4 inches; transverse 35 "0 ; 

 long radius of that diameter 19 "8 inches; short 17*6; girth over 

 bark 9 feet 3| inches. This specimen had been presented to the 

 Botanical Museum by Alexander Campbell, Esq., through the 

 agency of Sir Eobert Christison, Bart., who had also subjoined to 

 the specimen a scale one-half the natural dimensions, showing the 

 relative width of the annual layers of both radii of one diameter by 

 decades of years. 



8. Amongst the plants in pots exhibited from the garden 

 were : — 



Androsace Chamtejasme. 

 Dianthus alpinus. 



neglectus. 

 Edraianthus Kitaibeli. 

 Fritillaria Kamschatica. 

 Gypsophila cerastoides. 

 Hutchinsia alpina. 

 Linaria origanifolia. 

 Myosotis alpestris. 

 Oxytropus montanus. 

 Primula sikkimensis. 

 mollis. 



Primula scotica. 

 farinosa. 

 capitata. 

 Senecio speciosus, a magnificent 

 new groundsell from the Cape 

 of Good Hope. 

 Saxifraga caesia. 



squarrosa. 

 M'j^abiana. 

 mutata. 

 Veronica Lyalli. 



The following had been collected during the i^revious summer by 

 the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club : — 



Cystopteris montana. 



Woodsia hyperborea. 



Juncus castanea. 



Purple form of Veronica saxatilis. 



lied form of Saxifraga hypnoi- 



des. 

 Dryas octopetala. 



Thursday, Sth July. — Mr Wm. Gorrie, rresideut, 

 in the Chair. 



The following Candidate was elected a uon-Resident 

 Fellow : 



The Rev. Thomas Bakty, M.A. , The Manse, Kirkholm. 



The following Communications were read : — 



I. F^irther Notes on New Zealand Plants, cidtivated at Rait 

 Lodge, near Trinity, which witlistood tlie whiter 1879-80. 

 By the President. 



