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pots, was exhil)ite(l from the Koyal Botanic Garden, including 

 JSarracenia flava, 8. purpurea; Darlingtonia californica, Arnehia 

 ecMoides, Arahis htepharophylla si/perJja, Auhrietia Hendersoni, A. 

 Bougai'iivillea, dark seedling vars. ; Tldaspi rotundifolia, Gentiana 

 acaulis alba, G. i-arna ; Saxifraga calycifiora, Corydalis hracteata, 

 Lychnis alpina, Pinguicula grandiflora, Androsace gigantea, Pri- 

 mida sikJdmensis, P. Stuartii, P. Palhmri, P. mollif<, P. scotica, P. 

 auricidafa, P. Sicholdi, vars., P. ciliata, hybrid vars. ; and a fine 

 specimen of the Cistus Rape (Cytisus Hypocistus), sent from Cannes 

 by Mrs Flockhart, Gairney House, Trinity. 



Mr C. Jenner's gardener, Mr Chapman, had also been very 

 successful in erowinsj Gentiana acaidis alba. 



Thursday, 9th June 1881. — Professor Balfouk, and after- 

 wards Professor Dickson, in the Chair. 



The death of Dr Ludwig Eabenhorst, of Messen, Saxony, 

 Editor of Hedioigia, and a Foreign and Corresponding Member, 

 was noted. 



The following Communications were read : — 



I. Meeting of the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club at the Spittal 

 of Glcnshce, on 29th July 1880. By Dr Chaeles Stuakt, 

 Chirnside. Communicated by Mr William B. Boyd. 



The members who attended this meeting were Professor Alexander 

 Dickson, Vice-President ; Mr Boyd, Secretary ; Dr Craig, Treasurer 3 

 Rev, Mr Alison, Chaplain ; Dr Aitken, Minstrel ; Captain Norman, 

 R.N. ; Mr Potts, Dr Charles Stuart, and Mr John Sadler. 



"We met at Perth Station on the arrival of the morning train from 

 the south, and travelled together by Coupar-Angus to Blairgowrie, 

 where we lunched, and pursued our journey in a drag with three 

 horses to the Spittal, which, after a pleasant journey, we reached in 

 good time. The scenery all the way from Blairgowrie was very 

 interesting, the hills on both sides of the road being finely wooded, 

 with the Ericht and then the Shee adding beauty to the landscape. 

 The fine position of Craighall, elevated about 300 feet above the 

 Ei'icht, on a rocky eminence, with the hill behind finely wooded, was 



