of Edinhurgh, Session 1881-82. cxi 



MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS. 



1. The following plants in flower from the cold frames in the 

 Royal Botanic Garden were exhibited, viz., Epigcea repens (the 

 American Mayflower), at present in full bloom ; Gorhularia hulbo- 

 codium sidphureum ; KoroTkwia Sewerzvoii, a plant closely allied to 

 Fntillaria ; Primula caslimeriana, Soldanella montana, Saxifraga 

 Stracheyi, and from the open wall Magnolia conspicua. 



Thursdaij, \?>tli April 1882. — Professor Bayley Balfour, 

 Presidentj in the Chair. 



It was unanimously agreed to send a letter of condolence to Lady 

 Thomson, Bonsyde, on the death of her husband, Sir C. Wyville 

 Thomson, a former President of the Society. 



The following Communications were read : — 



I. Obituary Notice of Professor Sir C. Wyville TJwmson. 

 By Emeritus Professor John Hutton Balfour. 



II. On the Genus Trichia in Britain. By the President. 



III. On Fixing Blowing Sands by means of Planted Gi'osses. 

 By Mr James Coutts Crawford, F.G.S., late of 

 Wellington, New Zealand. 



IV. Ow Temperatures at the Royal Botanic Garden, and 



their Effects on Vegetation. By Mr John Sadler, 

 Curator, 



V. Miscellaneous Contributions. 



Dr Cleghorn presented to the Museum at the Eoyal Botanic 

 Garden a specimen of Cynomorium boccineum, a plant of the 

 Balanophorece, collected by him in the island of Gozo. 



Thursday, Uth May 1882. — Professor Bayley Balfour, 

 President, in the Chair. 



On the motion of Professor Dickson, seconded by the President, 

 the Society unanimously adopted a recommendation of the Coimcil 



