of Edinhurgh, Session 1881-82. cxiii 



out of the contents of the packet. In New Zealand, Samohis is the 

 only known representative of the Primrose order, yet, if got on these 

 high summits, not at all botanically explored, it may have been 

 mingled with seeds of Olearia. Sir Joseph Hooker maintains that 

 these mountain ranges will yet yield a rich harvest to the explorer. 

 The other plant, an Arnebia, was raised from seeds sent by !Mrs 

 Augusta Johnstone, and picked up in elevated valleys between 

 Murree and Eawul Pindi; they were labelled "Prophet Flower." 

 It may be Dr Aitchison's A. speciosa. 



Thursday, Sth June 1882. — Dr Cleghorn, Vice-President, in 



the Chair. 



The following communications were read : — 



I. Obituary Notice of Joseph Decaisne, Memler of the Institute, 

 Honorary Fellow. By Mr Andrew Taylor, Assistant 

 Secretary. 



II. Repm't of the Meeting of the Scottish Alpine Botanical Chd), 

 oi Dalwhinnie, July and August 1881. By Mr William 

 B. Boyd of Faldonside. 



The summer meeting of the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club was 

 held at Dalwhinnie Hotel, on Wednesday, 27th July. 



The hotel, which is chiefly frequented by anglers, is situated 

 about a mile from Loch Ericht, where good trout fishing is to be 

 had, and frequently large specimens of Salmo ferox are obtained. 

 Thursday morning being fine, it was resolved to visit the Sow of 

 Atholl, with the view of rediscovering Menzieda ccendea, which 

 was first found here by Professor Balfour, and had not been gathered 

 for many years. After breakfast, we started in two carriages for the 

 foot of the hill, which is much nearer to Dalnaspidal station than to 

 Dalwhinnie. Having left our conveyances, we divided into parties 

 with the view of the more readily discovering the rare plant. Some of 

 the party had been with Professor Balfour on a previous occasion, 

 and had gathered it, but could not now remember the place. The 

 hill was carefuUy hunted for a long time with apparently no result. 

 Many were the disappointments we met with as tlie leaves of Em- 

 petrum nigrum and Azalea procumhens, which both grew plentifully 



