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Memoires for 1865 of the Academy of Sciences of Montpellier, he stated the 
Phanerogamia to be 87 in number; Musci, 16; Hepatic®, 2 ; Lichens, 23; 
making a total of 128 plants. In my visit I found in flower 45 of the species 
given in Professor Martina's list, and 4 species not mentioned therein ; one 
Fern, Allosorus crispus (not mentioned by him), and one species of Agaricus. 
The Mosses and Hepatic® I have not yet examined, but of the former I have at 
least 26 species, and of the latter 3. 6. Notes on Grimmia subsquarrosa, 
Wils. MS. By Dr. Buchanan "White. Dr. White gave a description and ex- 
hibited specimens and drawings of a Moss which he had recently found growing 
abundantly on trap rocks near Perth. He had transmitted specimens of it to 
Mr. Wilson, who had decided it to be a species of Grimmia new to science, 
and proposed that it should be called G. subsquarrosa. 7. "Note on the Occur- 
rence of Buxbaumia indusiata in Aberdeenshire. By Professor Dickie. Dr. 
Dickie, in examining some specimens in his collection, marked "Buxbaumia 
aphylla? and which had been collected by Mr. A. Cruickshank in July, 1847, 
in a fir wood near Ballater, discovered that they were not that species, but the 
still rarer one B. indusiata. This moss was reported at the last meeting of the 
Society as having been lately discovered in Ross-shire by Mrs. Captain Clark, 
and to be new to the Scottish flora. 8. Extracts from Botanical Correspon- 
dence. By Mr. John Sadler. Mr. Sadler read extracts from various letters 
which he had lately received from botanical correspondents : — (1.) Mr. John 
Dawson, reporting the discovery of Gagea lutea on the banks of the Tay, near 
Perth. (2.) Mr. Charles Howie, Largo, noticing the disappearance of Bryum 
Warneum from Tent's Muir, and the occurrence of Campy I opus alpinus abun- 
dantly on Ben Wyvis. (3.) Mr. James Hardy, recording the discovery lately 
of several Mosses new to the Berwickshire flora, such as Pottia crinita. Ana- 
calypta lanceolata, Buxbaumia aphylla, Orthotricum phyllanthum, etc. 1 •) 
Dr. Dickie, sending specimens of Pottia crinita collected on the coast near 
Aberdeen. 9. Report on the State of the Open-air Vegetation in the Royal 
Botanic Garden. By Mr. M'Nab. The cold frosty winds of March have 
proved very detrimental to the foliage of many of the evergreen shrubs, as we 
as to the points of numerous coniferous trees, by causing them to become muc 
browned. It will be observed, from the floral calendar appended, that Apr 
has effected an improvement. The list given does not include all the species 
now in flower, but those only which I am in the habit of annually marking. 
Although vegetation at the present time is considerably behind the averag 
years, still it approximates very near the floral records given last spring . 
March 21. Gagea lutea, March 22. Sciila Ufolia alba. March 25. ^i ^ 
bifolia rubra ; Erythronium Dens-canis. March 26. Corydalis cava ; ^ 
dalis tuberosa rubra. March 28. Puschhinia scilloides. March 31. V 
scyamus scopolia. April 1. Knappia agrostidea ; Corydalis solida. Apri 
2. 
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Draba aizoides. April 3. Ribes sanguineum ; Rhododendron Nobleanwm ; 
cissus moschatus. April 4. Adonis vernalis ; Hy oscyamus orient alts. \ 
5. Narcissus Pseudo- Narcissus ; Primula iliata purpurata. April b. 
laria imperialis ; Primula nivalis; Muscari botryoides. April/. 
botryoides alba. April 8. Hyoscyamus physaloides. April 9. Manar y 
vernal U. April 10. Orniihogalum montanum. 
