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meia, Ung. (fructus) ; and Sequoia Langsdorfii, Br. (2) Fagus Deuealionis, 
Ung. j Populus arctica, Heer ; Prunus Scottii, Heer ; Quercus Grcenlandica, 
Heer ; Corylus Macquarrii, Forbes (<4Jniw) ; Sequoia Langsdorfii, Br. ; & 
Couttsia, Heer; Pjntw hyperborea, Heer; Diospyros brachysepala, Br. ; J»- 
dromeda protogcea, Ung. ; and ifodera M'Clurii, Heer. (3) Andromeda pro - 
togma, Ung. ; Spkceria arctica, Heer ; Quercus Olafseni ; Fagus Deuealionis, 
Ung. ; Carpolithes sphcerula, Heer ; Sequoia Langsdorfii (with seeds) ; and 
Equisetum, sp. (4) Daphnogene Kami, Heer ; Diospyros brachysepala, A. 
Br. ; Corylus M'Quarrii, Heer ; Sequoia Langsdorfii, Br. ; and Phyllites mem- 
oranaceus, Heer. (5) Populus arctica, Heer, var. ; Populus Richardsoni, 
Heer ; Sequoia Langsdorfii, Br. ; and M' Clintockia trinervis, Heer. (6) &?- 
£W02a Langsdorfii, Br. (amentum masculum). (7) M l ClintocJcia dentata, Heer. 
(8) M'Cluitochia trinervis, Heer. 
Botanical Society of Edinburgh. — Thursday, 9th May. — William 
txorrie, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. Professor Balfour noticed the 
death of John Gray, Esq., who had been for many years a member of the 
Society. He died at Braeside, Helensburgh, on 28th April last, in the seventieth 
year of his age. Tim following communications were read : — 1. On Submarine 
Forests and other remains of Indigenous Wood in Orkney. By Dr. William 
Traih\St. Andrew's. 2. On the Lichen Flora of the Druidical Stones of Scotland. 
By Dr. W. Lauder Lindsay. In this paper Dr. Lindsay gave a short histori- 
cal account of the probable age, origin, and uses of what are commonly called 
"Druidical stones," or "stannic stanes," met with in various parts of Scot- 
land. During the summer of last year he had made an excursion to Lewis and 
Orkney, for the purpose of examining the lichens found on these peculiar stones 
m these islands. He specially examined those of Callernish and Stennis. He 
concluded by giving a list of the different genera and species found. 3. Bo- 
tanical Intelligence. By Professor Balfour. Dr. Balfour communicated a 
report from Dr. Cleghorn on the progress of the forests in Bengal during 
1865-66 ; also a report from Dr. Thomas Anderson on the introduction of the 
Mahogany-troe into Bengal. It was originally introduced from the West 
Indies in 1795 into the Botanic Garden at Calcutta, from winch time its growth 
oad been very satisfactory. In 1864 there were sixty -nine trees of large size 
growing in the garden, besides numerous small ones, averaging upwards of one 
f °ot in diameter. Many of the former were blown down by the cyclone of 
1864, and when they were examined the roots of the majority of them were 
found to be more or less decayed, owing, in all probability, to the richness and 
dampness of the alluvial soil in which they were planted. The dimensions of 
the largest tree now in the garden are as follow :— 
Ft. In. 
Circumference at 4 feet above ground . 14 34 
5 - ■ ii ! 
Length of bole ia u 
Extreme height of tree 15 ° ° 
Spread of branches 1"" ^ 
Ati <1 the following are the dimensions of a log at present lying in the gardens, 
Cut fp °m one of the treea blown down in the cyclone :— 
