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Bowling ; and noticed some of the more interesting plants collected, 

 such as Uymenophyllum Wilsoni in Ardenconnel Glen, Valeriana 

 pyrenaica, Cardamine amara, Sedum Telephium, Carum verticillatum, 

 CEnanthe crocata exhibiting no orange juice when cut, Rumex san- 

 guineus, 0. viridis, Milium effusum, Sagina maritima, Raphanus ma- 

 ritimus, Sinapis monensis, Steenhammera maritima, Trollius euro- 

 pgeus, Mimulus luteus, naturalised near Largs, Pinguicula lusitanica, 

 Osmunda regalis, Peucedanum Ostruthium, Lysimachia Nummularia, 

 Asplenium marinum, Smyrnium olusatrum, Carex muricata. Inula 

 Helenium, Conium maculatum, Malva moschata and sylvestris, Poa 

 maritima. Geranium Columbinum, Allium vineale and Solanum Dul- 

 camara. 



Dr. Balfour also gave a detailed account of an excursion to Loch 

 Winnock and Castle Semple woods, and exhibited most of the plants 

 collected, in a fresh state; such as Nuphar lutea, Ranunculus Lin- 

 gua, Hippuris vulgaris, Carex acuta and vesicaria, Aconitum Napellus, 

 Hesperis matronalis, Serrafalcus commutatus, Sedum villosum and S. 

 Telephium, Littorella lacustris, Staphylea pinnata, Berberis vulgaris, 

 Lythrum Salicaria, Spiraea salicifolia, Verbascum Thapsus, Acer cam- 

 pestre and Epipactis latifolia. He described the gardens at Castle 

 Semple, which are very extensive. The quantity of glass in the vi- 

 neries, peach and pine houses, greenhouses and stoves, is probably 

 unequalled in any private garden in Scotland. The party were 

 received most hospitably by the proprietor, Colonel Harvey, who 

 accompanied them through the woods in the neighbourhood of the 

 Castle. In the plantations, some fine cedars, larches and oaks were 

 observed. 



It was agreed, on the motion of the President, that the Committee 

 on the Flora of Glasgow, formerly appointed, be authorised to make 

 up a Catalogue of British Plants, to be published under the direction 

 of the Glasgow Botanical Society. 



A specimen of Cirsium setosum of Bieberstein was received from 

 Dr. Dewar of Dunfermline, for the herbarium. 



Dr. Rottinger, curator of the herbarium, exhibited specimens of the 

 following vegetable alkaloids : — viz., Morphin, Meconin, Codein, 

 Narcotin, Solanin, Atropin, Delphinin, Lactucin, Emetin, Berberin, 

 Aconitin, Veratrin, Picrotoxin, Brucin, Peucedanin, Cinchonin, Jala- 

 pin, iEsculin, Santonin. — J. H. B. 



