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rican elderberry fSamhucus CanadetisisJ, also presented a striking 

 feature, being very abundant and densely clothed with fruit. The 

 only tree noticed by the party, not previously seen in any other dis- 

 trict, was th6 Tamarack, or black American Larch (Larix pendulaj. 

 This tree, of which there was an extensive forest on the banks of the 

 Thames river, near New London, was generally of straggling growth, 

 and never exceeded three feet in circumference. 



Dr. Balfour read an account of a botanical trip to Ben Voirlich and 

 Ben Nevis in August last. He gave an account of the general fea- 

 tures of the district, and noticed the occurrence of moraines and large 

 angular boulders near the upper part of Loch Lomond, and the 

 smooth rounded rocks, with distinct groovings, which are seen near 

 the waterfall of Glen Nevis : both of these phenomena being proba- 

 bly indicative of the former existence of glaciers. He then gave an 

 account of the Flora, and noticed the occurrence of Carex irrigua, 

 near Loch Hoy; of Isoetes lacustris, Carex saxatilis and Poa Bal- 

 fourii, in large quantities on Ben Voirlich ; and of Lysimachia vulga- 

 ris, Carex vesicavia, Rubus afSnis, suberectus, and adula var. foliosus, 

 Bab., near Inverarnon. After noticing the varieties of Quercus pe- 

 dunculata and sessilifloi*a, which occur in Glen Falloch, he proceeded 

 to give a detailed account of the Botany of Ben Nevis. Besides the 

 usual alpine plants, he picked Saxifraga rivularis, Stellaria cerastoi- 

 des, Poa alpina vivipara, Poa laxa and Poa montana, Cornus sue- 

 cica, Cistopteris dentata, Carex saxatilis, and various alpine forms of 

 Hieracia. 



Specimens of the plants were exhibited to the meeting. 



At this meeting the election of office-bearers for the ensuing year 

 took place, when Professor Balfour was chosen President, and Drs. 

 Greville, Seller, Archibald Inglis and Douglas Maclagan, V^ice-presi- 

 dents. 



January 8th, 1846. — Professor Balfour, President, in the chair. 



The Treasurer read a letter from Mrs. Graham, presenting to the 

 Society some valuable MS. papers on botanical subjects, by the late 

 Professor Graham, 



W. Ivory, Esq., W.S., 26, York Place, was elected a resident Fel- 

 low of the Society. 



The following communications were read : — 



Notice regarding some species of plants recently observed as na- 

 tives of Britain, by Mr. Evans. Among the species referred to in 

 this notice, were Alsine stricta, Carduus arvensis, &. setosus, Glyceria 



