148 f List or Rarer PLANTS. 
Sth May, 1896. 
Mr Puture Suuury, Vice-President, in the chair. 
New Members—Mr Jonathan E. Blacklock, solicitor ; the 
Count of Serra Largo, Cowhill Towers ; and Mr Adam Skirving, 
Croys, Dalbeattie. 
Donations.—The Report of the Marlborough College Natural 
History Society ; Report of the Milwaukie Public Museum ; the 
Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia; the 
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Mr James 
Barbour presented a copy of the ground plan of Birrens. 
On the motion of Mr Lennox, a special vote of thanks was 
awarded to Mr James Barbour for his distinguished services as 
representative of this society in the recent excavations at Birrens ; 
and the thanks of this society were expressed to the Society of 
Antiquaries of Scotland for conducting and paying for the excava- 
tions. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
l.—Annotated: List of Rarer Plants met with in North-West 
Dumfriesshire. By Mr JOHN Corrté, Moniaive. 
Karly in 1891 I was invited by Mr Scott-Elliot to co-operate 
with a few other members of the Society in the work of collecting 
material for a new District Flora. The results of work done prior 
to, and during, 1891-92 were communicated to Mr Elliot at the 
time, buta few additional records have since been made, and these, 
together with my earlier records, may now be submitted in the 
form of ‘* An annotated list of rarer plants met with in north-west 
Dumfriesshire.” 
RANUNCULACEAi. 
Aquilegia vulgaris—probably an escape. Jarbruck Wood, Glen- 
cairn, 374 ft. 
NYMPHAVACE AU. 
Nuphar intermedium—Stroanshalloch Loch. 1270 ft. First 
gathered by Mr Fingland. 
PAPAVERACE AL. 
Platystemon californicum—recorded 1887. Near Moniaive. 
