Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 145 



This paper will appear in the * Annals of Natural History ' and in the 

 Transactions of the Society. 



Dr. Cleghorn exhibited the fruit of Aristolochia indica, L., and the 

 strange-looking tuberculated pod of Bignonia xylocarpa, Rox., three 

 feet long — about the size of a walking-stick. When pendulous from 

 the tree, it is a conspicuous object on the Malabar Ghauts. 



5. u On a supposed new species of Glyceria" by Frederick Towns- 

 end, B.A. (Seep. 104.) 



The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year : — 



President. — Professor Fleming. 



Vice-Presidents. — Dr. Neill, Dr. Lowe, Professor Balfour, Dr. 

 Seller. 



Councillors. — Mr. Lawson, jun. ; Mr. Win. Ivory, W.S. ; Dr. Par- 

 nell ; Mr. James Cunningham, W.S. ; Mr. J. T. Syme ; Professor 

 Christison ; Professor Goodsir ; Mr. Charles Murchison ; Mr. J. S. 

 Sanderson ; Mr. Benjamin Carrington. 



Treasurer. — Mr. Brand. 



Honorary Secretary. — Dr. Greville. 



Foreiyn Secretary. — Dr. Douglas Maclagan. 



Assistant Secretary. — Mr. Evans. 



Curator of Museum. — Mr. Wyville T. C. Thomson. 



Artist.— Mr. J. M'Nab. 



Assistant Curator. — Mr. G. Lawson. 



Jan. 10, 1850. — Professor Fleming, President, in the Chair. 



Many donations were announced. 

 The following papers were read : — 



1 . " On the British species of Char a" by Charles C. Babington, 

 M.A., F.L.S. &c. (Seep. 81.) 



2. " On the Watery Secretion of the Ice-plant, Mesembryanthemum 

 crystallinum, L.," by Dr. Augustus Voelcker, Professor of Chemistry 

 in the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. (This paper will ap- 

 pear in our next Number.) 



3. " List of Plants found in the Island of Rathlin," by Miss C. Gage. 

 The picturesque and interesting island of Rathlin or Raghery is situ- 

 ated on the coast of Antrim, being three miles distant from the pro- 

 montory of Fair Head, on the mainland, and nearly five and a half 

 miles from Ballycastle. In its geological formation it is basaltic, and 

 presents fine cliffs, with some remarkable columns, more especially at 

 Doon point on the south-eastern side. Among the plants noticed 

 were the following : — Galium pusillum, Anagallis tenella, Beta ma- 

 ritima, Cuscuta epilinum, Helosciadium nodiforum, Cicuta virosa, 

 Conium maculatum, (Enanthe fstulosa, Smyrnium Olusatrum, Scilla 

 verna, Alisma ranunculoides, Elatine hexandra, Sedum reflexum, S. 

 Rhodiola, Nymphcea alba, Nuphar lutea, Ranunculus hirsutus, Oro- 

 banche major, Draba muralis, Crambe maritima, Brassica oleracea, 

 Raphanus maritimus, Lavatera arborea, Ulex nanus (introduced), 

 Hypericum Androsamum, Artemisia maritima, Inula Helenium, I. 

 dysenterica, Pyrethrum maritimum, Malaxis paludosa, Littorella 



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