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specimens. Mr. John Roy, the raises of the So- 
сї iety, read a paper relating to early local discoverers 
ich he said :— 
1 endeavour to ascertain who 
_ were the first discoverers of particular a s in 
| the north-east of Scotland, or who were the first to 
q make known the fact that the plants existed in that 
| part of the country, what the names of the recorders 
| were, and if possible to ascertain something about 
_ them. The earliest name I have found hitherto is D. 
Fic. 57.—cHARLEVILLE GROS COLMAR : 
п, about 1620—1650. Who or what Was he? 
Tid Skene, who lived in Aberdeen 
tury, and who died in 
tely, his MSS. still exist, and were used to 
n extent by Dr. Dickie and Dr. Murray.” 
“The next of whose discoveries we have some 
account is the Rev. John Lightfoot, who tra- 
velled in Scotland in 1772. His Flora Scotica is 
the result of his observations. born in 
Gloucestershire in 1735. He studied at Oxford, 
well 
acquainted with forgipn as well as Brit tish pi Ry 
He accompanied Mr. Pennant in his Scottish tour. 
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COLOUR YELLOWISH-WHITE. (SEE P. 254.) 
He had also for his travelling companion Rev. Mr. 
illier, an as well as 
Stewart, of ^ lent scholar 
, who seems to haye given him much assist- 
ance, icularly with local and Gaelic names of 
His book appe іп 1778. He died very 
suddenly i in 1788, at E ore of fifty-three. The publi- 
is Flora marks a definite epoch in Scottish 
М Th hree names next occur almost simulta- 
neously—Mackay, Don, and Brown—and, indeed, 
| their discoveries are deal mixed up together. 
I gather that most of Brown's work must have 
been done in 1791, or a year before or after, at the 
time he was studying medicine in Aberdeen. Of 
course I am referring to the famous Robert Brown, 
who is so well known as the greatest botanist of his 
ti His rs in our field, however, appear not 
o have been much k here, for Dr. Dickie does 
not refer his discoveries in Aberdeenshire. 
e '"5 Arrangement 
Morren, who flourished 
number of i ortan t discoveries in 
Aberdeenshire. "Mr. Robert rn then read а paper 
n а voyage to the Arctic Regions in 1886 
paper, emn was illustrated by diagrams, was ve 
instructi Cordial vote nks were accorded 
to Pacis who su ications, and a 
similar compliment we: paid to the President, the 
pi tnu terminated. 
eting held on er the 15th inst., 
Professor Trail in the chai 
ical section was 
of E m alpinum, found in the 
Moss of Restenneth, near Forfar, by n, 
the Forfar eripi in 1791. Mr. Ro oy, to whom 
the specimen ongs, — that it is now 
extinct in Britain ; that t, o far as known, it never 
grew in any iessen p e in v the repu than n- 
he caus 
dent و‎ a 
it had not before been 
затий іп A еа. 
М№овтн or SCOTLAND HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, 
The usual monthly meeting of this Association 
was held in the Christian Institute, Aberdeen, on 
Friday evening, the 21st ult. Before proceeding e: 
the business ofthe E the President, Mr. 
son, Lures viu : van Sec moe Mr. Wyllie, vith, ш 
tim wn 0 ЖЕ» Car erg in which 
he is ‘ce ipee end vius Well- 
wood, Cals d Aberdeen) on address on the 
“ Past Р sent Condition, "ipo тыш; чиле 
the iiir аса of which he 
should be done by the 
e Queen's Jubilee. 
Other papers having been read a lively discussion 
ensued. A vote of thanks to the President termi- 
nated the proceedings. 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
€—— 
di ds GOOSEBERRY BUSHES. 
Wi operation has been delayed, owing to 
the diy. of the buds to be destroyed by birds, but 
little time must now bel 
of 
oot added, аз will drug the реа distasteful to 
m. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
If fresh plantations were made last autumn the 
plants will be found to be slightly 1 ngs ie $ ot the 
, and must rm again by 
tion 1 of this fruit should now be heavily mulched 
for the season, long stable iir the most suit- 
able material for this purpose ; the space pepe 
the rows should previously be Mrd over with a 
slaked lime. I find it a good plan to do this 
