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“drove to the Spittal of Poco and thence to pit | bane (Erigeron alpinus), the Orange ppm 
In the evening a business meeting was chs Id in | (Potentila salisburgensis ) i Q 
Hotel, at A there were present :— | oom na). By ie i rie gota pi F apo PLANT GOSSIP. 
Professor Ballon (Edinburgh), ‘Age wg Alex. Dick- | o r Gliks M: te alpine Foxtail-grass (Alopecurus To ead in the south of England who seldom 
a Col eg | Spt), and the alpine Cat’s-tail-grass (Phleum | See the glo TROPAOLUM SPECIOSUM doing 
A C. ‘Shun © of Chit 1 alpinum) were abundant. The beautiful, on well even in “plant-houses, the sight of a mass of 
Shaw, of piel na Boyd, of aa, ; | Bottle Moss (Splachnum vasculosum) was also met its rich scarlet flowers on the walls of sheltered cot- 
lasgow ; Duthie, R Lindsa say, and J. | with on this mountain. tages in various parts of Scotland is a treat indeed. 
ianh. Letters of apology were received On Friday the Club formed two parties—one pro- There is a fine show of it on the cottage of Mr. Laing, 
from Dr. Walker, Dr. Lei << pas ae se “438 rey, Bal- freed to Little Craigandal and Ben Avon, and the | g to the Duchess of Sutherland and Countess of 
, Dr ken, Mr, Maw other to Glen Callater and Loch Chander (Cean- | Cromartie, at New Tarbet, in Ross-shire ; a 
etary, rot a ee he Mor). Little Craigandal the alpine Milk Vetch | $4 a nice patch of it on a garden wall so far north as 
meetings held at Clova, Forfarshire, in April | ( a alpinus) was found growing in the greates Stirkoke, the residence of Major Horne, ith 
t, and ve a statem o resent finan- | profusio This lovely little alpine fir a Barys e piant, we were informed, covers the front 
condition of the Club, which was approved of. aioe on this hill by Professor Balfour in 1847, and of some of the hotels in Braemar, and when in full 
e following office-bearers for 1875 were elected :— _ since then it has increas reat extent, in ‘some | flower in August is ‘‘a sight for the gods.” 
t Dr Balfour, Profe r of Botany, Univer- | places forming al he entire wp nd the deer s 
Vice-President, Dr. A. Dicksòn, | are said to be ex ceeding fond of it. There is only — There is such a demand for the flowers of 
: of Botany, University, Glasgow ; Secretary | one other spot where the plant is fundi in Britain, viz., the | MA RECHAL NIEL Rose in early spring, and = 
and Treasurer, Mr. John Sadler, Lecturer on Botany, | on Craig Maid in Glendole, Forfarshire. Maréchal is so chary of producing His lovely blosso 
Royal High School, Edinbur. urgh ; Chaplain, er . R. | Owing to the remarkable mildness of the last winter | except under the conditions of vigorous growth, that 
. Colvin, Kirkpatrick-juxta ; Minstrel, Dr. A. P. | very little snow was observed during the excursions | We gladly welcome any device in its culture which 
can be generally adopted and depended upon to 
insure the latter. Mr, se tarps. eget te us at 
s ich 
this season made quite a luxuriant t gro ms the secret 
of which is found in the fact that they are budded low 
on a seedling Brier, rons sad used for this purpose by 
n man, O ewtownards, near 
Belfast. The gbi at Dalkeith have made t 
times t h of those on the ordinary Brier, 
r e t thi the right way to 
wi e trust regi will is plan, a 
ur readers know results, for who is not i 
in a the Maréchal’s welldohig ? 
e dimensions are frequently given of fine 
plants oft Wr ISTARIA CHINENSIS, and to such informa- 
tion we may add that a grand example ma seen 
on the walls of Newbattle Abbey seat 
Marquis of Lothian, a few miles from Edinburgh. 
Wec t give exact measurements, but it covers a 
[are 2 ae ae of the m ria Sete Fe space, occu eed 
OSE Gee vie En ex? the win S, I t long and 55 feet high—a noble 
plant, tenderly cared for and ons pr just p i 
d fo 
z his Lordship’ : = The 
other noble s at Rewbattle, wiid we shall 
take anal podian of aliuding to. 
—— A bed of the attractive naire CHILIAN 
iaeei -r in the full flush of its beauty at- 
Chiswick, object of considerable interest 
visitors at 
ee ank of ie 
hardy annuals, and when one looks upon t - 
ane ha nscieaaly- mar “pig vari-coloured flowers, re- 
eg hues quite fant astic in character, they 
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ai “White flowers at Christmas n time. a 
r everywhere, and more than ever now ow that 
stan to Professor of Chemistry, Univer- | on the mountains, but on Ben Pe some oe the | i sch a heavy deena 
a sog be ae up a deep ra For this purpose tender - 
magar was ascended ami and hollowed out below a long vaulted | lasting as those which can brou o bloom 
of = rain, pe dense mist, which inter- | tunnel, on avs geet z which pe species of moss naturally i l houses. A plant which conforms to 
; nevertheless, many rare re, Liverwo t r treatment is the new whi lox, Miss 
ants were collected. Three n Loch Patios, which is situated = an elevation | ROBERTSON, sent out by Messrs. James k 
S descen a st gorge on the | of 1680 Jest feet abov ote gs a, the apa Lobelia (L. | & Sons, of Aberdeen. Cuttings put in in spring, 
of the mountain, where, on wet ledges | Dortmanna) was se sa oh roc r the Break- | and grown on vigorously in a cold frame until auri 
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feet above the level of the sea, they | neck Waterfall ie Tak Carex Co pi stris) was } and then removed to a cold house, make plants 
. frag d 
: alpine brook Saxifr Saxifraga | found in abundance. Pre the cliffs above Loch 12 to 18 inches high, in 6 or 8-inch pots, which -m ce ae 
which is seg to be esd A ‘es or two | Chander, one of the most desolate, wierd-looking | into flower freely. This variety is also v vey sean 
seer In marshy places, near the | places in the Sage pay several species of semo tb 
og loose-flowered alpine | alpine habe = i including Salix rA o 
Tariflora een growing in abundance, | lanata, Lapponu "end Myrsi rs. J. aad Re ynne, -o r 
$ down tailing (A, mbens), In the evening the con ie ka baek meeting of es Road, Glasgow, yee possession of 
lub was held, when the President was instructed | VIOLET-SCENTED variety 
here ae eel rag to the Earl of Airlie and also to Colonel | which was found in America, 
o nds, at a head of a rag Farquharson of Invercauld, and acquaint them of | bably be sent out ere long. 
The last-named i the results of the excursions over their respective 
and on th pe esi properties, as these gentlemen h had stg their 
counties of Aberdeen, Perth, and | interest in the Club’s p: ub then 
; collected in adjourned till the first 
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