186 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Feb. 13th.—* On the Flowers of ony. ra Gnetacea”’ at 
stract of Strasburger’s observations). McNab, M.D 
‘¢ Notes on the Recent Transmission of oom plants to India.” 
By J. McNab.—‘‘ Notes on Carex punctata and other Plants found in 
the Parish of Colvend, Kirkcudbright.” By Rev. J. Farquharson 
(see “8 47). —‘ se on a of Pyrus Aria, Sm. ” By J. F. Robin- 
“Remark Chlorococcum vulgare, Grev.” By J. McNab.— 
“ Report on Geer Segetoon of the Royal Bet. aeolan:? By the 
March 13th.— Notes on the Monte Generoso and its Flora, 1872.” 
By J. F. Duthie. The mountain is about 5700 feet above the sea, 
being the highest peak in the tract lying between the Lakes of Como 
and Lugano; the larger portion, lying towards the Lake of Lugano 
on the west, is in Switzerland, the remainder to the east belongs to 
Italy. It is a limestone mountain of Jurassic age overlying schist ; 
the rock is very porous, which partly explains the scarcity of surface 
streams. Lists of the species found were given, and specimens presented 
to the University herbarium.— “Rema rks on the Characters of Fossil 
ants. man i inci 
s and Archeopteris; it will be described by Mr. Meek, 
of Wiskih gion: The author considers that ‘ paleontological botanists 
are disposed too much to apply the methods of recent Botany to fossil 
plants, especially Palseozoic ones.” —‘‘ Additions to the Lichen-Flora 
of New Zealand.” By J. Stirton, M.D. Thirteen undescribed species 
of the Coloni 
were defined ; they were collected by Mr. J. Buchan: ial 
Museum, Wellington.—*‘ Report on the Open-air Vegetation of the 
Royal Botanic Garden,”’ and ‘* Remarks on the of ¢ 
re) In 
Cupressinee.”” By J. McNab.—‘ Notes on the Cultivation of Cinchona 
and Rheain India.” By W. Jameson, M.D 
by Prof. Balfour. Writing on July 8th, 1872, Dr. Jameson says':— 
‘“* We are now carrying on extensive operations with Cinchona zt 
oub 
Gurhwal and Kohistan of Punjab, the thermometer ronamatly marks 
6 to 8 deg. Fahrenheit below freezing-point at altitudes of 2500 and 
3000 feet. This cold we have to contend with. At Rani Khali, the 
new military station in Kumaon, altitude about 6000 feet, there were 
