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made some remarks on their usefulness in destroying the cater- 

 pillars injuriovis to vegetation. 



Mr. A. "Watt exhibited Primula scotica from Stromness ; Gym- 

 nostomum tenue from Stonelaw ; and Equisetum hyemale from 

 Cartland Crags. 



Mr. G. Barlas exhibited a fine specimen of the hedgehog from 

 Dumbarton, and made some remarks on its habits in confinement. 



EXCURSION. 



Campsie Glen. — The President remax'ked, that in addition to a 

 number of the more common mosses, the following were found : — 

 Zygodon Stirtoni, Schimper, being only the second or third time 

 this moss has been found in fruit ; Anomodon viticulosus, found in 

 fruit in two difi'erent parts of the glen ; Tortula convoluta, var. 

 sardoa, this variety being comparatively rare, and differing so 

 much from T. convoluta that it might almost be reckoned a distinct 

 species. Gymnostomum riipestre was also found in fruit; and the 

 Chairman stated that he had formerly found in the glen Bartra- 

 mia Halleriana and B. calcarea. The lichens noticed were Lecidea 

 cupularis and Peltigera canina. Specimens of the beautiful little 

 shell, Clausilia rugosa, were collected fiom a wall on the road 

 leading up to the glen. 



10th June, 1873. 

 Mr. J. Allan, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



EXHIBITION OF SPECIMENS. 



Mr. R. M'Kay exhibited Barbarea stricta, Fries., collected near 

 Balmore. He stated that from its abundance in that locality, and 

 the situation in which it was growing, he believed ib to be 

 established there, if not indigenous. It is not mentioned in the 

 floras as being found in Scotland. 



Mr. J. Allan exhibited a large collection of mosses, and made 

 some remarks regarding his method of mounting them. 



Mr. J. Harvie exhibited specimens of the large Anemone, 

 Bunodes crassicorneSj and of the Nudibranchiate Mollusk, Doris 

 tuherculata. He made some remarks on their structure, and on 

 the power of the Anemone to retain objects in its grasp. He also 

 showed by experiment that even a large Anemone like the one 



