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and Possil Marsh ; Medicago denticulata, Willd., Lochburnie, Possil 

 Park, Great Western Road; Medicago apiculata, Willd., Possil Park 

 and Great Western Eoad ; Melilotus parvifiora, Lam., Firliill, Possil 

 Park, Great Western Road ; Melilotus arvensis, Wallr., Inchinnan ; 

 Trifolium resupinatuni, L,, Possil Park ; Vicia lutea, L., near Renfrew; 

 Potentilla intermedia, Bothwell Woods ; Centaur ea solstitialis, L., Loch- 

 burnie; Doronicum planiagineum, L., Both well Woods; Xanthium 

 spinosum, L., Helensburgh ; Campanula rapunculoides, L., near Lang- 

 side ; Mimulus luteus, L., Cathkin ; Echinospermuin Lappula, Lehm., 

 near Renfrew; Echinospermum dejlexum, Lehm., Possil Marsh; Setaria, 

 viridis, Beauv,, near Renfrew. Setaria glauca, Beauv. ; Polypogon mons- 

 peliensis, Desf. ; Apera Spica-venti, Beauv. ; Alopecurus agrestis, L.; and 

 Phalaris paradoxa, L., — Great Western Road. 



The formation of the Typical Collections mentioned in the following^ 

 report by the Curator, will' not only be the means of gathering together 

 the results of the observations made into a more pei-manent form, but 

 will also tend to make them more accurate, thus adding greatly to their 

 value. "~ 



CURATOR'S REPORT. 



The Council, taking into consideration the great disadvantage under 

 which Entomologists and other workers at the smaller forms of 

 life lie in Glasgow, through the want of typical collections, and 

 seeing no prospect of this desideratum being otherwise supplied,, 

 resolved to undertake this work. As the undertaking was only agreed 

 upon a few weeks ago, it is now only just begun. But the Curator has 

 much pleasure in reporting that, even as they are, the collections are of 

 considerable value. It is to be hoped that the members will further the 

 scheme as much as possible, and that in the course of time these collections 

 will be extensive enough to obviate the necessity of beginners sending 

 their specimens to England for names. 



Through the generous and spontaneous gift from Mr John Dunsmore^ 

 the well-known Paisley Entomologist, of 200 species of Tortrices, the 

 Lepidoptera is well begun. The Curator has presented between 500 and 

 600 Coleoptera, and an Herbarium of Cryptogamic plants is in course of 

 formation. In addition to this, the Botanical members of the Society 



