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Association had agreed to pay all the expense of publishing the 

 Fauna and Flora of the West of Scotland, on condition that they 

 should get all the copies, with the exception of one hundred and 

 fifty, which will be handed at once to the Society. A copy of the 

 Transactions of the " Dresden Field Naturalists' Club " was laid upon 

 the table, being the second number presented by that Society. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



By Mr. W. J. Milligan. — The mosses, Blindia acuta, Bnjum Zierii, 

 and Meesia uUginosa, from Ben Vhorlich. 



By Mr. James Allan. — A large collection of mosses gathered at 

 the excursion to Ben Vhorlich, among which were the following : — 

 Sphagnum teres, Rhabdoweissia denticulata, Dicranum circlnnatum, 

 CampyloiMS compadvs, Grlmmia spiralis, Grimmla torta, and Bnjum 

 crudum. He also exhibited specimens of mica from Ben Lawers. 



By Mr. R. H. Paterson. — The very rare fresh-water alga Ba- 

 tracJiospemmm atrum, from hills at the head of Loch Striven. 

 This is the second station for this rare plant that is known in the 

 West of Scotland, the only other place being in Glen Rosa, Arran. 

 He also exhibited a very large collection of beetles, ants, moths, and 

 butterflies from Australia, among which were specimens of the 

 kangaroo beetle and Goliath beetle, this latter being one of the 

 largest insects of its tribe. Among the butterflies there were several 

 very rare species. He also exhibited nature prints of the following 

 plants, Aspidium Lonchitis, var. bifida, Polystichum vestitum, Aneimia 

 kirta, Mnium undidatum, Plagiockila arbuscula, P. gigantea, Gottschia 

 ai)pendiculata, TrifoUum pratense, and Lastrea diUtata. These were 

 all done by himself, by a secret method. 



By Mr. J. M'Intyre. — A series of beautifully photographed plants 

 done by himself. 



EXCUESION. 



Mr. R. H. Paterson gave an account of the excursion to Ben 

 Vhorlich. There was a large turn out of members. The holly 

 fern was again found in abundance on the same spot as it 

 was found last year. When near the summit, one of the party 

 came across a specimen of the golden eagle. A number of rare 

 mosses and lichens were found, and about one hundred and fifty 

 species of the larger fungi, among which was a specimen of 

 Schmphylhm commune. 



