1 6 Heather and other A Hied Plants. [Sess. 



By Mr J. M. Turnbull. 



Case of Butterflies and Insects. 



By Mr W. J. Richardson. 



Specimens of Marine Flora and Fauna found round the shores of 



the Firth of Forth. 

 Case of Foreign Moths. 



By Mr Geo. M. Brotherston. 



Long-tailed Grass Finches (Poephila acuticauda). 



One Goldfinch (male), Russian. 



One Diamond Sparrow (Steganophora guttata). 



Pair Pekin Robins (Liothrix lutevs). 



Several Avadavats {Sporceginthus amadava). 



One Zebra Waxbill (Sporceginthus minatus). 



One pair Blue-breasted Waxbills. 



One Yellow- winged Sugar Bird (male), (Ccereba cyanea). 



Virginian Cardinal (Cardinalis Virginianus). 



Case of Stuffed Foreign Birds. 



By Members of the Society. 



Exhibits under the Microscope. 



There was also shown a selection of lantern slides by Mr T. Cuthbert 

 Day, Mr Geo. Cleland, Mr E. Denson, Mr T. H. Gillespie, and 

 Mr James Buncle. 



1ST.— HEATHER, NATIVE AND EXOTIC, AND 

 OTHER ALLIED PLANTS. 



Br Mr MUNGO CHAPMAN. 



(Communicated, March 26, 1913.) 



Erica is said to be the largest genus of plants in existence, 

 consisting as it does of over 400 species, the majority of 

 which are natives of the Cape. They were introduced into 

 this country in the reign of George III. (1760). When the 

 Cape fell into the hands of the British, collectors vvere sent 

 out, and to their surprise they soon discovered new species by 

 the hundred. Most of the species were gathered by Mr 

 Francis Masson, and as a tribute to merit, one was named 

 Erica Massoni. In their day Cape Heaths were popular 

 greenhouse plants. Healthy, well-grown specimens were a 



