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Ajuga pyramidalis, pointed out by Dr Duguid to Dr M'Nab in 

 Orkney. Erodium maritimum and Jungermannia Mackaii, found 

 in Galloway, both new to the Scottish Flora. Polygonum Rail, 

 abundantly, and Lamium intermedium were also observed in Gal- 

 loway. Cladium mariscus was looked for in vain in Galloway, a 

 station assigned for it on the authority of Mr M'Kie, (not M'Kay, 

 as mentioned in Hooker's British Flora.) The Sutherland station 

 for this plant must, therefore, be regarded as the only well au- 

 thenticated one for it now in Scotland. Hieracium aurantiacicm 

 was seen by Mr Brand in Banffshire, apparently quite wild. Dr 

 Barry mentioned having this year observed Thlaspi alpestre near 

 the head of Caenlochen, in the Clova mountains, in a different spot 

 from that where it was first discovered ; Pinguicula grandijlora, 

 near the top of Mount Mangerton, Killarney ; and Rhynchospora 

 fusca, abundant near Oughterarde, Cunnemara. 



Dr Graham then alluded to a recent excursion to Ben-Lawers, in 

 company with Sir W. J. Hooker, which, owing to the badness of the 

 season, and its effects upon alpine vegetation, had proved a most 

 unproductive one. On that occasion, Dr Graham stated that he 

 had an opportunity of examining the oaks on the banks of Loch- 

 Lomond ; and after comparing them with specimens from other 

 parts of the country, and with the figures of Martyn, in the Flora 

 Rustica, he was satisfied that we have in Britain three distinctybr»?s 

 of oak, whether species or not is a different question. The most 

 common is that figured at Tab. 10 of Flora Rustica; — the next, 

 scarcely less common on Loch-Lomond, is that represented at Tab. 

 11 ; — and the third, by much the least common in the country, though 

 by no means unfrequent at the lower end of Glen-Falloch, is ex- 

 tremely well represented in Tab. 12. The first is what has been 

 called Quercus pedunculata, its acorns being numerous, on a long 

 common peduncle. The second nearly resembles this in the habit 

 of the tree, but has a fruit either sessile, or on a short, stout, and 

 abrupt peduncle. The third differs very much in the habit of the 

 tree, its much more acutely serrated chesnut-like leaves, and its ab- 

 solutely sessile fruit. There is little difficulty, even at a distance, 

 in distinguishing this tree from the two former, by its general ap- 

 pearance, and its long slender free growing branches. 



Dec. 8th. — Professor Graham in the chair. The following mem- 

 bers were elected : — Resident, Mr W. F. Lindsay Carnegie, and 

 Mr William Reid. Non-Resident, Miss Bailey, Dublin; Dr J. 

 Coulter, Dublin ; Dr C. P. Croker, Dublin ; Mr Simon Foot, Dub- 

 lin ; Mr George Stephens Gough, Dublin ; The Rev. Thomas Dix 



