96 Miscellaneous. 



Hincks, LL.D. ; Mr J. T. Mackay, Dublin ; Mr Ninian Nevin, 

 Dublin ; Dr Jonathan Osborne, Dublin ; Captain Portlock, R. E. 

 Dublin ; and Dr Robert J. N. Streitin, Worcester. Dr Thomas 

 Bell Salter was appointed Local Secretary at Poole, Dorsetshire. 

 Specimens were stated by the Secretary to have been received since 

 last meeting from Mr W. Thompson, Dr Hincks, Mr Atkjn, Dr 

 Balfour, Mr A. H. Balfour, Dr Maclagan, Mr Fraser, Mr Reid, Dr 

 Hunter, Mr Steuart, The Rev. W. S. Hore, Mr J. Ward, Mr Leefe, 

 Mr Campbell, Mr Forbes, Mr Scott, Mr Lloyd, and Mr Macaulay. 



The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year : — 

 President — Professor Graham. 

 Vice-Presidents — Dr Greville and Dr Balfour. 

 Secretary — Mr Campbell. 



Joint Foreign Secretaries — Mr Forbes and Dr Charlton. 

 Treasurer — Mr Brand. 

 Curator — Mr James M'Nab. 



Councillors. 

 Dr Neill, Mr Falconar, Dr Barry, Dr Maclagan, and Dr Pollexfen. 



In consequence of various representations having been made 'to 

 the Society, pointing out the difficulty of specimens being sent from 

 the Continent earlier than January, as well as on account of several 

 urgent requests from members for delay in sending in specimens, it 

 was agreed that the distribution should in future take place in Ja- 

 nuary and February each year, instead of the period mentioned in 

 the prospectus. 



The Secretary read a communication transmitted to him by Mr 

 Forbes, "■ On a supposed new British Polygala," observed by him in 

 the Isle of Man and on Dalmahoy Hill, near Edinburgh. Mr For- 

 bes describes it as follows : — " Polygala foliis imis (parvulis) obo- 

 vato-spathulatis, reliquis lanceolatis seu lineari-lanceolatis ; sepalis 

 lateralibus ellipticis, obtusis, corolla fimbriata brevioribus, capsula 

 subrotunda demum brevioribus angustioribusque. 



" Plant depressed, branchy and diffuse ; flowers small, crowded, 

 purplish blue or greenish-white ; raceme when in fruit elongated 

 and bilateral. From P. vulgaris it is distinguished by its habit 

 the smallness of its flowers, and the comparative size of the sepals 

 and the capsule, — the sepals in the common species being longer 

 and broader than the capsule. In general habit and the appearance 

 of its blossoms, it bears a striking resemblance to P. alpestris ; but 

 the relations of the sepals to the flowers and fruit separate it from 

 that species also." Specimens of the plant accompanied the paper. 



Mr Percy read a short notice of an excursion he had made last 



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