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of the injury, — distinguishing the plants according to their native 

 country, their natural orders, and the situations they occupied in the 

 garden, whether upon walls or in exposed or sheltered borders. He 

 mentioned at the same time, that, in consequence of the much greater 

 quantity of snow than usual, herbaceous plants had sustained little 

 injury, and gave as an example the Roscoea purpurea, one of the 

 Zinziberacece , which had lived in the open border without protec- 

 tion during several winters, and flowered freely each summer. 



Specimens of Cochlearia anglica, from the " Banks of the Cree, 

 and Palnure Burn, Kirkcudbrightshire," where it was discovered by 

 Dr G. M'Nab, were exhibited. Also specimens of Festuca arena- 

 ria, so named by Mr Gorrie, brought from the sands of Barry, by 

 Ur Knapp, which were shown by Mr Campbell to be identical with 

 a hairy var. of Fesluca rubra from North Queensferry. 



Several monstrosities were exhibited by Dr Balfour, Mr A. 

 Mack, and Mr Arthur, Walltower Garden, North Berwick. 



W. H. Campbell, Sec. 



Botanical Society of London — May 4th 1837- W. H. 

 White, Esq. in the Chair — The ordinary business of the evening 

 having been accomplished, the Secretary proceeded to read a paper 

 from J. Reynolds, Esq. illustrating the singular notions entertained 

 by the ancients, with respect to plants and their uses in the cure of 

 diseases, &c. A communication was then read from Arthur Wal- 

 lis, Esq. on the Flora of Chelsmford. Mr G. Dennes also read a 

 translation of Professor Meyen's Memoir from the Annates des 

 Sciences Naturelles for November 1835, on the Circulation in 

 Vegetables, which excited much interest. The meeting was then 

 adjourned until May 18th. 



May 18th 1837-— John E. Gray, Esq. F. R. S., President, in the 

 Chair. — Names of visitors, donations to the library and Herba- 

 rium, and candidates' certificates having been read, a memoir was 

 read by M. Hopkins, Esq. on Vegetable Fermentation, the subject 

 of saccharine fermentation, and the formation of beet- root sugar, 

 (of which specimens were exhibited,) having been discussed at full 

 length, the President announced the donation of some valuable seeds 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, presented by Monsieur Schmidt to 

 the Herbarium. The Society then adjourned until June 1st. 



June 1st. — The President in the Chair. — The names of visitors 

 having been read, and members elected, Mr Hopkins continued his 

 paper on Vegetable Fermentation. Mr Daniel Cooper, the curator, 

 begged to inform the members that the plants in the Herbarium were 



