July, 1859.] ELLOITT SOCIETY. 7 



JULY 1st, 1859. 



Vice-President W. W. Smith in the chair. 



The Chairman exhibited the flower of Aristolochia labiosa from 

 a garden in Charleston. 



Qontrihution to the Oollection. 



Alcoholic specimens of a slug found in Pendleton, S. C. 

 Presented hy Dr. Edmund Ravenel. 



Prof. McCrady stated that since the publication of his paper on the Gymno- 

 phthalmata of Charleston Harbor he had found on Gulf Weed in the Harbor 

 the Aglaopherda pelasgica described in that work. He brought it to the at- 

 tention of the Society because he had stated in the paper referred to, that 

 though found on the Gulf Weed the A. pelasgica had not yet appeared on the 

 specimens obtained in Charleston.* 



Mr. W. W. Smith mentioned that he had found growing at Bacon's Bridge 

 St. George's Colleton, a variety of Anemone virginica having white flowers, and 

 of a larger size than the ordinary form of the species bears. | 



JULY 15th, 1859. 

 Vice-President W. W. Smith in the chair. 



Prof. Lewis R. Gibbes made a few remarks on a journey he had recently 

 made in Virginia from Richmond to the Springs. He specially mentioned Salt 

 Pond Mountain where Pursh collected some of his most valuable specimens of 

 plants. This mountain has an elevation of 3000 ft. above the level of the Sea. 

 The stage road runs over it at this elevation for about five miles. Here Pursh 

 found Parnassia asarifolia, Trautvetteria palmata, and also Boykinia aconitifo- 

 lia which he mistook for Heucheria villosa. All these were found again by 

 Prof. Gibbes in the same locality, and besides them he found Gualteria pro- 

 cumbens and Sedum ternatum. Prof. Gibbes exhibited living specimens of the 



* See Proceedings Elliott Society, Vol. I. p. 201. 



t This seems to be the vaiiety alluded to in Gray's Manual, as having larger, obtuse 

 and perfectly white petals. W. W. S. 



