Proceedings of the Wernerian Society, 17S 
April 14. — The Secretary communicated the result of a se- 
ries of meieorological observations made at GJunie, Perthshire, 
by the Reverend Dr Macritchie. Also the description of a very 
large fossil reed, or tree, which occurred in the sandstone on the 
coast of Northumberland, illustrated by an etching, by Mr 
‘Vy. C. Trevelyan ; and a notice regarding the extent of the 
plantations of the Duke of Athole in Perthshire, by Mr Graham. 
Professor Jameson gave the Society an account of a map of 
the Interior of Africa, illustrative of the course of the Niger, 
constructed by Mr Macqueen of Glasgow. 
Mr Stevenson, civil engineer, then read an account of the ex- 
plosion of a high-pressure steam-boiler at Lochrin Distillery, 
near Edinburgh. This interesting communication has already 
been printed in this Journal, Vol. V. p. 147. 
April 21. — The Secretary read a biographical account of the 
late William Wright, M. D. &c. communicated by the Doctor’s 
relatives. 
Professor Jameson read a communication from Dr Fleming 
of Flisk, describing the growth of a plant resembling a Trichia, 
in a solution of succinate of ammonia, illustrated by a drawing. 
This paper will be found in this Journal, Vol. V, p, 164. 
Mr David Bridges afterwards gave an account of a new in- 
strument for reducing drawings or writings, called the Apograph,^ 
invented by Mr Smith of Mauchline in Ayrshire; and Mr Smith 
being present, shewed the mode of using the instrument. 
May 19. — Professor Jameson read a paper of Professor 
Agardh’s, on the Metamorphoses of Algae ; and likewise com- 
municated a series of meteorological observations made by Dr 
Knox at the Cape of Good Hope, which are published in this 
Journal, Vol. V. p. 279,-283. 
Mr Falconar communicated a notice regarding the Tulipa 
oculus solis, a rare species of tulip sent by Lady Liston from 
Constantinople, and which had flowered in the garden at Car- 
lo wrie. 
Mr Deuchar then read a paper explanatory of a cause for the 
occurrence of drops of water in the interior of regularly shaped 
crystals. 
The meetings of the Society were adjourned till November, 
