Xll PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
In connection with the “unofficial” excursions of the past summer, 
I should also mention the natural history rambles which Mr. T. M. 
M‘Gregor organised for the Boys’ Brigade during their week in Camp 
at Ballinluig, last June. Each evening, when the party returned from 
an expedition among the “ Dead-Waters,” to the hill across the river, 
or the more distant Ben-y-Vrachie, the Camp was all excitement to 
see the bottles and glass-topped boxes containing the captures, and to 
learn whether anything new or rare had been found. Indeed, we got 
so accustomed to novelties that we were quite disappointed when 
there was nothing “ new to Perthshire ” to report. Mr. M‘Gregor, 
however, did not confine his labours to field work, for one hopelessly 
wet afternoon the whole company assembled in the marquee and 
listened to a most interesting lecture from him on “ Insect Life,” 
illustrated by specimens and black-board drawings. Mr. M‘Gregor 
has kindly furnished me with the following note on some of the 
results of these rambles :—“ One noticeable feature was the scarcity 
of imagos, especially in the case of dragonflies and bugs. Insects 
which in former years swarmed in the locality were this year con¬ 
spicuous by their absence, and even the immature insects were not 
plentiful. Aquatic, sub-aquatic, and even terrestrial species were all 
in the same backward state. Some very fine dragonfly nymphs were 
collected, however, and these will eventually find a place in our 
museum. A very fine series of longicorn beetles, also, were obtained 
by sweeping among the raspberry canes. On the whole, although a 
number of interesting insects were got, the results, from an entomo¬ 
logical point of view, were rather disappointing.” 
The following paper was read :— 
“A revision of the Aquatic and Sub-aquatic Rhynchota of Perth¬ 
shire.” By G. W. Kirkaldy, F. E.S., and T. M. M‘Gregor, F. E. S. 
(See Trans ., Vol. III., Part I., page i.) 
8th December, 1898. 
Henry Coates, F. R.S. E., President, in the Chair. 
There was exhibited a turnip which had germinated through the 
nail hole of a roofing slate, and had swelled out on each side of the 
hole. It was sent by Mr. William Davie, Dunkeld. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. “ Rare Flowering Plants of the Carse of Gowrie.” By R. Dow, 
Longforgan. 
2. “The Flora of Durdie and Arnbathie.” By James Menzies. 
(See Trans., Vol. III., Part I., page 6.) 
