Ixxviii PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
g/auca, Vill. Possibly they may have sprung from seeds carried by 
birds. This must certainly have been the case with a small tree 
which was standing in solitary state amid the heather a good way up 
the hillside, and which was found to be Primus Padus , the bird- 
cherry. 
Returning to the farmhouse at the mouth of the Glen, the party 
took seats on a green bank, and enjoyed a very welcome refreshment 
of tea and scones generously provided for them by the thoughtful 
kindness of Miss Macdonald. When this was over, and their hostess 
heartily thanked for her considerate hospitality, the members set off 
to rejoin their carriage. On the way Sedum villosum was detected 
growing in some plenty in a ditch by the roadside. Then ensued a 
pleasant drive home by Millhaugh Bridge. A few drops from the 
fringe of a great black cloud which passed away to the north-west 
failed to damp the spirits of the party, and when Perth was reached 
all agreed that they had spent a very pleasant day. 
It now only remains for me, in conclusion, to express the hope 
that the coming Winter Session of the Society may be as successful 
and as enjoyable as the past Summer Session has been. 
The Secretary read the Report of Mr. A. S. Reid, Glenalmond 
College, as Delegate to the Corresponding Societies’ Committee of 
the British Association. 
Mr. Alex. M. Rodger read the Report of the President and himself 
as the Delegates to the Meeting of the Museums Association held at 
Newcastle. 
OPENING OF ENLARGED AND RE-ARRANGED MUSEUM. 
On Friday, 29th November, 1895, the New Museum of Perthshire 
Natural History, recently erected in rear of the Society’s original 
building in South Tay Street, Perth, was formally inaugurated by Sir 
William H. Flower, K.C.B., F.R.S., Director of the British Museum 
of Natural History, London. 
THE OPENING CEREMONY. 
The opening ceremony took place in the Hall of the Perth 
Working Boys and Girls’ Religious Society, Tay Street, at two 
o’clock in the afternoon, and was attended by a large number of 
ladies and gentlemen. The platform was tastefully decorated with 
palms and flowering plants. Mr. Henry Coates, President of the 
Society, occupied the chair, and beside him on the platform were 
Sir W. H. Flower; Sir Robert Pullar; Sir Robert Menzies, Bart.; Sir 
Robert D. Moncreiffe, Bart.; Lord Provost Dewar, Mr. Atholl 
Macgregor of Eastwood, Mr. C. S. Parker, Mr. Andrew Coates of 
Pitcullen; Prof. D’Arcy W. Thompson, University College, Dundee; 
Mr. John Thomas, Sheriff-Clerk; Colonel Drummond Hay of 
