XXII PROCEEDINGS—PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
this, our twenty-first year, should be distinguished as the year in 
which was begun the first of a series of Transactions which shall 
bring reputation to the Society as a record of the good and lasting 
work accomplished by its members. But to achieve this every mem¬ 
ber must co-operate to the best of his ability. 
I now purpose laying before you some account of the summer 
work of the Society. During the past six years the reports of the 
excursions have formed a special part of our Proceedings; but, as we 
are now adopting a different mode of publication, it will be better 
that in future a general report on the excursions should be given at 
the first meeting of the winter session. 
Of official excursions nine were planned, and were all successfully 
carried out. Of unofficial excursions (that is, excursions got up from 
time to time, but which were not mentioned in the Syllabus) a con¬ 
siderable number took place. These were mainly botanical in their 
character: and here I may remark that it is a gratifying circumstance 
to note that the number of botanists connected with the Society is 
increasing, and will, I hope, continue to increase. 
Of the official excursions the first was on the Queen’s Birthday, 
when we went to Errol, and proceeded up the banks of the Tay to 
Glencarse. This excursion was notable as being the first at which 
any of our lady members made an appearance, and the lady who 
honoured us with her company was fortunate enough to find the 
most interesting plant of the day, Luzula albida. Later in the season 
some of us went over the same ground, and found new localities for 
CEnanthe fistulosa and Butomus umbellatus , as well as other less rare 
plants. 
On the nth June we visited the Den of Pitroddie, going by Glen¬ 
carse and returning by the Muir of Durdie. In this excursion we 
were joined by a large party (chiefly ladies) under the leadership of 
Mr. Brebner, Rector of the Harris Academy, Dundee. Many inte¬ 
resting plants were observed, but none that were previously unknown 
to us. 
On 25th June the west bank of the Tay, from Dalguise to Ballin- 
luig, was explored with good results. 
The afternoon of 4th July is a date mentioned in the Syllabus, 
but the proceedings on that day were scarcely of the nature of an 
excursion, as the members did not require to leave Perth to examine 
my rock-garden. From the dryness of the season it unfortunately 
happened that many of the plants therein were past flowering, so that 
the members who honoured me with a visit were not able to see all 
that I had hoped to have had the pleasure of showing them. 
The 12th July was the day of the short excursion in connection 
with the East of Scotland Union Meeting, and a large party courage¬ 
ously ventured through the rain to Moncreiffe, and were rewarded 
by getting after all a fine day and seeing various interesting plants. 
On the 14th July, and following days, the long excursion in con¬ 
nection with the Union Meeting was made to Breadalbane Hills. 
An account of this has been published in the report of that meeting. 
On the 30th of the same month we went to the Loch of the 
Lowes, near Dunkeld, and, while not expecting to discover any 
