1 86 The Scottish Naturalist. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE BERWICKSHIRE NATURALISTS' CLUB. 

 —This well-known and energetic Society has recently published vol, X. part 7 

 of its proceedings. Like the earlier volumes, it is characterised by the care 

 and excellence shown in its preparation, and sustains the reputation so long 

 and worthily enjoyed by the veteran secretary, Mr. Hardy. An index of titles 

 of its contents would facilitate reference to them, however. 



The papers in it dealing with Scottish botany, zoology, and geology, are as 

 follows : — The Anniversary Address by the President, the Rev. James Far- 

 quharson of Selkirk, occupies 64 pages, and gives a full account of the ex- 

 cursions of the Club during the summer of 1882. We observe that they were 

 largely attended. They were to the following places : — On May 31st, to 

 Haddington, and thence to the Garlcton Hills. In this excursion the interest 

 was chiefly archaeological. The second excursion (date ?) was to Hounam, and 

 a very full account of the observations made during it was kept by Mr. Hardy, 

 but space will not allow us to transcribe them. The third meeting was held 

 on 26th July to visit Longformacus, in the Lammermoor Hills, the place of 

 meeting being Dunse. Some notes of interest to botanists were made on the 

 ornamental Coniferse planted around the mansion-house of Longformacus. The 

 occurrence of Rubus Chamceftiorm is also confirmed, so that Berwickshire falls 

 to be added to the county records for this plant. The fourth meeting was held 

 at Corbridge, in the valley of the Tyne, on August 30th. The fifth meeting 

 was held at Jedburgh on 27th September. A short description of the geology 

 of the neighbourhood by Prof. James Geikie is given. The last meeting for 

 the season was held on nth October at Selkirk, but the weather proved un- 

 favourable. The Haining was visited, and the party drove up the side of the 

 Yarrow as far as Hangingshavv. At this meeting it was agreed that the meet- 

 ings of the Club in 1883 should be held at Leitholm and Eccles, Holy Island, 

 Aberlady, St. Mary's Loch, Wooler and the Cheviots, and Berwick. Several 

 mushrooms from the district were recorded by Mr. Paul and Dr. Stuart. At 

 the various meetings papers were read contained in the volume under review. 

 Mr. Hardy, as Secretary, submitted obituary notices of nine members of the 

 Club that had died during the year. Of these, Mr. Sadler, of whom an 

 obituary notice has already appeared in our pages, is the only one that calls for 

 special mention from us. Of him there are two other obituary notices in this 

 volume by Dr. W. Craig and by Dr. C. Stuart respectively. Then follows a 

 short note by Rev. D. Paul on "The Fungi of Berwickshire," the substance 

 of which appears in " Mycologia Scotica." " On the Bird Life of the Firth 

 of Forth during the Storms of October and November, 1881," 

 by Robert Gray, deals with their fatal effects on birds. Dr. J. Robson-Scott 

 reports that a heronry at Swinden, Bowmont Water, has been deserted by the 

 birds. "Notes on the Marine Algae of Berwick-upon-Tweed," 

 by E. A. L. Batters, is a list of the species of Algre that have been found by Mr. 

 Batters, and that he is not aware of any record of the occurrence of in the dis- 

 trict previously. The list includes 41 species, several of which are of much 

 interest, but need not be detailed here, as the chief rarities will be found on 

 p. 48 of this volume of the Scottish A T aturalist. A " List of Hill Forts, 

 Intrenched Camps, &c, in Roxburghshire, on the Scotch side of the 

 Cheviots," by Prof. J. Geikie, is a valuable contribution to the archaeology of 

 the district, and is based on observations made during the geological survey, so 

 that it may be regarded as complete. 



