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Reports on Excursions. 



Craigallian, Milngavie, 12th September, 1896. — This was a 

 joint-excursion with the Andersonian Naturalists' Society, and 

 was well attended. The great size and abundance of fruits on 

 shrubs and trees were much remarked. Nothing was noted 

 worthy of being placed on record. 



Tyninghame, East Linton, 28th September, 1896 (Glasgow 

 Autumn Holiday). — The Society, conjointly with the Andersonian 

 Naturalists' Society and the Scottish Natural History Society of 

 Edinburgh, made an excursion on this date to Tyninghame, near 

 East Linton, the seat of the Earl of Haddington. The company 

 numbered over fifty. Arriving at East Linton, the party was 

 received by Lord Haddington. After a short time spent at the 

 Old Mill in Prestonkirk Meadow, where some picturesque bits 

 were photographed, the way was taken for Binning Wood. By 

 the wayside a number of plants which are rare or uncommon in 

 Clydesdale were noted. The list includes Parietaria officinalis^ 

 Linn., Solanu7)i Dulcamara^ Linn., Papaver dubium, Linn., 

 Lychnis vespertina, Sibth., Agrimonia Eupatoria^ Linn., Hyperi- 

 cum perforatum, Linn., Scabiosa arvensis, Linn., Malva rotundifolia^ 

 Linn., Malva sylvestris, Linn., and Chenopodiutn Bonus-Henricus^ 

 Linn. Binning Wood, planted about the year 1706, was 

 devastated by the great storm of 1881, but is still very extensive, 

 and contains many fine specimens of Beech, Scotch Fir, Silver 

 Fir, Horse Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, and Oak. Measurements 

 were made of a number of trees; worthy of record being: a Spanish 

 Chestnut, measuring 14 ft. 5^ in. in girth at 5 ft. from the 

 ground, bole 18 ft. ; and a Silver Fir, named " King of the Wood," 

 13 ft. 3 in. at 5 ft., bole about 12 ft., estimated height about 

 105 ft. Attempts have been made, by judicious planting, to 

 repair the ravages of the storm both here and in the park. In 

 one of the new plantations were seen some very fine varieties of 

 Acers and Oaks. Arriving at the mansion, Lord Haddington 



