278 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



BoTHWBLL Castle, 23rd April, 1898. — On the afternoon of 

 this date a party, numbering about thirty, visited the policies at 

 Bothwell Castle. On the walls of the old castle and in its vicinity 

 most of the plants associated with the place were noted, including 

 Parietaria officinalis, Linn., Cheiranthus Cheiri, Linn.. Malva 

 rotundifolia, Linn., Arum maculatum, Linn., Clematis Vitalba, 

 Linn., Aristolochia Sipho, L. Herit., Ruscus aculeatus, Linn., 

 Convallaria majalis, Linn., Linaria Cymhalaria, Mill., Lepidium 

 latifolium, Linn. A Beech near the old castle measured 12 feet 

 4 inches in circumference of trunk at 6 feet from the ground ; a 

 Great Maple (variegated) 8 feet 8J inches at 4 feet; and an Oak, 

 near the modern mansion, 13 feet 9 inches at 3 feet 4 inches. A 

 pair of Kingfishers (Alcedo ispida, Linn.) was seen on the Clyde. 

 The weather was, unfortunately, somewhat disagreeable. Mr. 

 John Cairns, Jun., acted as conductor. 



Cadzow Forest, 7th May, 1898. — The excursion to Cadzow on 

 the afternoon of this date was favoured with good weather, and 

 there was a large turn-out of members and friends. Mr. James 

 Murray acted as conductor, and the company had the advantage 

 of being accompanied by the head keeper, Mr. David Milne, who 

 obligingly gave much information regarding the White Cattle and 

 the wild life of the district. The herd of cattle at the time of 

 our visit was made up as follows : — 



8 Bulls 

 2 Queys 

 18 Cows 



9 Calves 



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The whole produce of this season, and all 

 white except one, which was black. 



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4 Cows f Brought in this season from Vaynol Park 

 1 Bull uAssheton-Smith's herd) all one-year-olds. 



Total, 42 



