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fruitless, and there was no other game for the natunilists. 

 The only rare plant observed was Rumex sanguineus ^ which grew 

 in abundance about Allanbank House. Upon the whole, the walk 

 was profitless and uncomfortable, and was not sufficiently repaid 

 by the sight of one or two fine trees. The papers read after 

 dinner were: — 1. On the Minerals of Berwickshire, by the Rev. 

 W. Atkinson. 2. On the History of the Wolf in Great Britain, 

 by Mr James Hardy. 3. List of Berwickshire Insects, by the 

 same. 4. Si)eculations on Organic Remains, by Dr Clark. 



The Rev. Mr Witham, the Rev. Mr Ritchie, and Mr W. Dun- 

 lop, were elected members of the Club. 



On the 26th of June, the place of meeting had been fixed to be 

 at Bank House. The weather, however, for some days previous, 

 had proved very unsettled. This, and the distance, no doubt, de- 

 terred members from proceeding thither, for I have received no in- 

 telligence of any one having been present, and must confess, that 

 I did not attend on that occasion. 



The next meeting of the Club was at Fenham, on the 30th 

 July, when there were present Rev. J. D. Clark, President, Dr 

 Johnston, Mr Embleton, Mr J. S. D. Selby, Mr Brodrick, and 

 Mr Boyd ; Mr H. Selby, R.N., favoured the Club with his com- 

 pany as a visitor. Immediately after breakfast, the members 

 prepared for their walk, which lay along the shore that extends 

 from Fenham to the cottage on the Old Law. In the scenery 

 there was nothing to admire; but the peculiar nature of the ground, 

 and its variety in respect of soil, moisture, and quality, gave pro- 

 mise of a good harvest to the collecting naturalist, and had any 

 of the party been bent on collecting, there would not have been any 

 disappointment. The muddy shore was covered with Salicomia 

 annua and Zostera marinaf both of them in flower ; and about 

 their herbage, and browsing probably on it, were myriads of Lit- 

 torina rudisj and Paludina ulvce. In several spots, at high- water 

 mark, Chenopodium niaritimum was picked. Betonica oficinalia 

 grew sparingly on the weedy bank, with the Hypericum pulchrum, 

 Sagina maritima was observed in tolerable quantities upon 

 Ross Links, the central parts of wliich were occupied, in a 

 great measure, with heather, consisting, as usual, chiefly of ling ; 

 but our other heaths were also present, as well as abundance of 

 rein-deer moss. A white varietv of all the heaths was noticed. 



