HBBTIMQ AT BBAL. S55 



" With the exception of the Chaetetes, I have observed all the 

 ^her fossils at Hetton ; and as the mineral character of the 

 Ross beds is the same as some of those at Hetton, it is pro- 

 bable that the limestones of both localities hold the same re- 

 lative position. The Chaitetes will very probably be found 

 at Hetton ; it may have hitherto .escaped observation, as it is 

 not easily detected, unless the surface of the rock is wea- 

 thered. 



" On the hill at Beal, a beautiful white fine-grained sand- 

 stone is quarried ; although a sound stone, and adapted for 

 building, it is thin bedded and much jointed, and would not 

 therefore yield such large blocks as are required for railway 

 purposes. The general dip of the strata is KS.K" 



Leaving the shore we directed our steps to Kyloe Crags, 

 with the hope that another investigation might be rewarded 

 by the discovery of the often sough t-for Convallaria polygo- 

 natum ; and the " wandering botanist" can only appreciate the 

 feelings of delight that rushed across our mind, when we 

 held the long-desired treasure within our grasp. Confined 

 to a small space, it was there, however, plentiful, and in full 

 flower. To point out its precise locality, would only be to en- 

 sure its destruction ; as has already nearly happened to the 

 other rare tenant of these crags, the Asplenium septentrio- 

 nale, and that chiefly through the instrumentality of one, who 

 calls himself a botanist, and a member of a club similar to our 

 own. And I can well understand the feeling of the gentle- 

 man who told me, that " he was sorry they had such a Goth in 

 their Club." Between Beal and the Crags, in the stagnant and 

 running water, we observed the several varieties of Ranunculus 

 aquatilis and hederaceus, Potamogeton natans, Chara aspera, 

 Sparganium ramosum, &c. The day was very fine, and the bold 

 face of the Crags seemed to have put on its holiday garb, in ho- 

 nour of the visit The beautiful and delicate blossoms of 

 Rosa spinosissimaand canina, blended with those of Sorotham- 

 mus scoparius, Erica cinerea, Orobus tuberosus, and Thalic- 

 trum minus. In many of the crevices the Ash, the Spindle, 

 and the Rowan trees had firmly established themselves ; and 

 amongst the debris, the Ivy, the Honeysuckle, and the Ju- 

 niper, mixed in wild profusion ; whilst the boggy ground at 



