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gathered on the Cheviots. — Dr. Johnston exhibited a drawing 

 of the Sun-fish, taken from a specimen captured in Berwick Bay 

 about a month before ; and on the day of the Club's meeting a 

 very fine specimen of the Brama Rati was procured from Burn- 

 mouth." 



The next Meeting was held at Wooler, on the 19th May last. 

 There is a double record of this meeting. This is the Secretary's 

 note : — "Present — Mr. Home, President; Dr. Johnston, Secre- 

 tary ; Mr. Selby, Captain Carpenter, Dr. Clarke, Rev. J. Parker, 

 Rev. J. Dixon Clark, Mr. Broderick, Rev. Geo. Walker, Mr. 

 Gregson, Mr. Tate, and Rev. Mr. Rigge. 



" The walk of one party was directed to Holmedon — to the 

 Cleugh or hill above it — and thence to a hill on the north of it 

 whose scarred sides held out some promise to the botanist ; — and 

 from this hill the party descended so as to enter on the head of 

 the planted dean at the foot of which the onstead of Akeld is 

 placed. From Akeld the party were led direct home to their Inn 

 by the turnpike road. 



" At Holmedon the corn-craik was heard uttering its peculiar 

 cry for the first time this year by any of the party. The village 

 was passed with some remarks as to its former fame and size. 

 The latter is still indicated by heaving mounds, the remains of 

 old walls now concealed by a close green sward. There is also 

 the remnant of an old orchard; and the sites of houses of former 

 days, wide apart from the present hovels, were revealed by certain 

 plants which love a hidden ruin as well as doth the antiquary. 

 The most marked of these were the wormwood and the feverfew 

 (Scottice, * Feather-foulzie '). Leaving the hamlet we commenced 

 the ascent of the hill, which was done leisurely and without 

 meeting with anything worthy of remark. The Viola lutca was 

 the only plant seen of interest sufficient to mark its locality. On 

 our descent on the north side a greater variety of plants were 

 . noticed, but none of any rarity. The Oxalis acetosella, Orobus 

 tuberosus, Stellaria holostea, Polygala vulgaris, Bartramiafontana, 

 Hypnum dendroides, Vaccinium myrtillus, and Galium saa:atile,\yeve 

 gathered merely to make a nosegay to be admired and thrown 

 away. On the stony side of the opposite hill there were several 

 tufts of the broom in full bloom, and two or three bushes of Rosa 

 tomeniosa, and probably both plants had here attained their 



