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extreme, with a vegetation enlivened everywhere by the tints 

 of autumn. During the walk, little was noticed beyond the 

 general efFect and beauty of the varied scenery. The Anacharis 

 alsinastrum was pointed out by its discoverer there (Dr. John- 

 ston) in profuse abundance, and still flowering freely. Rubua 

 CiBsius and Scrophularia Ehrharti were also amongst the plants 

 noticed. Inula dysenterica was looked for in its station in Tibby 

 Fowler's Glen, but in vain. 



At four o'clock a most comfortable dinner awaited the Club 

 at their house of rendezvous — the Red Lion ; after which the 

 following papers were read: — 1st, "On the Antiquities and 

 Remains of Abbey St. Bathans,'' by George Tumbull, Esq. ; 

 2nd, "On the Insect Miners of the Primrose Leaf," by Mr. 

 James Hardy; and 3rd, "Notes on Convallaria polygonatum" 

 by Dr. Johnston. 



Mr. Selby exhibited a drawing of the Blue Shark (Carcharias 

 glaucuSy Cuv., Yarr. Br. Fish. ii. p. 498), made from a specimen 

 captured near Scarborough during Sept. 1848 : also a drawing 

 of an apparently undescribed species of Agaric, which he found 

 growing on the moors above Twizell House in Sept. 1849. 



Dr. Johnston exhibited a specimen of Barley, in which no less 

 than seven heads grew from the summit of the same straw, ana- 

 logous in this respect to the variety of Egyptian wheat. The 

 specimen was gathered at Linthaughlee, Roxburghshire. 



Dr. Hood exhibited a specimen of the Vanessa C. album butter- 

 fly, captured by himself in Berwickshire during the summer of 

 1845 ; and a specimen of Locusta mif/ratoria, taken during that 

 harvest in a field on his farm near Coldingham. 



Mr. Macbeath proposed Mr. W. H. Logan, Berwick, as a 

 member, and the motion being seconded by Mr. Home, was 

 ordered to be placed on the Minutes. 



Comhill, May Ut, 1850. 



The members who attended this meeting were : — The Presi- 

 dent, Dr. Johnston, Rev. John Baird, Mr. Selby, Capt. Car- 

 penter, Dr. Clarke, Rev. J. Dixon Clark, Mr. Macbeath, Mr. 

 Rowe, Mr. Boyd, Rev. Geo. Walker, Mr. Gregson, Rev. Wm. 

 Lamb, Mr. Hepburn, and Mr. Douglas. 



The morning walk was directed from Cornhill to Coldstream 

 Bridge, thence down the south side of the Tweed to its conflu- 

 ence with the Till, thence to Saint Cuthbert's ruinous chapel, and 



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