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The following trees were measured by Mr. Renwick and Mr. 

 M'Kay :— 



Sycamore at Barncluith gate — girth, 15 ft. 8f ins. at 4 ft. 8 ins., 

 showing an increase in girth of If ins. in 3 years, or an 

 average of *58 in. yearly. 



Sycamore, at Chatelherault — girth, 13 ft. 9 \ ins. at 4 ft. 9 ins. ; 

 bole, 8 ft. 



Oak, near Green Walk — girth, 21 ft. 9 ins. at 5 ft. ; bole, 



26 ft. 

 This tree is decaying at the extremities of the branches, the 



increase in girth in three years is only half-an-inch. 



Oak, in High Parks— 21 ft. 3 ins. at 3 ft. 6 ins. ; bole, 7 ft. 



Oak, at sheds in High Parks — girth, 15 ft. 5 J ins. at 4 ft. 

 6 ins., showing an increase in girth of 2 J ins. in three years, 

 or an average of *75 in. yearly. 



Evergreen Holly Oak, at Chatelherault — girth, 3 ft. 3 ins. 

 at 3 ft. 8 ins. ; bole, 4 ft. 



Castlemilk, Rutherglen, 16th May, 1901. — Only six members 

 joined in this evening excursion, the conductor being Mr. Thomas 

 Boyle. The bedroom in the Castle, where it is reported that 

 Mary Queen of Scots passed the night before the battle of Lang- 

 side, was inspected, and thereafter the pond, garden, and green- 

 houses were visited. 



Culzean Castle and Crossraguel Abbey, 23rd May, 1901 

 (Victoria Day). — This excursion, which was undertaken jointly 

 with the Andersonian Naturalists' Society, was attended by 

 fifty-two, the conductor being Mr. Hugh Boyd Watt, who 

 contributed the following report : — 



The route followed was from Maybole by road, and through 

 the policies and gardens of Culzean, and back to Maybole by 

 the Kirkoswald road. 



Cameras were much in evidence, and a large number of photo- 

 graphs were taken. 



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