1834] JOURNAL— SCOTCH TOUR. 27 



Aug. 18. Mr. Maclagan and I went to call on Mr. Goode, an 

 excellent painter who resides in this town, and saw a few very fine 

 pictures of his. He was originally a sign and house painter, and by 

 lis talents has raised himself to a high rank amongst the artists of 

 the day, and made a comfortable independence. After dinner we 

 went behind the pier and found Helobia Gillenhallii under stones. 



Aug. 19. Maclagan and I went this morning over the bridge 

 and through some fields to East Ord. We examined a ditch by the 

 way but found nothing. We then descended a burn to the Tweed, 

 and after an unsuccessful search (saw Rubus caesius in plenty) crossed 

 the river to the mouth of the White Adder (this is a locality for 

 Allium arenarium), followed that river as far as the bridge, just 

 below which we found Enicocerus in very great plenty, and also 

 various species of Elmis. Rather nearer the mouth of the White 

 Adder we found Rosa mllosa and Rosa caesia (of Dr. Johnston's Flora), 

 also Mentha viridis and gentilis, the latter in great plenty. I never 

 noticed so large a quantity of Fetasites vulgaris in one place as on 

 the bank of that river in a wet place ; there must be many acres of 

 it. On our return by the turnpike road we saw Rosa tomentosa in 

 the hedge, and also a Rose agreeing nearly with R. caesia of Sm. 

 Dr. Johnston mentioned a curious fact concerning Cardainine 

 jpratensis. {See his "Flora of Berwick.") 



Aug. 20. Went through Spittal to Scrammerston, near the 

 coast, and found in some old lime quarries seventy specimens of 

 Hydroporus 12-punctatus, and a large number of H. depressus, besides 

 the usual species, such as H. d. pustulatus. I took a plume and 

 Maclagan a Charaeas graminis. This place is about three-and-a-half 

 miles from Berwick Bridge. 



Aug. 21. Took some Charaeas graminis on the sea-banks. In the 

 afternoon went to Halidon Hill, the scene of the great battle. The 

 ground is formed of two hills with a bog in the middle, in which 

 the Scots were defeated. We saw no insects except one Charaeas 

 graminis. 



Aug. 22. We went along the turnpike road to and then 



descended a burn very well wooded, and having a large quantity of 

 Saxifraga umbrosa naturalized in it, as far as the White Adder, and 

 followed it with few exceptions to Cantis bridge, then returned by 

 the road. Found Colymbetes maculatus and Hydrop. 12-punctatus in 

 the river. 



Aug. 23. Took Cassida rubiginosa on the thistle near the town. 

 'Saw an anguis torquatus, common snake, take a frog. It swallowed 

 it in about a minute, and took one of the hind legs first, the head 

 being the part that disappeared last. Dr. Johnston gave me a copy 

 of his " Flora of Berwick," 2 vols. 8vo. 



Aug. 25. Left Berwick at 6 a.m. and had heavy rain for the 

 £rst three hours of the journey. Did not see much of the beauties 



