34 Field Meetings, 



opinion is that the circle was connected with a grove of oak 

 trees which seems anciently to have stretched away frona the 

 spot six or eight miles north-westward into the parish oi 

 Glencairn, and this sacred grove, this " holy wood," is said 

 to have given its name to the parish. The botanists present, 

 although remarking a very noteworthy difference in the ap- 

 pearance of vegetation from what it had at the meeting 

 held at same time last year, attributable to the genial 

 weather of this spring, did not find any rare plants. Some 

 insects were secured, amongst them being the scarce Incur- 

 varia muscalella, and a remarkably small example of Pieris 

 Napi, less than an inch broad across the expanded wings. 



The Second Meeting was held on June 1st, when the 

 places visited were the classic " Braes of Dalwinton" and 

 their charming surroundings. To her votaries Nature ex- 

 tended her warmest welcome in sunny smiles, rendered all 

 the more conspicuous and enjoyable by aching recollections 

 of wintry weather lingering in the lap of May. Early summer 

 had just commenced to unfold her treasures, and there was 

 not that detracting profusion so characteristic of the later 

 months, but nevertheless a fair number of specimens, both 

 entomological and botanical, were obtained in the intervals 

 during which the more enthusiastic of the collectors were 

 able to withdraw their attention from the delightful 

 scenery with which they were environed. Mr Lennon was 

 especially fortunate in securing specimens of the rare Corym- 

 bites holosiriens, Harpalus tardus, Phyllobius verdicollis^ 

 Haltica longicollis, Crepidodera helxines, Sharederma tes- 

 tacea,a.iid Podogricaficcipes, while Mr Goodon either collected 

 or observed in flower the following species : — Anagallis 

 arvensis, Anchusa sempervirens, Euphrasia ojfficinalis 

 Geum rivale, Lysimachia nemorum, Poly gala vulgaris 

 Pinguicala palustris, Ranunculus acquaticus, Sherardia 

 arvensis, Valeriana dioica, Veronica becabunga, Allosorus 

 crispus. Gallium montanwrn, Gnaphalixim dioicum, and 

 Menyanthes trefoliata. The party, on arriving at Auldgirth 

 per the 12. SO train, immediately commenced the ascent of 



