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The following is a list of plants found during the day : — 

 Geranium sylvaticum, Trollius Uioropceus, Melica unifiora, M- 

 NtUans, Listera Cordata, L. Ovata, Giiaiylialiuni dioicum, Lycopo- 

 dium selago, and Lysiviachia nemorum, found along the Scaur 

 and Tynron Doon. Meuvi Athamanticum, Pinguicula vulgaris, 

 Saxifraga hypnoides. Geranium Lucidum and Bartramia fontana 

 (Apple Moss) near Glenquhargen Craig ; Habenaria albida, H. 

 viridis, Pyrolia media, Ruhus saxatilis and Menyanthes trifoliata 

 at Merkland Glen. Of the ferns there may be mentioned Crypto- 

 gamme crispa (Parsley), Scolopendritim vulgare, Nephrodium 

 Oreopteris, Polypodiuvi Phegopteris, P. Dryoiitiris, and Aspndium 

 aculeatum. 



CoLVEND. — 1st July, 1882. 



The third field meeting was held on the 1st July, and according 

 to the programme, " Barean Loch, Douglas Hall, Southwick Pre- 

 Reformation Kirk and Kirkyai-d, Auchenskeoch Castle, and other 

 places in Colvend and Southwick," would be visited. A party of 

 twenty assembled at the Dumfries Station, and took the 12.20 

 train for Dalbeattie. Here they were joined by other members, 

 and immediately proceeded, per 'bus, towards Colvend. At a 

 point of the road about a mile and a half from Colvend Manse, 

 they were joined by the Rev. J. Fraser, and at his suggestion 

 dismounted to inspect the Lake Dwellings in the Barean and 

 Ironhash Loch; the 'bus meanwhile to proceed to the Manse 

 and wait there for the party. The Loch is prettily situated 

 among hills which have their sides covered with heather, and 

 studded here and there with large granite boulders and patches of 

 straggling bnishwood, presenting on the whole a most striking 

 and picturesque landscape. A boat had been kindly placed at the 

 disposal of the party by Mr Dinwiddle, to enable them to visit 

 the islands and explore the remains of the Lake Dwellings, which 

 were found there. The piles on which one of these structures was 

 originally built were distinctly visible, and a log of oak was fished 

 up by one of the party. From the Loch they proceeded, botanising 

 by the way, until they reached the Manse. Having partaken of 

 Mr Fraser's hospitality a Business Meeting was held, when Mr 

 Fraser occupied the chair. The Secretary read a letter from the 



