CONTENTS, f^ 



Page. 



Secretary's Report ... .... ... ... ... ... 2 



Treasurer's Report ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 



President's Address. Gleanings from Family Records ... 4 



Botany of 1 898— j^y Mr James M' Andrew 15 



The Old Hall of Ecclefechan (Kirkconnel Hall)— j5j Mr 



George Irving ... ... ... ... ... 16,81 



Rod-Fishing in the Nith— ^ji^ Rev. H. G. J. Veitch of Eliock 23 



Annotated List of Antiquities from the Stewartry of Kirk- 

 cudbright now preserved in the National Museum — By 



Mr F. R. Coles 32 



The Meteorology of 1898 — By Rev. Wm. Andson 45 



Ptolemy's Scotland — By Dr E. J. Chinnock ... ... ... 52 



Roman Roads in Britain — By Dr E. J. Chinnock ... ... 55 



Observations and Experiences of the Breeding of Salmon and 



"IxovX— By Rev. H. G. J. Veitch of Eliock 60 



The Moral and Social Conditions of Dumfriesshire and Gallo- 

 way a Century Ago — By Mrs Brown ... ... ... 71 



Botanical Notes for the Moffat District— j^y Mr/. T. John- 

 stone ... ... ... ••• •• •■• ■•• 80 



Field Meetings 87 



List of Members 95 



