28 Address of the President. 



(Enanthe fistulosa was gathered ; — not recorded by Babington 

 as Scotch, although Sir W. J. Hooker gives a few habitats. 



In palaeontology, Professor Harkness obtained a portion of a 

 trilobite in the slate-rocks of the valley of the Scaur Water. 

 A search was made during summer in these quarries (not now 

 worked), by the professor, myself, ]\Ir. Maxwell of Gribton, 

 and Mr. Harley, but without success. The slates are, however, 

 very interesting. They afforded many good impressions of 

 tracks which we would refer to Crustacea. Dr. Grierson has 

 obtained species of a graptolite in Nithsdale. 



In Annandale, for the first time, we have met with the 

 remains of an ox. It occurred in the same remarkable deposit 

 which has yielded the remains of red-deer, roebuck, black bear; 

 and in the same deposit has also been found the fragment of a 

 palmated horn, which, though small to pronounce a decided 

 opinion upon, there is little doubt is a portion of that of a 

 rein-deer. 



In mineralogtj. — On our visit to Barlochan mine of barytes 

 an interesting mineral was seen, exhibiting a rich blue colour. 

 Mr. Dudgeon has submitted this to competent authority, who 

 pronounces it to be the cup. sul. of lead. 



Many of the Members may have seen Miss Hope John- 

 stone's spirited advertisement in regard to iron or other 

 minerals. Professor Harkness visited the "diggings" along 

 with me. There are undoubtedly strong traces of iron to be 

 seen in the small portion opened ; but the doubt is, if the 

 fissures in the old rocks there will be large enough to contain 

 sufficient quantity of ore to render it valuable. There are 

 perhaps stronger indications eastward towards the dryfe. 



