130 Meteorolooical Observations. 



the more important of them appear to belong to the second 

 century, and are Avell cut. It is impossible to say whether the 

 seeming degeneracy of others is due to less skilled workmanship 

 or to their being of later date. Some information on this point, 

 as will be afterwards seen, may be gathered from the interior 

 luiildin2;s. 



24th Airril, 1896. 



Mr James Barbour in the chair. 



JVe-it) Member s.^^\x?> Matthew Jamieson ; Mr James M'Cargo, 

 Kirkpatrick-Durham ; Mr AVm. Sanders, Rosebank, Lockerbie ; 

 Colonel Patrick Sanderson, Glenlaggan, Parton ; and Mr Ale.x:. 

 Scott, Erkinholme, Langholm. 



Donations. — Mr Andsoti presented some communion tokens 

 from the Rev. Mr Scott, of Sanquhar, and also some meteorologi- 

 cal observations taken by Mr Elliot, gardener, at Warmanbie and 

 Kinmount. Mr Adam J. Corrie presented the catalogue of the 

 Loan Exhibition held at Hastings. The Proceedings of the Society 

 of Antiquaries of Scotland for 1894-5, and the Jack Rabbits of 

 the United States (from the U.S. Department of Agriculture). 



Exhibits. — Miss Hannay exhibited a violet obtained by Mr 

 Scott-Elliot at Ruwenzori at a height of 11,000 feet. Mr Robert 

 Barbour exhibited a beautiful skeleton leaf 



Communications. 



L — Meteorological Observations taken by Mr Elliot at JVarmanbie. 

 By the Rev. Wm. Andson. 



The following table shows the means of temperature, rainfall, 

 and barometer for each year during the period 18GG to 1881 

 (omitting 1874, for wdiich the observations were not complete). 

 The observations were taken with great regularity by Mr 

 Elliot, gardener, and by means of reliable instruments. The 

 self-registering thermometers were protected by a screen, and 

 placed 3 feet above the grass. (Makers, Negretti it Zambra, 



