102 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
A short distance to the west of the house there is a remarkably 
fine oak (Quercus Robur), girthing 19 ft. 2 in. at 2 ft. 4 in., and 
19 ft. at 3 ft. 6 in., both measurements being taken on the south 
side. The first branch leaves the main trunk at the height of 
3 ft. 6 in, on south side. 
The old terraced gardens on the banks of the glen, which 
contain a fine collection of herbaceous plants, were examined with 
much interest. The retaining walls were covered with a great 
variety of plants, conspicuous amongst which were Pyrus japonica, 
its bright scarlet flowers making a brilliant display ; Corydalis 
lutea, Arabis alpina, Epimedium alpinum, Linaria Cymbalaria, 
and Aspleniwm Trichomanes. Geraniwm nodosum and Asarum 
europeum were also in flower here, while Doronicum Pardali- 
anches was plentiful on the banks of the glen, and Scolopendriwm 
vulgare on the rocks beside the waterfall. Ranunculus awricomus 
was observed in flower, near the bridge which crosses the burn 
below the house. 
Having crossed the burn, the party ascended to the top of the 
bank, from which point the best view of the house and its 
beautiful surroundings is obtained. The Udder’s Gill Wood was 
afterwards traversed, the road leading to the banks of the 
River Clyde and entering a fine avenue, composed, for the most 
part, of beeches and limes. These trees were planted in the year 
1721; and it is interesting to know that there is still preserved 
the letter from the Hamilton of that day to his gardener, instructing 
him to plant the beeches and limes at the water-side. Several of 
the largest beeches were measured, and girthed respectively as 
follows :—(1) 11 ft. 11 in. at 5 ft. 9 in. on south; (2) 12 ft 7 in. 
at 5 ft. on north; (3) 13 ft. 84 in. at 4 ft. 8 in. on north. 
A visit to the gardens was the next item on the programme, 
and here the willow-leaved box-tree (Lyciwm barbarum) was 
observed in flower. This shrub, which belongs to the Solanacez, 
is a native of Africa and Southern Europe. It was introduced to 
Britain in 1696, and has now become naturalised in Devonshire 
and various other parts of the country. Two black poplars, near 
the gardener’s house, were measured, and girthed respectively 
(1) 12 ft. 6 in. at 5 ft. 3 in. on south, and (2) 12 ft. 24 in. at 
3 ft. 4 in. on south, to 4 ft. on north. 
After a visit to the old churchyard of Dalzell, the party once 
