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OCTOBER 6TH. 
Miss M‘Kie, Moat House, Dumfries—-Large sunflower, 10 feet 
high. 
The Secretary—Flowering branch of Bambusa Henonis, 
Colchicum autumnale fl. pl., Crocuses iridiflorus and 
zonatus. 
NOVEMBER 23RD. 
Mr George Irving, Corbridge-on-Tyne—(1) A declaration of 
loyalty by inhabitants of Morton; (2) scheme of valuation of 
division of Hightae community ; (3) burgess ticket of burgh 
of Dumfries to George Sharp of Hoddom, dated 1767; (4) 
burgess ticket of city of Glasgow to George Sharp of 
Hoddom, about same date; (5) burgess ticket of burgh of 
Linlithgow to James Kirkpatrick, son of Sir Thomas, second 
Baronet of Closeburn, with seal attached; (6) plan of 
Birdoswald camp, recently visited by the society. : 
Mr J. Laidlaw, Lockerbie—Old sermons published in Dumfries 
in the eighteenth century. 
Mr A. Turner, Chemist, Dumfries—A relic of David Livingstone, 
taken from his medicine chest. 
Mr J. S. Thomson, Jeweller, Dumfries—(1) Seismographic record 
showing the movement of the earth at Paisley on the occa- 
sion of the recent Indian earthquake; (2) piece of Banket 
gold reef from West Africa. 
Mr Harry Edgar, Ferguslea—(1) Tenor granting John Carruthers 
of Denbie power to uplift the stipend of the parish of 
Tundergarth ; (2) burgess ticket of Dumfries, dated June, 
1808, in favour of Richard Hetherington, of the Annandale 
and Eskdale Local Militia; (3) lieutenant’s commission in 
East India Company’s service, signed by Earl Cornwallis, 
of date 6th April, 1785; (4) act of freedom of burgh of 
Dumfries in favour of John Carruthers of Denbie, dated 4th 
