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NOVEMBER 23RD. 
Mr R. Service—A Photograph of the fine Group of Scotch Firs 
at Shambeliie on the east side of the Newabbey road. 
Mr R. Service—A Pair of Jack Snipes to record their early 
appearance. These birds migrated at an early date this 
season, and were first seen on October 14th, 15th, and 18th, 
1906. 
DECEMBER 7TH. 
From Edinburgh Royal Botanic Gardens—A very extensive col- 
lection of Specimens of Fungoid Diseases, Insect injurious 
to British Forest Trees, Cones, etc. Sent through the kind- 
ness of Professor Bayley Balfour. 
Mr Wellwood Maxwell of Kirkennan—Specimens of Forest Trees 
grown in manured and unmanured soils, with other Forestry 
Exhibits. 
Mr W. J. Maxwell, Terregles Banks--A Tree Measurer of his 
own design and one of the usual pattern. 
The President—A number of Books on Trees, etc., and Speci- 
mens of Diseased Branches. 
The Secretary—Books on Trees and Shrubs. 
_ The Ewart Library-—Books on Forestry and Gardening. 
DECEMBER 21sT. 
Mr James Barbour—A Portrait of Dr Burnside, author of the 
MS. “History of Dumfries,’’ in the possession of the 
Society. Mr Barbour kindly presented this portrait to the 
Society. Also the Original Plan of the Roman Camp at 
Birrens—presented to the Society. Also a fine Engraving 
of the Eastern Chancel of Holywood Abbey, drawn by John 
de Wyck and engraved by P. Mazell. 
Mr W. M‘Cutcheon—A number of Cards of Views in the Juras, to 
illustrate his paper. 
January 18TH, 1907. 
The Photographic Committee—Several additional Photographs 
of the Local Antiquities. . 
Mr R. Service—A very fine Bronze Celt, found when some of the 
piers of the Old Bridge of Dumfries were removed, and 
which had been recently presented to the Observatory 
Museum by Miss Fraser, Ardwyn, Dumfries. 
