6 Contents. 



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Place Names of Kirkpatrick-Domnd, commonly called Kirkpatrick- 



DiuhMn—Bev. W. A. Stark 249 



Destructive Forest Insects of Dumfriesshire — W. H. Whellens 260 . 



Anwoth Old Churchyard — jRev. F. W. Saunders 270 



The Coleoptera of the Solway Area— ^erirawi ilf'G'owa/i 271 



The Early Coinage of Scotland, with Special Reference to a Small 



Group of the Early Coins of Alexander III. — Jame-i Davidson ... 285 

 (ileanings from the Vernacular — Dr Alexander Chalmers ... ... 2S9 



John Lindsay, Provost of Lincluden — I)r John Lindsay ... ... ... 292 



Old Bridal Stone, Crouse Farm, Kirkcowau 301 



Meteorological Observations taken at Dumfries, 19U9 and 1910... ... 301 



Presentations ... ... ... .. ■. ... ... ... ... 304 



Purchases ... ... ... ■■■ ■.■ ... 309 



Exhibits 311 



Exchanges ... ... 312 



List of Members ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... 314 



Index 323 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



A Road Scene in the Days of George IV. .. ... ... Frontispiece. 



Mail Bag Labels 64 



M 'George's Horn 68 



The Dumfries and Portpatrick Mall Coach ... ... ... ... .. 80 



Dumfries and Sanquhar Waybill, 12th July, 1789 .. 94 



Dumfries Postmarks — Plates I.- V. ... ... ... ... 96 



Glenluce Abbey. Plan 129 



Coins of Alexander III. believed to be minted at Dumfries ... .. 288 



Leadwork from Old Blue Bell Inn, Dumfries ... ... ... ... 308 



