COUSTTEHSTTS 



SESSION 1900-1. 



Page. 



Secretaiy's Report ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 



Treasurer's Report ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 



The Parish of Luce (Hoddam) — Mr George Irviurj ... ... ... ... 5 



Vertebrates of Sohvay, a Centurj-'s Changes — Mr Robert Service ... 15 



Meteorology of 1900 — Ber. Win. Andson ... ... ... ... ... 33 



Some Observations on the Variation of Plants under Cultivation — Mr 



Samuel Arnott ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 41 



Dr Archibald's "Account of the Curiosities of Dumfries" and "Accouut 



anent Galloway " — 7'Ae late Dr James Macdonald, F.S.A. (Scot.) ... 50 



Some Bird Notes from Eskdale —J/ >• ^jcAacfZ i?e// 64 



Forts and tlieir Connecting Trenches in Eskdalemuir — Mr Richard Bell 76 



Concerning the Market Cross — Mr JainC'i Barhonr, F.S.A. (Scot.) ... 85 

 Scottish Burghal Life in the 16th and 17th Centuries, illustrated bj' 



Extracts from Kirkcudbright Records — Mr William Dickie ... 90 



Etymology of the word " Ruth well " — Dr Chinnoch ... ... ... 103 



Botanical Xotes for 1899— 3/;- /a??ie< J/'.4Hfire(f 106 



Field Meetings 109 



SESSION 1901-2. 



Secretary's Report .. 119 



Treasurer's Report ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 120 



Addenda and Corrigenda of Lists of Mosses, Hepatica', and Lichens of 



the District — Mr Jame-t M' Andrew ... . ... ... ... 121 



Phenological Observations taken at Jardington during 1900 — Mr J. 



Rutherford ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. 125 



First Account of the Excavations of Lochrutton Crannog — Mr James 



Barbour, F.S.A. (Scot.) 128 



A Contrast in Prehistoric Forts near Dunscore — Rev. Richard Simjyson, 



B.D., Dumrore 136 



List of Birds of Glencairn—D;- J/ar<Jn, .ffo/ywoorf 140 



Meteorological Report for 1901 — Rev. Wm. Andson 156 



Phenological and Weather Observations taken at Jardington for 1901 — 



Mr J. Rutherford 161 



Phenological Observations taken at Moniaive during 1901 — Mr John 



Carrie, Moniaive ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 164 



The Fauna of Glencairn — Dr Martin, Holywood .. 166 



Edward First at Sweetheart Abbey — Dr Chinnoch 172 



The Irvings of Hoddom — Mr Geonje Irving 175 



Lag's Elegy, and other Chap Books— ITr /"mjii- J/i7to- 203 



Geology of the Dumfries Basin — Mr Jame^ Watt 216 



Field Meetings 223 



