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Davids, where, chiefly on the ballast-heaps, several interesting 

 plants were collected, amongst them being Melilotus arvensis, 

 Brassica tennifolia, Poterium Sangnisorba, and a species of 

 Sonchus, not yet identified. The geology of the district was 

 also minutely explained by Mr A. Campbell and Mr Good- 

 child. 



IV. DUDDINGSTON LOCH. 



Duddingston Loch was visited on the evening of Wednes- 

 day, May 20, the Secretary acting as leader. Amongst the 

 plants gathered were — Hippuris vulgaris, Scirpus palustris, 

 Phalaris arundinacea, Phragmites communis, Galium palustre, 

 Sium angustifolium, Epilobium palustre, Stellaria uliginosa, &c. 



V. DUNBAR, 



An excursion to Dunbar was arranged for Saturday, May 

 30, when a few plants were gathered, amongst them being — 

 Plantago Coronopus, Hyoscyamus niger (in flower), Glaux 

 maritima, Astragalus hypoglottis, (Enanthe crocata, &c. The 

 excursion was, however, essentially a geological one ; and Mr 

 J. G. Goodchild, who acted as leader, drew the attention of the 

 party to the geological features of the district, and explained 

 these in so lucid a manner as to secure the hearty thanks of 

 the party. 



VI. — Craigmillak. 



An evening excursion to Craigmillar took place on Wednesday, 

 June 3. This was a geological excursion, under the leadership 

 of Mr J. A. Johnston, who explained the geology of the district 

 in a most interesting way. 



VII.— The Bass Rock. 



On June 13, a party numbering about sixty left at midday 

 for North Berwick, en route for the Bass Eock, under the 

 guidance of Mr W. Eagle Clarke, to see the vast number of 

 sea-birds which resort there for the breeding-season. The 

 rock was reached from Canty Bay by fishing-boats — not with- 

 out some difficulty, owing to the dense fog which prevailed ; 



