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shrubbery more copious than in Craigton, but the fungus flora is 
not so rich. 
Another wood in this district which has been searched for fungi 
is Dougalston Wood, on the north side of the road leading from 
Milngavie to Baldernock, which was visited on 24th September, 
t904. Garscube Estate, near Maryhill, was visited with a like 
object on 18th October, 1902. 
IIl.—THE KILPATRICK HILLS. 
The picturesque hill-masses, which compose the northern 
boundary of the Clyde Valley from New Kilpatrick to Dumbarton, 
possess many features of interest to students of natural history. 
The higher parts consist of terraced trap rocks of Carboniferous 
age, the terraces being very marked and striking in some parts, 
whilst underlying these are the limestones and shales of the lower 
carboniferous series, these strata being exposed in some of the 
glens cut by the numerous streams which descend from these hills. 
Excursions have been made in various directions from time to 
time, and the members of the Society have thus been made 
familiar with most of the places of special interest. The portions 
of the Kilpatrick range lying north of the Auldmurroch Burn, and 
east of Gallangad Glen, including Auchineden Hill with its famous 
** Whangie,” the Stockie Moor and Finnich Glen, are included in 
the county of Stirling, and have already received notice in the 
paper dealing with excursions in that county. The central 
portion of the hills and the glens draining towards the Clyde will 
be dealt with here. 
The Society has, on two occasions—r11th June, 1892, and 11th 
May, 1895—made the ascent of Duncomb, the highest point of 
these hills, 1313 feet, starting on both occasions from Dalmuir, and 
ascending via Duntocher and Faifley, thence by the bed of the Loch 
Humphrey Burn to Loch Humphrey itself. Near the southern 
boundary of the Cochno policies, a little to the east, the curious 
“cup and ring” marked stones in a field adjoining Edinbarnet, 
proved objects of great interest to the members. These examples 
at Cochno are very perfect ones, but on the second occasion referred 
to they were observed to be showing signs of weathering badly. 
A fine waterfall on the Loch Humphrey Burn attracted 
attention, and amongst the plants observed here were the globe 
