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The following trees were measured by Mr. Renwick and Mr. 

 M'Kay :— 



Sycamore at Barncluith gate — girth, 15 ft. 8| ins. at 4 ft. 8 ins., 

 showing an increase iu girth of If ins. in 3 years, or an 

 average of "58 in. yearly. 



Sycamore, at Chatelherault — girth, 13 ft. 9^ ins. at 4 ft. 9 ins. ; 

 bole, 8 ft. 



Oak, near Green Walk — girth, 21 ft. 9 ins. at 5 ft. ; bole, 



26 ft. 

 This tree is decaying at the extremities of the branches, the 



increase in girth in three years is only half-an-inch. 



Oak, in High Parks— 21 ft. 3 ins. at 3 ft. 6 ins. ; bole, 7 ft. 



Oak, at sheds in High Parks — girth, 15 ft. 5| ins. at 4 ft. 

 6 ins., showing an increase in girth of 2J ins. in three years, 

 or an average of '75 in. yearly. 



Evergreen Holly Oak, at Chatelherault — girth, 3 ft. 3 ins. 

 at 3 ft. 8 ins. ; bole, 4 ft. 



Castlemilk, Rutherglen, 16th May, 1901. — Only six members 

 joined in this evening excursion, the conductor being ]\Ir. Thomas 

 Boyle. The bedroom in the Castle, where it is reported that 

 Mary Queen of Scots passed the night before the battle of Lang- 

 side, was inspected, and thereafter the pond, garden, and green- 

 houses were visited. 



CuLZEAN Castle and Crossraguel Abbey, 23rd May, 1901 

 (Victoria Day). — This excursion, which was undertaken jointly 

 ■svith the Andersonian Naturalists' Society, was attended by 

 fifty-two, the conductor being Mr. Hugh Boyd "Watt, who 

 contributed the following report : — 



The route followed was from Maybole by road, and through 

 the policies and gardens of Culzean, and back to Maybole by 

 the Kirkoswald road. 



Cameras were much in evidence, and a large number of photo- 

 graphs were taken. 



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