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cockle Quarry, where two hours were spent in examining the 

 different cuttings. Here a business meeting was held, when 

 Captain J. J. Hope-Johnstone was elected a life member, and Mr 

 J. Rae an ordinary member. This quarry has been fully 

 described by the late Sir W. Jardine, Bart., and also the 

 numerous footprints of the extinct tortoises which were discovered 

 here. On three large slabs of the sandstone several of these 

 impressions were noticed. 



Spedlins Tower was next visited, but owing to an oversight, 

 only the exterior could be examined. It is situated on the bank 

 of the Kinnel, and belongs to Sir A. Jardine of Jardine Hall. 

 The tower is a square structure in the Scotch Border style, and 

 has a turret at each of the four corners. The only entrance is 

 on the north side, through an arched doorway, over which is a 

 large square stone with the Jardine crest and the date 1605. 



Returning to the conveyance, which was left at the quarry, the 

 party was forced to beat a hasty retreat to one of the sheds, for 

 the rain and hail, driven by a strong north-west wind, was too 

 much for even the nerves of the naturalists. Having waited for 

 nearly an hour till the storm passed, it was decided to abandon 

 the rest of the programme for the present, and to return to 

 Dumfries by the way of Elshieshields and Kirkmichael. 



Owing to the lateness of the spring very few botanical specimens 

 were collected ; however the following plants were picked up during 

 the excursion : — Cardamine hirsuta, C. pratensis, Viola tricolor, 

 Montia fontana, Alcliemilla vulgaris, A. arvensis, Potenlilla Fra- 

 gariastrum, Chrysosjjlenium oppositi/olium, Galium cruciatum, 

 Veronica hederifolia, Lamiitm albuvi, JVepeta Glechoma, Litzitla 

 cavyjestris, and Primula veris, which is not common in this 

 district, found near Torthorwald Church. Asidenium EtUa 

 miiraria is plentiful among the stones of Torthorwald Castle, and 

 Funaria hygronietica—a, beautiful moss — covered large patches 

 of the ground near Templand Village. 



South WICK Glen and Douglas Hall. — 7 th June, 1884. 



The second Field Meeting of the session was held on the 7th 

 June, when Southwick Glen and the shore from there to Douglas 

 Hall were visited. A party of thirty assembled at 9 a.m. at 

 the Fountain, and having taken their seats in three waggonettes 



