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party visited the Wells, and returned to the Railway Station by 

 the Gallow Hill to again welcome the visitors to the district. 

 The majority of the local Society arrived in Moffat at two p.m., 

 and immediately afterwards the whole party proceeded in 

 waggonettes to the Beld Craig Glen. Alighting at the foot of 

 the Glen, the party wended their way along the water's edge and 

 the precipitous sides until the " Beld Craig," an immense mass of 

 rock nearly 100 feet high at the top of the Glen, was reached. 



Here the usual business meeting was held, when Mr Barbour, 

 vice-president, presided, and welcomed the Edinburgh Society 

 again to this district. He regretted tliat the train arrangements 

 were so awkward as to permit them spending much time together, 

 but trusted that on a future occasion they would be more 

 fortunate. Mr Craig-Christie, F.L.S., hon. secretary of the 

 Visitors, intimated an apology from their President, Rev. T. B. 

 Morris, and expressed the pleasure whicli his Society had in 

 visiting Lochmaben last year, and also on the present occasion. 

 On the motion of Mr J. "Wilson (hon. secy.), the thanks of the 

 two societies were awarded to Messrs Jolinstone and Dairon for 

 furnishing the details of tlie excursion and kindly guiding the 

 party. 



From the Beld Craig the party returned a short distance down 

 the Glen until the " Weeping Rock " was reached, over which a 

 small rill comes trickling down. In winter, or after a spate, this 

 is a magnificent sight, as the water falling from such a height is 

 dashed into spray by tlie rocks below. A short distance below 

 this rock the majority of the party scrambled up the precipitous 

 side to the field at the top, where some time was spent in 

 botanising. From this they continued their explorations over 

 two adjacent hills and through a valley, until the bridge over the 

 Moflat Water was reached, where tliey found the carriages in 

 waiting, and returned to Dumfries by the train arriving there 

 shortly before nine. 



Mr Craig-Christie discovered Rubus Leesii during the after- 

 noon ; and as he subsequently had his "find" confirmed by Pro- 

 fessor Babington, tliis is the first recorded appearance of this 

 plant in Scotland. Some of the other plants found in addition 

 to the ordinary summer ones were — Sanicula Europrpa, Circfva 

 lutetiana, Crepis j^^iiudosa, Briza media, Cystopteris fragilis, 

 Aspleniicm Adiantum-nigrum, A. viride, A. Trichomanes, and 

 Aspidium acideatum. 



