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The party next proceeded down the Garpel Glen, but as they 
entered it, an ominous sign-board cautioned the visitors from 
“gathering flowers and ferns.” This caution was rigidly 
respected, for with the exception of the common agrimony 
(Agrimonia Eupatoria), none of the plants were deemed worthy a 
place in the botanist’s vasculum, the glen having long ere this 
been pillaged by the wanderers of all the scientific societies in 
the country. As no flowers were to be had, two hours were 
spent in collecting mosses and searching for graptolites among 
the shales and in the bed of the stream. The party continued 
their course down the stream until they came to the railway 
bridge, when they ascended the embankment and walked along 
it until Beattock Station was reached. The old bridge across 
the Annan was next visited, and from there, they continued 
along the road to Moffat, halting, however, at the “three stanin’ 
stanes,” and visiting Loch House Tower. Atashort distance from 
Moffat, near the railway bridge, they visited a section of the 
railway cutting where a dyke of trap was exposed Arriving in 
Moffat about five o’clock, they spent the interval until train- 
time in visiting the wells or other places of interest in the town. 
Among the finds of the day were—Empetrum nigrum, in fruit ; 
Parnassia palustris, and Viola lutea. The following graptolites 
were identified by Mr Dairon :—Monogruptus sagittarius, M. tenuis, 
M. intermedius, and Diplograptus foliaceus. 
Locumasen, Dormont, and KeELHEAD.—6th September, 1884. 
The last Field Meeting of the session was held on the 6th 
September, when a party numbering about twenty left the 
Fountain at 9.30 in waggonettes for Lochmaben. Arriving at 
Bruce’s Castle, they were met by the Rev. W. Graham, who con- 
ducted them round the ruins, and narrated several incidents 
connected with the history of the building. Mr Graham expressed 
the hope that Mr R. Jardine, M.P., would co-operate with Mr 
_ Hope-Johnstone and the Town Council of Lochmaben in having 
the interior and exterior cleared of rubbish, and the structure 
repaired. Having spent an hour in examining the ruins, and 
awarded Mr Graham a vote of thanks, they returned to the con- 
veyances and continued their journey to Dormont. 
