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Grierson’s housekeeper), they entered the museum, where a short 
business meeting was held. The Secretary intimated that it had 
been arranged to meet the Cumberland Society on Friday, the 
24th July, and that the excursion to the Munches district would 
be held on the 25th. They next inspected a number of interest- 
ing objects recently received by Dr Grierson, and under his 
guidance visited the grounds, where a large collection of alpine and 
other rare plants were noticed in flower. Having spent two hours 
here, they returned to Dumfries by the eight o’clock train, after 
spending a most enjoyable day. The following were some of the 
plants found during the excursion :—TZhalictrwm majus, Carda- 
mine amara, Geranium sylvaticum, Sedum telephium, S. Anglicum, 
S. villosum, Sanicula europea, Doronicum pardalianches, Cam- 
panula latifolia, Pinguicula vulgaris, Lysimachia nemorum, 
Juniperus communis, Orchis latifolia, O. maculata, Habenaria 
bifolia, H. chlorantha, Gymnadenia Conopsea (white and red 
varieties), Listera ovata, Carex sylvatica, Melica nutans, MM, 
uniflora, Aspidium lobatum, Scolopendrium vulgare, and remark- 
ably large specimens of Polypodinum Phegopteris and P. Dryopteris. 
SpeciaL Meetine.—24th July, 1885. 
On Friday, the 24th July, a party of a dozen assembled at the 
Dumfries Station to meet the Cumberland and Westmoreland 
Archeological Society, and subsequently visited with them 
Carlaverock Castle, Comlongan Castle, and the Ruthwell Cross. 
At Carlaverock a short paper was read by Mr Nanson, descrip- 
tive of the Castle, and Comlongan was similarly described by Mr 
R. 8. Fergusson when the party reached that interesting building. 
On arriving at the Ruthwell Cross, the Societies were met by the 
Rev. Mr M‘Farlan, who pointed out the runes, and gave an 
interesting and detailed description of the monument. After 
partaking of refreshments, kindly provided by Mr M‘Farlan, the 
Societies bade adieu to their host, and to each other. 
Muncues District.—25th July, 1885. 
Availing themselves of the kind invitation given by W. H. 
Maxwell, Esq., to visit the district of Munches, a party number- 
