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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 that 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 which 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 Johnstone and Dairon for 
furnishing the details of the 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 the 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 
Moffat Water was reached, where they 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, this 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 Europea, Circea 
lutetiana, Crepis paludosa, Briza media, Cystopteris fragilis, 
Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum, A. viride, A. Trichomanes, and 
Aspidium aculeatuwm. 
