204 Dr William Craig on the 



The members of the Club felt that this small tribute of 

 respect was due to the memory of him who was oue of the 

 principal founders of the Club, and who contributed so 

 much to its prestige and happiness. 



The Club also elected three new members, namely. Rev. 

 David Paul, M.A., Roxburgh; Arthur H. Evans, M. A., Cam- 

 bridge; and Robert Lindsay, Curator Royal Botanic Garden, 

 — all of whom were present at our Teesdale excursion. 

 Our three new members are distinguished and enthusiastic 

 botanists, and will prove a source of strength to the Club. 



The River Tees, for a great part of its course, forms 

 the southern boundary of the county of Durham, and for a 

 still greater portion forms the northern boundary of York- 

 shire. Middleton is situated on the Durham side of the 

 river, about six miles above Barnard Castle, a place of great 

 historic interest, and famous as the birthplace of John 

 Baliol, king of Scotland. 



Middleton-in-Teesdale is about 700 feet above the level 

 of the sea. 



The Club arrived at Middleton on the afternoon 

 of Monday 28th July, and having two hours to spend 

 before dinner, we drove in our waggonette to Winch 

 Bridge, about 2 or 3 miles above Middleton. This is a 

 curious old suspension bridge over the Tees. The banks 

 of the river are here rocky and precipitous. The best 

 plants grow on the Yorkshire side of the river. On the 

 rocks immediately below the bridge we gathered several 

 rare plants, including Arahis hirsuta, Hypericum Mrsuhim, 

 Piubus saxatilis, Potentilla fruticosa, EpilobiiLm angusti- 

 folivm, Galium horeale, Scabiosa Columharia, Serratula 

 tinctoria, Carduus lieteropliyllus^ Hieracium crocatum and 

 horeale^ Campanula latifolia, Bartsia alpina, Primula 

 farinosa, Polygonum viviparum, Gymnadenia conopsea, 

 Tofieldia palustris, Carex pallescens. Of grasses we 

 gathered Avena pratensis (very fine), Sesleria ccerulea, 

 Melica nutans and uniflora. Some of these plants were 

 collected for the first time by several members of the Club. 

 The specimens of Gymnadenia conopsea were exceedingly 

 fine ; one specimen measured 2 feet in length, with a 

 compact spike 7 inches long. 



The specimens of Campanula latifoUa were also very 



