PROFESSOR JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR. . 159 
Examined the Ferry hills on the eastern side. 
Picked :— 
Thlaspi arvense | Spirzea Filipendula (not in 
Vicia lutea flower 
Near Inverkeithing :— 
Sagina maritima | Sedum villosum 
Geranium sanguineum Anthriscus vulgaris 
From Inverkeithing walked to St. David’s and gathered :— 
Diplotaxis tenuifolia Leonurus Cardiaca 
Reseda lutea 
Entered Donibristle Woods, and were accompanied to the 
garden and grounds by Mr. Gavin and the under-keeper. 
Walked to Aberdour, picking :— 
Viola hirta (in fruit) Atropa Belladonna (not in 
Medicago maculata flower) 
Dipsacus sylvestris Hyoscyamus niger 
Cynoglossum officinale Listera ovata (not expanded) 
Allium Scorodoprasum 
Passed through Aberdour woods to Burntisland. 
At Burntisland, gathered :— 
Salvia Verbenaca | Sclerochloa maritima 
Parietaria officinalis “ loliacea 
Carex distans | 
Returned by boat at 6.15. 
Midcalder, Meadowbank, Dalmahoy, Ravelrig, 
Currie, Woodhall. 
Saturday, 11th June 1853. 
Morning very unpromising. A party of about 75 met at the 
Caledonian Railway Station at 7.45 a.m. and proceeded to Mid- 
calder, thence walked to Meadowbank, Western Dalmahoy Hill, 
Ravelrig, Eastern Dalmahoy Hill, Currie, and Woodhall, and 
returned about 6 p.m. Return tickets 8d. The evening was so 
bad and the party so thoroughly drenched that the greater part 
walked home, 
