PROFESSOR JOHN HUTTON BALFOUR. 233 
EXCURSIONS IN 1857. 
Craigleith, Corstorphine, Barnton, Banks of the Almond, 
Cramond, Granton. 
Saturday, 23rd May 1857. 
Party of upwards of 100 met at Dean Bridge at 10 am. and 
walked by Craigleith Quarry to Corstorphine Hill, crossed over 
the hill to the Queensferry road, and then proceeded by Barnton 
to the banks of the Almond and Cramond; Returned by shore 
of Firth of Forth to Granton, and reached Edinburgh about 
5.30 p.m. Rain in the afternoon. 
Usual spring plants gathered :— 
Anemone nemorosa | Saxifraga granulata 
Ranunculus Ficaria Ribes Grossularia - 
Epimedium alpinum » alpinum 
Draba verna » nigrum 
Viola lutea Valeriana pyrenaica 
Geranium lucidu Doronicum Pardalianches 
(Caroline Park) (Corstorphine) 
Acer platanoides (near Vinca minor 
Almond) Lamium maculatum 
Prunus Avium Ruscus aculeatus 
” Cerasus Allium ursinum 
ie Padus | 
Penicuik, Valleyfield, Auchendinny, Roslin. 
Saturday, 30th May 1857. 
Party of 74 met at the North British Railway Station at 
g a.m. and proceeded to Penicuik. Return tickets, 1s. 3d, 
Walked to Valleyfield, saw*the Paper Works, then walked by 
the banks of the North Esk to Auchendinny and Roslin. Visited 
Roslin Chapel. Returned by train passing Roslin Station at 
5.29 p.m. 
