302 BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS MADE BY 
Mid-Calder, Meadowbank, Dalmahoy, Ravelrig, 
Water of Leith, Currie. 
Saturday, 2nd June 1860. 
Party of 80 met at the Caledonian Station at 10.20 a.m. and 
proceeded to Mid-Calder, thence walked by Meadowbank to 
Dalmahoy, Ravelrig, Water of Leith, and Currie. Returned 
from Currie by train at 6.11 p.m. Fare, ts. 
Among the plants gathered were :— 
Trollius europzeus Listera cordata 
Corydalis formosa | Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus 
Viola canina Tulipa sylvestris 
» lutea Equisetum hyemale 
Geranium columbinum Agaricus campestris 
Linnzea borealis ;j fascicularis 
Pyrola minor Polyporus squamosus 
Trientalis europzea Lycoperdon Bovista 
Scrophularia vernalis 
Boldside, Abbotsford, Rymer’s Glen, Eildon Hills, Melrose. 
Saturday, 9th June 1860. 
Party of 110 met at North British Railway Station at 7.30 
a.m. and proceeded to Abbotsford Ferry, Boldside. Crossed the 
ferry, walked through the woods to Abbotsford—saw house and 
garden—(Jeffreys and his wife showing the former and the 
gardener showing the latter). Walked under direction of Robert 
Young, the gamekeeper, to Rymer’s Glen, thence proceeded to 
the Eildon Hills, and walked to Melrose. Saw the Abbey, and 
returned by train at 3.53 p.m., reaching Edinburgh before 6 p.m. 
Return tickets, 2s. 6d. 
At Abbotsford Ferry only ten were taken over each time in 
the boat, and this made us very late. The visit to Abbots- 
ford House also consumed much time. The excursion was 
therefore much curtailed. 
