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secretaryship. Four new members were elected :—Dr. De Mey of 
Newcastle; Mr. Jefferson, Surgeon, Hexham; Mr. Herbert 
Crawshay, and Mr. Edmund Crawshay of Gateshead. The day 
though not bright was, upon the whole, tolerably favourable, and 
most of the party appeared highly pleased with the excursion. 
Several good plants were collected, but, excepting those already 
mentioned, perhaps none are particularly worthy of record. The 
country travelled over is rich in the beautiful tribe of Orchidaces ; 
eight different species of which were gathered during the day. 
The third meeting took place on the 22nd of June. The tract 
of country selected for the excursion included Hawthorn and 
Horden Denes ; but in consequence of the distance of these denes 
from the nearest railway station and from each other, it was found 
impossible to include them within the limits of a day’s excursion. 
Hordon dene was therefore the only one visited. The usual 
magnesian limestone plants were gathered, including some of the 
rarer of the Orchis tribe ; Hpipactis ensifolia was got in fine flower, 
and the Fly Orchis, Ophrys muscifera, was also obtained. The 
beautiful Primula farinosa was found growing in such profusion 
in one spot near Hasington, as to colour the ground with its lilac 
flowers. A few of the members visited the old hall at Horden to 
examine the ancient staircase and other antiquities of the interior. 
After a long day’s ramble the party eventually dined together at 
the Bridge Inn, Bishopwearmouth. 
The fourth meeting was at the Northumberland lakes on the 
20th of July. Bardon Mill was the place of rendezvous, and the 
muster was tolerably good, notwithstanding the rather unpromi- 
sing appearance of the morning. ‘The day, however, proved fine, 
with the exception of a few slight showers. The party, two or 
three of whom breakfasted at the village inn, pursued the devious 
footing of a rustic track through the valley of Bardon Burn to 
Chesterholme. The wooded sides of the valley afforded one or two 
good plants to the botanists, the most attractive of which was the 
pretty Pyrola minor. Crepis succisefolia and Orobanche major 
were likewise gathered. At Chesterholme the numerous well- 
preserved antiquities obtained from the neighbouring station 
attracted much attention. After exploring the remains of the 
