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the choir, and a portion of the monastic buildings. The 

 principal door in the west gable is a masterly work, display- 

 ing a semicircular arch, with four single shafts. The south 

 transept is of considerable height, and has a large window of 

 exquisite design, with a division of four mullions. St. Mary's 

 aisle on the north, the arched roof of which springs from a 

 variety of clustered columns of admirable construction, is the 

 finest section of the ruins. Sir Walter Scott was buried here 

 on the 26th September, 1832. 



Several plants of interest were found in and around the 

 enclosure at Dryburgh ; amongst them were Tulipa sylvestris 

 growing in quantity, and Petasites fragrans, which, how- 

 ever, was supposed to have been an outcast from the old 

 garden of the monks ; Cheiranthus Cheiri was covering the 

 ruins, and Clematis Vitalba running along the ground and 

 clasping the pillars in its grasp. A quantity of morells, 

 Morchella esculenta, were got growing within the abbey pre- 

 cincts, which, along with a supply kindly sent by Sir Geo. 

 Douglas, from Springwood Park, were cooked for dinner, 

 and were much appreciated by the members of the Club. 

 Dinner was at the Buccleugh Arms, St. Boswell's Green. 

 After dinner the following new members were proposed : — 

 Rev. Thomas Johnston, St. Boswell's Manse ; Rev. Thomas 

 Rogers, Durham ; Rev. R. Paul, Coldstream ; Mr R. Grieve 

 Thomson, Rutherford ; Mr Francis Walker, Nesbit ; Rev. T. 

 S. Anderson, Crailing ; and the Rev. D. Yair, Bunkle Manse. 



On the proposition of Dr Francis Douglas, the Rev. Thos. 

 Brown (a son of Mr Thos. Brown, one of our oldest mem- 

 bers), was unanimously elected a member of the Club, at the 

 present meeting. 



The President exhibited specimens of Petasites vulgaris, 

 with fertile florets, and also specimens of Convallaria Poly- 

 gonatum. Mr Stewart exhibited specimens of Tulipa 

 sylvestris in flower. 



The second meeting was held at Whalton on Friday, 30th 

 June. The members present were — the President; Sir 

 Walter Elliot, Sir George Douglas, Drs. F. Douglas, C. 



