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Northumberland," as an introductory paper to Baker and 

 Tate's " New Flora of Northumberland and Durham;" " The 

 polished and scratched rocks in the neighbourhood of Aln- 

 wick, viewed in connection with the Boulder Formation of 

 Northumberland," " Sketch of the Geology of the Howick 

 Coast and the Ratcheugh Crag," " Fossil Flora of the 

 Mountain Limestone formation of the Eastern Borders, in 

 connection with the Natural History of Coal." 



We have also to deplore the death of Mrs Johnston, of 

 Berwick, who was one of our honorary members, and widow 

 of the late Dr Johnston. Mrs Johnston assisted largely 

 in rendering popular Dr Johnston's great works on 

 British Zoophytes and Sponges, the illustrations having, for 

 the most part, been engraved from Mrs Johnston's drawings ; 

 we have also several of her drawings, as illustrations, in the 

 earlier numbers of our own Proceedings. In the " Flora of 

 Berwick," as well as his many other writings, she has lent 

 her pictorial aid to enhance his favourite studies. Her name 

 will descend to posterity, connected with a distinct and 

 elegant species of Coralline, — Plumularia Catharina, dedi- 

 cated to her by her husband, (See "British Zoophytes," 

 vol. I., p. 99). Micralymma Johnstonis, the title of a small 

 marine beetle found in shale, &c, between tide marks, at 

 Berwick, was also intended by Prof. Westwood to com- 

 memorate this lady ; but the name has been superseded by 

 an older epithet (Omalium brevipenne, of Gyllenhal), of 

 which he was not at the time aware. 



Our obituary list also includes Mr John Lee, Procurator 

 Fiscal for Roxburghshire ; Mr Robert Buchanan Graham, 

 surgeon, Embleton, son-in-law of our respected Secretary, 

 Mr Embleton ; Rev. Henry Parker, Rector of llderton, one 

 of the older members of the Club, having joined it in 1834 ; 

 Rev. Court Granville, Vicar of Chatton ; and Capt. Alex. 

 Donald McLaren, Hope Park, Coldstream. 



Before concluding, Gentlemen, I must congratulate you on 

 the continued and increasing prosperity of the Club. Many 

 of our Members have been hard at work, and made several 



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