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Telmateia, palustre, limosum and arvense; Weissia verticillata, in fruit ; 

 Alliaria officinalis, Veronica montana. Observations on tbe luxuri- 

 ance of tbe fronds of tbe ferns and tbe foliage of otber plants 

 were also made : — " Asplenium Filix-famina, fronds measured 3£ 

 feet long, Scolopendrium vulgare 30 incbes long and 3 broad, 

 Chrysosplenium oppositifolium 18 incbes long, Allium ursinum 28 

 incbes long, Zastrtea dilatata 3% feet long, Geranium Bobertianum 

 25 incbes long by 25 across." 



Twenty-six assembled for dinner at tbe inn at Cockburnspatb. 

 In tbe morning tbe Rev. J. F. Bigge read a notice of a Nightin- 

 gale's song baving been beard in tbe evenings of tbe last week in 

 June in a wood close to Blancbland, on tbe river Derwent, in 

 Nortbumberland. Mr Bolam of Berwick communicated tbat a 

 fine specimen of tbe " Alpine Rose," raised from seed from tbe 

 Tyrol, is at present in bloom at Carbarn Hall. Mr Bigge brougbt 

 specimens of Calendula arvensis, field marigold, raised from seed 

 gatbered in France ; also Draba incana, an Alpine plant, and 

 Cardamine impatiens, botb raised by culture ; also a new scarlet 

 Salvia, and an Everlasting Pea of a peculiar pale red colour. 

 Mr Robert Renton brougbt two flint scrapers of primitive people, 

 gatbered in Obannelkirk parisb. Mr Hardy laid on the table 

 MSS. relating to tbe history of Cockburnspath, Oldhamstocks, 

 and Dunglass. 



Miss Langlands forwarded for the inspection of the Club some 

 rubbings, taken by her sister in Italy, of figures that resemble, 

 in some respects, tbe concentric circles of which their father was 

 the first discoverer, at Old Bewick. One of the examples is a 

 spiral of five convolutions, with a short stalk, with a diameter of 

 6£ inches ; another resembling a wheel, has two central concen- 

 tric rings ; 8 spokes or rays radiating from them, like sun-beams, 

 with broadened ends, to an outer concentric ring ; of this the 

 diameter is 8^ inches. None of them have a central dot or boss. 

 The rest were similar to these. They are allied to the sculptures 

 in relief on prehistoric rock-temples in Malta, sketched by Capt. 

 Oswald Carr, R.E., and figured in Mr Tate's paper in tbe " Pro- 

 ceedings," vol. v., p. 168; one of which is also given by Dr 

 Adams, Plate VII., Pig. 3, in his " Nile Valley and Malta," p. 

 244. They are accompanied by the figure of a bird ; and a fan- 

 shaped figure with 6 rays or ribs broadening outwardly, which 

 is 11 inches long, and 6-£ incbes broad at its widest expanse. 



