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famous throughout'India by his botanical and ornithological 

 researches. Dr. Douglas also communicated to the Club the 

 finding, b}^ Mr. Kelly, of Poa Sudetica in the Blackadder 

 woods ; and Mr. Brotherston shewed specimens of Chenopo- 

 dium polyspermism in both varieties, acutifolium and 

 cymosum, obtained growing in the Newton Don fields. 



Twelve ordinary members were elected, namely : Rev. 

 Evan Rutter, Spittal, Berwick ; Revs. Hastings M. Neville, 

 Ford Rectory, and James Henderson, Ancroft ; Professor A. 

 Freire Marecco, Neville Hall, Newcastle ; Chas. M. Wilson, 

 Hawick ; Captain David Milne Home, M.P. for Berwick ; 

 Rev. W. Stobbs, Gordon ; Dr. W. A. Jamieson, Berwick ; 

 Rev. J. Waite, Vicarage, Norham ; and, as an honorary 

 member, Miss M. Dickinson. 



Dr. Stuart, of Chirnside, then read an able address, touch- 

 ing in a brief though perspicuous manner on all subjects 

 which had engaged the attention of the Club during the past 

 year, and concluded by nominating Dr. Robson Scott as his 

 successor. The places of meeting for the Club for next 

 summer were also fixed : At Etal and Ford in May ; Foulden 

 in June ; Coldingham, for St. Abb's Head, in July ; Bothal 

 near Morpeth, in August; and Kelso in September. The 

 weather proved most favourable for the meeting, which was 

 attended by several members from a distance. 



The Club held the first of its meetings for 1874 at Etal 

 and Ford, on Thursday, 14th May. There were present : — 

 Dr. Robson Scott, President ; Dr. F. Douglas and Mr. Hardy, 

 Secretaries ; Revs. Hastings M. Neville, W. J. Meggison, L. 

 J. Stephens, B. S. Wilson, D. Paul, — Groves (Ford), and — 

 Fellowes (Etal) ; Drs. C. Stuart, A. Brown, J. Paxton, and 

 J. Marshall ; Captain Macpherson ; Messrs. W. Dickson, S. 

 H. Smith, R. G. Bolam, J. Dunlop, J. E. Friar, J. Nicholson, 

 and A. and J. Marshall. After breakfasting at the hospitable 

 table of the Rector, the party adjourned to the Church and 

 heard the service for the day. The Church of Ford is old, 

 and has a peculiarly shaped tower. A tombstone in the 



