Maxwellheugh and Springwood Park, by James Tait. 499 



feet in height ; that was previous to its branches being lop- 

 ped. This was rendered necessary for the safety of the 

 public, as it stands near the turnpike road, and large branches 

 were frequently broken off in high winds. In 1828, the 

 height of the main stem was 26ft. 6in. and the girth at ground 

 was 31ft. 8in., at 12 feet, 19ft. 6in., the smallest girth being 

 16ft. lOin. In May, 1859, the girth at ground was 32ft. 6in., 

 at twelve feet, 24 feet, and at smallest part of stem, 18ft. 8in., 

 while it was calculated to contain 760 feet of wood. In 

 1874, the girth at ground was 34 feet, the smallest girth 

 being 20 feet 6 inches. The height of the main stem to 

 the first branch was 16ft. There is also a crab tree of unusual 

 dimensions near the east side of the Chapel Park. The girth 

 at four feet from the ground, is 9 feet 10 inches, the cir- 

 cumference of branches, 170 feet, while the tree is nearly 

 40 feet high, 



Sir George H. S. Douglas, the present proprietor, was 

 for some time a captain in the 34th Regiment, and has been 

 distinguished for his activity in connection with the volun- 

 teer movement since its commencement. As a county 

 gentleman he is very active, and in nearly all county busi- 

 ness takes a prominent part, while he is uniformly affable 

 and agreeable to all classes of the community. At the 

 General Election of 1874, he was chosen to represent the 

 county in the House of Commons, as his grandfather, the 

 first Sir George Douglas, had been formerly. 



Localities for some Border Plants. By Mr. Arthur H. Evans 



1. Habenaria bipolia. Pond on the Guinea Hill, Bowsden. 



2. Habenaria vleudis. West Hare Crag, Scremerston. 



3. Genista anglica. Black Heddon Hill, Kyloe, Beal. 



4. Anagallis tenelia. 3rd marsh from the north of Kyloe Hills. 



5. Gentiana campestris. West Hare Crag, Scremerston. 



6. Melilotus officinalis, j N h K Hm Scremer8tont 



7. Cardttus nutans. j ' 



8. Pyrola media. Wood to the west of West Hare Crag, 



Scremerston. 



9. Veronioa scutellata. Pond on Unthank Moor. 



