Anniversary Address. 9 



Secretaries ; Eevs. Charles J. Cowan, B.D., Morebattle ; David 

 Hunter, B.D., Kelso; Joseph Hunter, Cockburnspath ; Peter 

 McKerron, Kelso ; David Paul, Eoxburgh ; William Stobbs, 

 Gordon ; George Watson, Hounam ; Dr. Jas. Denholm, Broom- 

 hill ; Dr. Charles Douglas, Kelso ; Dr. Edward Johnson, Kelso ; 

 Dr. Eobson Scott, Belford ; Messrs W. B. Boyd, Faldonside ; 

 William Crawford, Dunse ; William Currie, Linthill ; John S. 

 Dudgeon, Longnewton Place ; Arthur Evans and friend, Screm- 

 erston ; Wm. Johnson, Edinburgh ; J. B. Kerr, Kelso ; Peter 

 Loney, Marchmont ; John Thomson, Kelso ; Thomas Turnbull, 

 Lilliesleaf ; Charles Watson, Dunse. 



In the early part of the day the company consisted of small 

 detachments of members, some of whom had passed the evening 

 in the neighbourhood, but all making towards Hounam as a 

 gathering place. Having gone with one of these parties that 

 started from Kelso at 7 o'clock in the morning, which ultimately 

 followed out the programme, I have chiefly its adventures to 

 detail. This consisted primarily of Mr W. B. Boyd, Eev. D. 

 Hunter, Kelso ; Dr. Johnson, Tweed House ; Mr W. B. John- 

 son, Edinburgh ; and myself. After entering the upper Kale 

 valley, Veronica Anagallis was observed near some of the stag- 

 nant pools. The Foxglove accompanied us, more or less, till we 

 reached Hounam. Dr. F. Douglas had long ago gathered 

 Geranium lucidum on walls near Gateshaw, and it was said to be 

 not uncommon near Hounam. In the lower part of the valley, wild 

 roses bloomed profusely, one of the floral features, along with the 

 abundance of Foxglove, of the present season.*' Sinapis arvensis 

 and occasionally JRapkanus Raphanistrum reached the limits of 

 cultivation, so far as we traced them here ; at least above Chester 

 house. After passing Gateshaw, the rising southern bank of 

 Kale is full of Spiroea Ulmaria and Geranium pratense. There 

 was much Fetasites vulgaris at Chester house. Beyond Chester 

 house, Mr Boyd noticed 3 or 4 tall plants of Arabis Thlapsi, on 

 the bank of the public road near the plantation. The rising 

 ground on the left is Heavyside, a detached portion of More- 

 battle parish. We crossed Kale at Heavyside bridge, and 

 looking up the river to a wooded Crag called Heavyside Dean 

 Crag, where Thlapsi was first detected in a wild state in this 



*'Wliere in consequence of recent severe seasons old shrubberies have 



been cut over, amidst which Foxgloves had formerly grown, large numbers 



of young plants of this species had sprung up, and have flowered profusely 



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