268 Report oj Meetings. By James Hardy. 



The usual sea-side frequenters — Sea-side Sandwort, Sea Milk- 

 wort, Yellow Stone-crop, Purple Mountain Milk-vetch, Jointed 

 Glass wort, and Sea Eocket — were picked up ; and a great pro- 

 fusion of the rare Sea Lungwort {Mertensia maritima) was seen 

 in full blo^som (blue) at "The Coves." The Orchises, 0. lati- 

 foUa and U. incarnata, stood up in crowds in the moist soil of the 

 marshes ; and the rare Water Pimpernel [Samolus Valerandi) by 

 the little water-courses. The bright crimson Erythcea littoralis 

 was coming into blossom ; and a Gentian, not examined, was 

 common. Littorella lacustris (Plantain Shore-weed) was gathered 

 in the marsh behind the Salmon Fishery Houses. Chara hispida 

 also grew there, and quantities of the curious star-headed sedge, 

 Carex mcurva, which was discovered here by Mr Boyd on a for- 

 mer occasion. Double Lady-smock bordered a marsh in another 

 part of the island. On the present visit the Club was fortunate 

 to add the following plants to the flora of the island, which is 

 evidently not yet fully investigated : — Equisetum variegatum, 

 Lycopodium Selaginoides, Thrincia hirta, Carex distans, and the 

 rare moss, Amhiyodon dealbatus, which grew in great quantity and 

 full of capsules. The Eev. James Farquharson picked up Carex 

 divisa, new to Northumberland ; and Dr. Charles Douglas and 

 others, Cakile rugosa, new to Britain. Every one was charmed 

 with the richness of the flora. There were few birds visible. 

 Larks were singing overhead ; several sea-pipits and a single 

 wheat-ear were seen. A small colony of ring plovers and a 

 number of lapwings were disturbed on the Snook, and made 

 much clamouring. 



The long procession in recrossing the sands, in vehicles of 

 every description, with groups of ' walkers and waders in half 

 amphibious attire, and the glorious cloud and land prospect 

 overhead and afar off, formed a grand picture. 



A list of plants picked up on this occasion has since been for- 

 warded to me by our late President, the Eev. Jas. Farquharson. 



' ' The following is by no means a list of all the plants picked up by 

 various members of the Club on occasion of our visit, but only of the- 

 more notable species. None are entered in it but such as were actually 

 gathered by myself and others. 



Thalictrum minus. 



Cakile maritima. 



Coronopus Buellii. 



Draba verna ^in flower at mid- 

 summer I) 



Cardamine pratensis (Double 

 flowered. In a marshy spot 



between old lime kiln and the 



sea, west of the town). 

 Spergularia marina. 

 Lotus corniculatus, var. crassi- 

 [folius ? 



• — var. villosus ? 



Astragalus hypoglottis. 



