264 Report of Meetings. By James Hardy. 



walls the pear trees are so studded with, fruit that the gardener 

 had never witnessed anything of the kind, except in France. 

 The vines are in healthy bearing condition. Among others 

 " Bell's Alnwick Seedling," which I had seen a short time pre- 

 viously in the house where it was first reared, occupies a place of 

 honour. Its red stems and variegated foliage in autumn, render 

 it a serviceable addition to bouquets at that season. A notable 

 peach tree, the Stirling Castle peach, covers two houses from one 

 main stem. Two new peach-houses have been lately added. 

 The smaller ferns were mostly Maiden-hair. The Amazonian 

 lily {Eucharis Amazomca) is here flowered with success. The 

 following were noted in passing through the houses : — Draccena 

 Veitchii (palm), two ; Diclcsonia Antarctica (tree fern) ; Dacrydium 

 cupressinum (conifer) ; Thamnopteris Australasica (fern) ; Alsophila 

 excelsa (two examples of this tree fern). The creepers observed 

 were Lapageria rosea, Maurandya Barclayana (lasts three years), 

 and Colxsa scandens variegata, which nearly covers the house ; and 

 there was any amount of Pelargoniums, Fuschias, Cockscombs, 

 Gloxinias, Coleuses, Begonias, &c. A few orchids have been 

 recently introduced. 



Thus far the day's progress was satisfactory, but before 

 reaching Aberlady the opposite shores of Fife were seen to be 

 en wrapt in gloom, from which an intercepting shower advanced 

 across the Firth. The hotel was gained timeously, however, 

 where luncheon was served, and while the rain lasted the busi- 

 ness of the Club was transacted, Mr Turnbidl of Abbey St 

 Bathans occupying the chair. The following gentlemen were 

 then proposed for membership : — Major Bryan Burrell of Broom- 

 park, Alnwick ; Mr James Brunlees, C.E., Westminster, Lon- 

 don ; and John S. Muir, M.D., Thorncroft, Selkirk. 



Mr Stevens exhibited a small earthenware urn, discovered 

 January, 1880, by John Purves, a workman, in a quarry on 

 Gullane Hill. It belongs to the family at Laffness, who lent it to 

 the Club to be engraved. Mr Turnbull undertook to contribute 

 another figure of an urn found at Manderston, Berwickshire, to 

 fill up the plate ; and this has now been accomplished. 



Mr Hardy handed round a " List of the Plants on the Coast 

 from Longniddry to Gullane," picked up by himself, Capt. 

 Norman, E.N., and Mr Arthur Evans in August, 1882, and on 

 the previous week. Mr Evans exhibited a flowering specimen of 

 Cornus Suecica from the east end of Cheviot, and Saxifraga Sir- 



