N TENT 8. 



PAET I.— 1887. 



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1. Address delivered to the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, at 



Berwick, October 12th, 1887. By the Rev. David Paul, M.A., 

 Roxburgh, President. ... ... ... ... ... 1 



2. Report of the Meetings of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, for 



the year 1887. By James Hardy. ... ... ... 13 



(1.) Edrorn, Blanerne, Broomhouse, Duns Castle, p. 13. 

 (2.) Felton, Brenckburn, Longframlington, Swarland, Newmoor 

 House, Overgrass, Newton-on-the-Moor, p. 22. (3.) Alwinton, 

 The Drake Stone, Harbottle Lough, Harbottle, Holystone, 

 Biddlestou, p. 38. (4.) Stow, p. 55. (5.) Rule Water, 

 Jedburgh, Weens, Bonchester Bridge, Wells, Bedrule, the 

 Dunion, p. 68. (6.) Berwick, p. 76. 



3. Contrasts between the Scottish and Skandinavian Floras, with a 



few remarks on the Scenery. By Charles Stuart, M.D., 

 Chirnside. ... ... ... ... ... ... 81 



4. On Bonchester, Rule Water. By Walter Deans, Hobkirk. ... 92 



5. On the Death of Le Sienr de la Bastie, and the site of his Grave. 



By George Muirhead, F.R.S.E. With two Plans. ... ... 102 



6. Alnmouth Marine Algaj. By Andrew Amory, Alnwick. ... 113 



7. List of Fungi (Hymenomycetes) found mostly in the neighbour- 



hood of Roxburgh in 1887, and hitherto unrecorded from the 

 district of the Club. By the Rev. David Paul, M.A., Roxburgh. 115 



8. On the Classification of the Carboniferous Limestone Series ; 



Northumbrian Type. By Hugh Miller, F.R.S.E., F.G.S., of 



H. M. Geological Survey. ... ... ... ... 116 



9. Brenkburne Priory, Ministers' Account of 1535-6, Translated. 



Communicated by the late C. H. Cadogan, Esq. ... ... 119 



10. On the Dovrefjeld, Norway. By Georgh Bird, Edinburgh. ... 125 



11. Natural History Notes from Upper Coquetdale. By William 



Thompson, Harbottle. ... ... ... .. • ... 128 



12. Old Roads on Gala Water and Vicinity. By Miss Russell of 



Ashiesteel. ... ... ... ... ... ... 130 



13. On British Urns found at lioprig near Cockburnspath, Berwick- 



shire. By James Hardy. Plates I. , II., III., IV., V., VI. ... 131 



14. On Sturton Grange. By J. C. Hodgson, Low Buston. ... 138 



15. On the Wild Pigeons of the Coast of Berwickshire. By James 



Hardy. ... ... ... ... ... ... 149 



16. Note on a Spider (Meta Menardi, Lat.) new to the district. By 



George Bolam. ... ... ... ... ... 151 



