8 ft. 



9 ins. 



8 ft. 





7 ft. 



5 ins. 



2 ft. 



3 ins 



GO Report of Meetings for 188?. By J. Hardy. 



conifers, planes, etc. — and they hazarded the opinion that the 

 larger ones might be from 160 to 20U years old. 



[Sir William S. "Walker has obliged me with measurements of 

 the best of these trees. — J.H. 



Note of the Girth of Trees at Bowland, measured 5 ft. 

 from the Ground. 



1 Oak 

 1 Beech 

 1 Scots Fir - 

 1 Plane 



I Scotch Elm - - - 12 ft. 9 ins. 



3 Silver Firs, respectively 12 ft. 11 in., 11 ft. 4 ins., 

 and 11 ft. 3 ins. 

 None of these Trees have branches at so low a height as o ft. 



W.S.W.] 



Edinburgh, 25th April, 1888. 



The old flowers in the garden were diligently scrutinised, but 

 did not offer any out-of-the-way herbaceous species. In passing 

 out of the grounds by the entrance lodge, a semi-tamed fox, 

 slightly over four months old, and a captive for that time, was 

 shown by the gamekeeper. It is very shy and apparently much 

 afraid of strangers, but when its keeper stooped down and fondled 

 it, it looked up and licked his face in return. 



The visitors returned to Stow by walking up the left bank of 

 the Gala, a considerable portion of the way under heavy rain, 

 which in no degree checked the flow of conversation, though it 

 kept their feet from straying from the turnpike. 



The company, on return to Stow, dined in Russell's Hotel- 

 The salmon and viands were of the best, excellently cooked, well 

 served; the liquors good ; and, however meagre the archaeological 

 interest of the meeting may have been, all agreed that in the 

 matter of dining, Stow would be long remembered. The company 

 numbered 22, including the following — Mr Hardy, Oldcambus, 

 Secretary, presiding; — Sir George Douglas of Springwood l'ark, 

 Bart.; Sheriff Russell, Edinburgh; Mr Boyd of Faldonside ; Mr 

 H. Rutherfurd of Fairnington ; Rev. R. H. Williamson, Wick- 

 ham, Durham ; Rev. A. H. Adamson, Felling, Durham ; Mr 

 Adamson, jun.; Capt. Macpherson, Melrose; Mr A. B. Herbert, 

 E iinburgli ; Mr Cochrane. Fernieknowe, Galashiels; Mr Romanes 

 of Harry burn, Lauder; Mr T. Broomfield, Lauder; Rev. Mr 



