78 licport of Meetings for 1887. By J. Hardy. 



for Colledge Water, and Coupland Castle ; 3, Jedburgh for 

 Minto, Ancruin, Mouteviut, etc. ; 4, Holy Island; 5, Canonbio ; 

 6, Berwick. 



(Some boards of spruce-fir sawn out of timber from the woods 

 at Hunthill, Jedburgh, and much perforated by the larva? of a 

 large Saw-Fly {Sirex Gigas), were sent by Mr James Cummiug, 

 Jedburgh. This Saw-Fly is on the increase, and the perfect 

 insect this year has been seen in several of the Berwickshire 

 plantations, as well as houses; and also in North Northumberland. 

 Mr Cadogan stated that he had seen them at work in his woods 

 on the Coquet. 



The present season has also been characterised entomologically 

 by the prevalence of large and small White Butterflies, whose 

 caterpillars committed extensive depredations on the cabbage 

 gardens, and on Swedish turnips in the fields. The foliage of 

 Swedes has also been loaded with colouies of Aphis Brassia.n, 

 which however, the rains washed off. The quiescent stage of the 

 Hessian Midge ( Cecidomyia destructor), has been detected in small 

 numbers, without perceptible damage, chiefly in barley fields at 

 Dunglass, Chapelhill, Linnhead, and Oldcambus. There were a 

 Hew instances among wheat also ; some of them in the Dunbar 

 district. The Humming Bird Hawk-Moth, was a frequent visit- 

 ant to some gardens during the summer ; and being mistaken for 

 a Humming-bird itself, led to a most extraordinary Newspaper 

 correspondence. Numbers of the Convolvulus Hawk-Moth 

 arrived in England in the latter part of the season. I have seen 

 only one local example, which was obtained at Dunglass. Pseud j- 

 coccus Fagi has attacked some old Beech trees at Presmennan lake. 

 It appears to have been there for many years, as the trees are 

 much infested. 



The Club dined at 3 o'clock at the King's Arms Hotel. The 

 following, among others, were present at this meeting :— Eev. 

 David Paul, Roxburgh, (President) ; James Hardy, Oldcambus, 

 (Secretary) ; Eobert Middlemas, Alnwick, (Treasurer) ; George 

 H. Thompson, Alnwick ; Matthew Young, Berwick ; Robert G. 

 Bolam, Berwick ; Gen. Sir William Crossman, C.M.G., M.P., 

 Cheswick ; Col. Ralph Ellison Carr, Dunston Hill, Co. Durham ; 

 Aid. Williain Alder, Berwick ; William Wilson, Berwick ; Jas. 

 Heatley, Alnwick ; John Dunlop, Berwick; W. A. Hunter, Duns; 

 George R. Bolam, Berwick ; W. T. Hindmarsh, Alnwick ; Dr 

 Edward Johnson, Kelso ; Rev. B. S. AVilson, Duddo ; C. H. 



