188 Report of Meetings for 1888. By J. Hardy. 



ravine crossed by a bridge between the mansion house and the 

 old churchyard, which is now beautified with flowers and shrubs. 

 The garden is chiefly devoted to practical purposes. In one part 

 of it was a good and varied herbaceous border ; but the re- 

 mainder of the floral decoration was repetitionary, with little 

 variation. The foliage of the oaks was much frittered by the 

 caterpillars of Tortrix viridana. The Beech trees both here and 

 near Bonjedward were unusually productive of Beech-mast, and 

 their foliage was of a brighter green than is usual at the period 

 of the season. JEpipactis latifolia, Listera ovata and several fungi 

 were picked up. Those who visited Minto Crags found Lychnis 

 viscaria, and a fragment of Asplenium germanicum. Sticta 

 glomulifera is very fine there. There are some unrecorded Calicia 

 in the Minto woods. Pyrola minor was gathered somewhere by 

 Mr Brotherston. liubus ccesius was plentiful by the hedge-sides 

 before approaching the lower entrance lodge ; and also the Wild 

 Strawberry. The E,ev. David Paul communicates the names of 

 the Fungi observed in the Minto Grounds. 1 . Agaricus rubescens 

 2. A.vaginatm : 3. A. cervinus : 4. A.fascicularis : 5. A.pascuus 

 6. Lactarius subdulcis : 7. Cantharellus cibarius : 8. Boletus flavus 

 9. B. luridus : 10. Polyporus abiecinus : 11. P. varius. He saw 

 also on the road-side, (12) Agaricus giganteus. It was too early 

 for the larger Fungi. 



Since the meeting I have been favoured by Mr John Eobertson, 

 with the measurements of the largest trees on the estate. 



MEASUREMENTS OF TREES ON MlNTO ESTATE. 



At one foot from 



tlie ground. At five feet from 



the ground 





ft. 



in. 



ft. 



in. 



Larch - 



11 



3 



9 



11 



■ } 



15 







12 



4 



I 



13 



6 



11 



7 



„ 



13 



6 



10 







Silver Fir 



36 



1 - 



11 



11 



„ 



15 







14 







^ 



12 







10 







Scots Fir 



10 







8 



8 



Beech - 



13 



o ... 



10 



5 





15 



3 



11 



8 



. 



15 



2 



11 



4 





11 



2 



10 



4 



f> 



13 



3 



1L 



5 



„ 



12 







10 



7 



