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A.E.S.A., and Mr Dunn, Earlston, had kindly conveyed there 

 a selection from their stores of Stone, Bronze, Iron, Jet, and 

 Bone articles found iu the Borders. As a catalogue of them, 

 with drawings, furnished by Mr Scott, will appear in 

 the Proceedings, it is unnecessary to mention more than one 

 or two of those specially prized. A ceremonial Axe of Jade, 

 found at Spottiswoode, of large size and finished workmanship, 

 and another presenting rather less style, which was procured 

 from Cunzierton, in Oxnam Parish, were perhaps the finest 

 of the Axes. A Bronze Sword from the collection of the 

 late Gourlay Steel, and several Andrea Ferraras, with one which 

 Sir Walter Scott coveted as belonging to one of the Kers, 

 and used iu the skirmish at Melrose between them and the 

 Scotts, in the year 1526, were also gently handled. 



After our welcome dinner, the following were nominated 

 for membership : —The Rev. John Agnew Pindlay. l\r.A., 

 Sprouston Manse, Kelso ; Rev. Charles J. More Middleton, 

 M.A., Crailing Manse, Jedburgh ; Mr George Hardy, Oldcambus 

 East Mains, Cockburnspath ; Mr John Thin, Ferniehirst, Stow; 

 Mr John Turnbull, Royal Bank, Galashiels ; Mr Stuart Douglas 

 Elliot, S.S.O., Edinburgh ; Herr Johannes Albe, Organist, 

 Duns; Mr Oliver Hilson, J. P., Jedburgh; Mr 0. J. Leyland, 

 Haggerston Castle, Northumberland ; Mr Robert Dickinson, 

 Longcroft; and Sir Gainsford Bruce, Gainslaw House. Miss 

 Margaret Warrender, Bruntsfield House, Edinburgh, was also 

 proposed as a lady member. 



Thereafter a paper, contributed by the Rev. D. Paul, 

 LL.D , was read upon the Frosts of May 1894. It appears 

 in the Appendix. Mr W, B. Boyd confirmed generally its 

 conclusions, and mentioned other plants, under his own 

 observation, which had suffered severely, such as Spircea 

 Japonica palmata. 



Mr Hindmarsh was of opinion that such havoc had not 

 been experienced in the gardens of the sea-board, and that 

 well grown potatoes had not been so severely injured as in 

 the inland districts. 



Dr Stuart also showed to the Club a selection of his 

 rayless hybrid Violas, and a hybrid, Trollius, a cross between 

 T. Americanus Sind T. Europaeus ; Cytisus Andreana emd Veronica 

 saxatilis Stuarti, which had been found by him at Killin. 

 The Club had also the pleasure of hearing from Mr Dunn 



