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the Carboniferous series, lying upon and dipping away from 

 the Silurian strata of the Lammermuirs. After passing the 

 picturesque mill and old bridge of Dunglass Burn, strongly 

 guarded by broken, rocky, tree-clad heights, large bushes of 

 Hippophae Rhamnoides (L.), the Sea Buckthorn, were seen on 

 the sandhills. In the S.E. of England, where alone the plant 

 is thought to be truly wild, it grows only 18 inches high. 

 Here it grew from 4 to 5 feet high. 



Near this point those traversing the ridge of the rocks 

 had pointed out to them the situation of the long trraves of 

 a Teutonic race, in the adjoining fields. 



The hamlet of Billsdean, almost hid from view by the 

 surrounding heights, excited much remark. It was the 

 birthplace of Dr Hardy. The far-reaching woods surrounding 

 Penmanshiel House were seen towards the S.E., where, for 19 

 years, the editing of our Transactions had been so faithfully 

 overtaken by him. Apparently midway were the ruins of St. 

 Helen's Church and the West Mains of Oldcambus, also 

 closely associated with his life. These names recalling a 

 lifetime of devoted service to our Club, will alw^ays lay 

 an arrest on our sympathies. 



Following the fortunes of the party on the shore, we find 

 ourselves crossing Dunglass Burn into Haddingtonshire, and 

 are walking at the foot of cliffs, which show a succession 

 of sandstones and shales, similar to those already mentioned. 

 Here one of our members gathered a fragment of Stigmaria, 

 but our time did not permit of a closer examination of the 

 fossiliferous capabilities of that stretch of the coast. This is 

 the less to be regretted, as Dr Goodchild of the Scottish 

 Survey has promised a list of the fossils found in the vicinity. 

 Some jaspers were also gathered, and the spots on the banks 

 where "Keel" or red-ruddle, with which sheep are marked, 

 is to be obtained were pointed out. Here, but nearer 

 Billsdean, was also seen the " Ballabus Rock," described by 

 Dr Hardy in his report of the Club's former visit, in Yol. 

 VII. of the Proceedings, and said to be popularly corrupted 

 from the "Alabaster Eock," a term given to it as the result 

 of the petrifying property of the streams which here fl.ow 

 over the cliffs and banks. 



Here the bold precipitous character of the rocky coast 

 presented some striking scenes. A magnificent insulated cliff, 



