Beport of the Meetings Jor 1894. 69 



The "guide, philosopher, and friend" for the Meeting was 

 the Rev. John Walker, Eector of Whalton, a pretty village 

 and interesting parish, seven miles south-west of Morpeth. 

 He had thoughtfully arranged with Mr T. Matheson, Nursery- 

 man, Oldgate Street, to throw his gardens open for the 

 inspection of members ; and also with Mr Edward Hopper, 

 Grocer, etc.. Bridge Street, to give them the additional 

 privilege of visiting his extensive ranges of glass-houses. 



The morning's muster showed that there were present the 

 Rev. Q-eorge Gunn, M.A., Stichill, Kelso, President; Eev. John 

 Walker, M.A., The Rectory, Whalton, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; 

 Messrs Charles S. Romanes, G.A., Edinburgh ; W. T. Hindmarsh, 

 F.L.S., Alnbank, Alnwick; W. B. Boyd, Faldonside; Rev. 

 Edwin Jones, Newton Heath, Manchester ; Messrs James 

 Fergusson, Morpeth ; James Robert Laing, Junr., London ; 

 John Cochrane, Galashiels ; B. Morton, Sunderland ; J. L. 

 Newbigin, Alnwick; Capt. Forbes, R.N., Berwick-on-Tweed ; 

 Messrs M. H. Dand, Hauxley Cottage ; W. R. Hindmarsh, 

 Crag View, Alnwick; J. T. Carse, Amble; John Turnbull, 

 Galashiels; John Turnbull, Knowe Park, Selkirk; G. B. 

 Anderson, Selkirk; Capt. Norman, R.N., Berwick; Rev. James 

 Steele, Heworth Vicarage; Messrs W. Grant Guthrie, Hawick; 

 George Pigg, Thornhill, Alnwick ; G. H. Thompson, Alnwick ; 

 John Roscamp, Shilbottle Colliery ; John Cairns, Alnwick ; 

 James Thomson, Shawdon ; J. C. Hodgson, Warkworth; G. 

 Tate, Brotherwick; E. Thew, Birling ; A. H. Evans, M.A., 

 Scremerston ; Rev. David Paul, LL.D., Roxburgh; R. G. 

 Bolam, Berwick-on-Tweed; and Dr Philip, Morpeth. 



On the Tuesday evening several of the members walked 

 through Mr Matheson's Nursery grounds, and did not fail 

 to admire the excellent condition in which they were kept. 

 Since the Club's last visit Mr Matheson has pulled down the 

 old house which was so long the homestead of his father and 

 his great aunt, "Molly Matheson," and has built himself a 

 substantial stone house, in which are to be seen, both externally 

 and internally, some of the best features of the old English 

 Manor House. Mr Matheson and the architect, Mr Boolds, 

 are to be commended for having added such a characteristic 

 example of domestic architecture to the town. Appropriately too, 

 for such a house, Mr Matheson has no small collection of " auld 

 nick-nackets," paintings, prints, etc., of looal historical interest. 



