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S. A. Lithgow, M.D., C.B., D.S.O., Edinburgh ; Eev. Thomas 

 Clarke, M.A., St. Andrew's, Kelso ; Eev. Thomas Porteous, B.D., 

 Gordon ; Hyppolyte Blanc, Esq., F.S.A., Edinburgh ; George 

 Grey Butler, Esq., F.G.S., of Ewart Park, Wooler. 



Several communications were thereafter read, and which 

 appear in our Proceedings : — Dr Hardy upon the Northumber- 

 land Localities for Pimpinplla wgna (L.) for 100 years. Dr 

 Charles Douglas, of Woodside, Kelso, upon a Deserted Rookery. 

 Mr Frank Muirhead, upon a Flowering Tulip Tree at Paxton. 

 He stated, on the authority of Don's Botany, that it is a native 

 of North America, and was introduced into this country in 1663. 

 It flowers in June and July. This special tree stands in the 

 Paxton flower garden close by the Tweed, and is from 40 to 50 

 years old. It is 30 feet high, and the stem is 5 feet 1 inch in 

 circumference at 4 feet from the ground. The spread of the 

 branches is 20 feet from the centre. The tree produced abund- 

 ance of flowers of a greenish yellow colour, and very like a tulip 

 in shape and size ; they sprung from the ends of the branches, 

 and were disposed pretty regularly all over the surface of the 

 tree. It is of interest to note that the finest tree of this kind in 

 the United Kingdom is said to be at the Hirsel, Coldstream — 

 the seat of the Earl of Home. It is now past its best, having 

 lost several of its branches during the last few years, notably 

 during the memorable gale of October 1882. It is 55 feet high, 

 25 feet in girth at the ground, and 15 feet in girth at 5 feet up- 

 It flowers less or more every year. The foliage is still strong 

 and luxuriant. According to Loudon's Arboretum Britaunicum, 

 vol. I., p. 290, it was 100 years old in 1838. 



Thereafter the President mentioned the following dimensions 

 of a Crab Apple Tree which had been blown down by the 

 Autumn gales of 1892 at Chapel Park, Springwood, Kelso : and 

 was said to be about 400 years old. 



Girth at 1 foot— 13 feet. 



5 feet — 9 feet 8 inches. 

 Diameter of branches — 64 feet. 

 Circumference do. — 190 feet. 



In the discussion which followed, Mr W. Robson Hindmarsh 

 stated there was a much larger Pear tree at Park Hill House, 

 Inchbrook, Stroud, the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr 

 Dudbridge Pimbury. It is CO feet high, 12 feet 3 inches in 



