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Dr Stuart, Chirnside, showed a number of new hybrid 

 Violas of extreme beauty, raised by himself, and a number 

 of rare and fine Alpine and border plants from his garden. 

 Mr Adam Anderson, Preston, showed several uncommon 

 specimens of wild plants, and a white form of Geranium 

 syhaticum, found by him near Preston Bridge, on the 

 Whitadder. [This variety is not uncommon in moist meadows 

 on the Dye Water, below Byrecleugh.] He also showed 

 several geological scales of fossil fish, found in the Red 

 Sandstone rocks of the neighbouihood. The President 

 exhibited the following Alpine and border plants, grown in 

 his garden, viz.: — Omphalodes lucilioi^ Morisia liypogoea, Haberlea 

 rhodopensis, Linum holoyi/nu/n, Andromeda fastigiata, Gentiana 

 bavarica, Ledum Lyonioea, Linum lapttatmn, Androsace sarmentosa, 

 Anemone alpina sulphurea (richly coloured form), Dodecatheon 

 integrifolium splendens. 



MEMBERS AND GUESTS PRESENT. 



There were present at the dinner: — Mr William T. Hind- 

 marsh, F.L.S., Alnwick, in the chair ; Rev. Dr Leishman, 

 Linton, and Rev. George Gunn, Stichill, croupiers; Rev. John 

 Walker, Whalton ; Messrs William B. Boyd, Cherrytrees ; 

 John Wright, Duns ; William Maddan, Berwick ; James G. 

 Maddan, London ; James Dunlop, Berwick ; Rev. Hugh 

 Fleming, Mordington ; Adam Anderson, Preston ; Francis 

 Lynn, F.S.A. Scot., Galashiels; J. L. Newbigin, Alnwick; 

 J. C. Hodgson, Warkworth ; James Hood, Townhead; Dr 

 Shirra Gibb, Boon ; George Bolam, Berwick ; Dr Stuart, 

 Chirnside ; Herr Johannes Albe, Duns ; George Fortune, Duns ; 

 John Ford, Duns ; John TurnbuU, Galashiels ; Major J. F. 

 Macpherson, Edinburgh; James Thomson, Shawdon ; James 

 Wood, Galashiels ; James Macquarrie, Ferintosh ; John 

 Ferguson, F.S.A. Scot, Duns; G. W. Marshall, London. 

 Members and friends who joined in the walk, but did not 

 remain to dinner, were: — ^Dr Hardy, Secretary, Oldcambus 

 Mr Craw, Foulden West Mains ; Rev. Ludovic Mair, Bunkle 

 Mr Weatherhead, Preston ; Mr Allan A. Falconer, Duns 

 Rev. Macduff Simpson, Edroni ; etc. 



