Report of the Meetings for 1895. 239 



After seeing the collection, Mr Boyd, Eev. Dr Paul, Dr 

 Stuart, Mr Craw, and myself hurried to the shore, and 

 examined it carefully from Goswick to the mouth of the 

 Low. We were rather late for most of the flowers. Carex 

 distans and C. arenaria were the only representatives of that 

 order found; the rest were Juncvs Gerhardi (according to Mr 

 Boyd), Lepturus fiUformis, Glyceria (2), Salicornica herhacea, 

 Sufeda maritima, Atriplex arenaria, Lathyrus sylvestris (apparently 

 being experimented upon, about J to -^^ an acre or more has 

 been netted in, near Goswick, to test its feeding properties), 

 Senehiera Coronopm, Plantogn Conmopus, Thalictrum minus (coast 

 form), Erodium maritimum (white, a good few plants), Maha 

 rotundifolia, Anagallis arvensis, Ranunculus sceleratus, Lamium 

 amplexicaule, and Armeria maritima. There were also fairly 

 numerous Agaricus procerus and Fairy Ring Mushrooms, and 

 a few others, but none of any importance. At dinner some 

 one passed round a Strawberry })light on Chenopodivm Bonns- 

 Henricus. Dr Stuart had a vascuium (jf beautiful flowers 

 from his rockery. 



A few went to inspect the Salmon Fishery of Goswick, 

 the property of Sir William Grossman. 



In the afternoon the entire party, who could remain, sat 

 down to an excellent dinner, provided by Mr and Mrs Burn, 

 Tankerville Arms, Eglingham. 



WiDDRINGTON AND ChIBBURN MeETING FROM WaRKWORTH. 



By J. Crawford Hodgson. 



The Fifth Meeting of the season was held on Wednesday, 

 11th September, at Widdrington and Chibburn. The Secretary 

 and some of the local members drove from Warkworth ; those 

 from a greater distance trained to Widdrington Station, and 

 walked down to the village. 



The driving party, after passing the Maudlin or Demesne 

 farm, crossed the Gilden burn which divides the township of 

 Warkworth from that of Gloster-liill.'^ The Jatter was the 



* Both Gloacestre and Gildenes are mentioned in Eobert fitz- Roger's 

 confirmation of a grant of salt works, in the parish of Warkworth, to 

 the abbot and convent of Newminster. — Newminster Chartulary^ Fowler, 

 p. 212. 



