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in the extensive greenhouses also elicited their admiration. 

 Eeluctant to leave such a charming place, the time arrived 

 when it was necessary for the company to take their departure 

 for Kelso. On arrival there the party sat down to dinner in the 

 Queen's Head Hotel, the chair being occupied by Colonel Milne 

 Home, while the Rev. Mr Gunn officiated as croupier. After 

 dinner, the toasts usually submitted at the gatherings of the 

 Club were proposed and duly honoured. The Chairman, in 

 proposing the toast of 'The Berwickshire Naturalists' Club,' 

 took occasion to refer to the kindness the Club had that 

 day met with from the various gentlemen whose properties 

 they had visited and whose hospitality they had enjoyed. 

 In this connection, special reference was made to Mr J. Lewis 

 Greig of Eccles, the Duke of Roxburghe, and Mr Brunton ; 

 also to the Rev. J. Johnston, Mr Deuchar of Stichill, and Mr 

 Brotherstone, Hume Byres, the latter of whom had laid before 

 the members some interesting curios associated with the district 

 of Hume. The customary salmon had not formed one of the 

 dishes, because of the date, it being tiow illegal to purchase 

 it in Berwick, the nets being off. Sir R. Waldie Griffith 

 of Hendersyde had done his best to provide a "fish," by 

 telegraphing from Newmarket to send a rod caught fish, if 

 possible, from Hendersyde pools, but alas! none was avail- 

 able ; the river after a long drought being abnormally low. 

 The members much appreciated Sir Rchard's thought of 

 them and their customs. Mr Hughes made a brief but 

 interesting statement regarding the proceedings at the recent 

 meeting of the British Association, which he had attended 

 as the representative of the Club. 



The President had invited the young Duke of Roxburghe 

 to be his guest, and so to make the Club's acquaintance, but 

 His Grace wired from Dumfriesshire expressing regret for 

 his absence, and his readiness to have accepted the invitation 

 had he been at home. 



The following were nominated for membership, viz. : — 

 Humphrey John Willyams, Barndale, Alnwick ; Dr Arthur 

 Ellson Davies, Edinburgh ; and J. Lewis Greig, Eccles. 



The company separated in time for the evening trains, except 

 the Duns contingent, which returned homewards by road. 



