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A Visit to Aikengall Dean in I884.. By Dr Charles 

 Stuart, Chirnside. 



[The following interesting account of a visit paid in July 

 1884 to the scene of subsequent explorations of the Club 

 may fairly find a place in this volume to reinforce, not to 

 supersede, the report of the most recent visit. Dr Stuart 

 explains that he wrote it at the time for publication in the 

 Proceedings, but that by an accident it never reached Dr 

 Hardy for insertion. It is still welcome, in its orig;inal form, 

 subject to the following additional note. "The only plants," 

 he remarks, "not mentioned in this paper are Ruhus saxatilis, 

 the stone bramble, taken in fruit by the Club at their last 

 year's meeting (1900), and Fumaria micrantha, the smaller 

 fumitory."] 



Sheeppath Dean in Lammermook. 



In company with two congenial spirits, a successful 

 excursion to this interesting locality was made on the 15th 

 July 1884. Travelling by the 8 a.m. train to Cockburnspath, 

 we found, through the good offices of Mr Wilson of Chapel 

 Hill, a conveyance in waiting to carry us by Hoprig and 

 Oldhamstocks to Stottencleugh in Lammermoor, distant about 

 six miles. The road is very hilly and rough, and a sure- 

 footed horse desirable, as the bed of a stream constitutes 

 the only road for a certain distance, which must make it in 

 heavy flood a rather difficult place to drive over at all. 

 Leaving our conveyance at Stottencleugh, we ascended the 

 dean of that name behind the house, which is well wooded 

 and steep. The only plant obtained worth mentioning 

 being the gueldres rose (Viburmim opulus), which grows 

 wild in most of the Lammermoor deans. Coming out at 

 the head of the ravine, we kept by a wire fence along 



