BIstorp of tbe BcriuicksbJre naturalists' Club< 



VOL. XVIII. PART I.— 1901. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



1. Annual Address by the President, Sir George B. Dodglas, 



Bart.; delivered 17th October 1901. ... ... ... 1 



2. Reports of the Meetings for the year 1901 — 



(1) HEXHAM AND CHOLLERFORD, for the Roma.u Wall 

 and Military Station of Cilurnum at Chesters ; 23rd May. 17 



(Plates I., II., III.) 



(2) BASS ROCK; 19th Jane. ... ... ... 25 



Whitekirk Church. By the Rev. Dr P. H. Waddell. 36 



Appendix I. — Canty Bay and The Bass. By Mr J. (J. 

 GooDCHiT.D, F.G-.S., P.Z.S. ... ... ... ... 41 



Appendix II. — A Treatise on the manner of raising Forest 

 Trees, etc. Commanicated by Miss Mary Milne-Home. 57 



Appendix III. — The Text of the Letter, in the possession 



of Sir Archibald Bucluin-Hepburn, written by Qaeen M'ary 



in 1568. ... ... ... ... ... ... 64 



(Plates IV., v., VI., VII., VIIL, IX., X.) 



(3) ALWINTON, Harbottle, Holystone, and Biddlestone ; 

 18th July. ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 



Appendix I.— Holystone. By Mr D. D. Dixon. ... 70 



Appendix II. — Biddleston. By the Same. ... ... 74 



(Plates XI., XII., XIII., XIV.) 



(4) SPRINGWOOD PARK, Kelso; Kirkbank ; Sanlaws ; 

 Eckford; Marlefield ; and Linton; 14,th August. ... 79 

 A few Notes on Springwood. By Sir George B. Douglas. 80 

 Appendix. — Notes upon Eckford Church, etc. By the Rev. 



C. L. McLaren. ... ... ... ... ... 94 



(5) GORDON, FOR SPOTTISWOODE ; 18th September. 97 

 Thornydykes ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 



Spottiswoode ... .. ... ... ... ... 102 



Notes regarding Spottiswoode. By Mr George Fortune. 104 



Wedderlie. ... ... ... ... ... ... 108 



Westrnther. ... ... .... ... ... ... 109 



Opening of Whitebnrn Inn. ... ... ... ... 116 



(Plates XV., XVI., XVII., XVIII., XIX., XX.) 



(6) ANNUAL MEETING at Berwick; I7th October. ... 119 



