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to the conglomerate which is there visible, having the 

 appearance of huge boulders compacted by cement. They 

 consist of rounded fragments of the rock, fixed in one composite 

 mass by a different mineral substance, and the geological 

 theory is that these conglomerates are millions of years 

 younger than the rocks upon which they lie. 



At the Cove Mr George Bolam read a paper on behalf 

 of Captain Cayley-Webster, a brother-in-law of Mr Campbell- 

 Eentou, of Mordington, on the Vegetable Caterpillar found 

 in New Guinea. It was shown that the caterpillar descended 

 a tree only when it was full grown, for the purpose of burying 

 itself in the ground to undergo the chrysalis stage, but having 

 been infected by the spores of a fungus it dies. The fungus, 

 living upon it, in due course sends up its flower stem to a 

 height of six or ten inches. In a later stage the fungus ripens, 

 and scatters its seeds upon the backs of a succeeding generation 

 of caterpillars. The seeds, which are spiral bodies, and are 

 contained in little trumpet-shaped tubes, when suddenly 

 released shoot out like a spring. 



During the afternoon the botanists plied their search, and 

 amongst the specimens found were: — Astragalus glycophyllus, 

 sweet milk vetch ; and Carex extensa. The Oyster Plant, 

 however, formerly seen among the stones on the beach at 

 Pease Burn foot, was hunted for without avail ; it is a plant 

 which appears and disappears from time to time in a capricious 

 manner. In the afternoon of this enjoyable day the company 

 dined at the inn ; the President, Sir Archibald Buchan- 

 Hepburn, being in the chair, and the usual toasts — the King, 

 the Club, and the Lady Members — were duly honoured. 



Captain Norman, R.N., suV)mitted the following names for 

 election to membership of the Club : — Rev. D. Denholm Fraser, 

 minister, Sprouston ; Walter Marchant, Lovaine Place, Alnwick ; 

 James Smeall, Jedburgh; Robert Thomson, solicitor, Jedburgh ; 

 John T. Craw, Whitsome Hill; Dr Hodgkin, Barmoor ; and 

 F. C. Crawford, Edinburgh. 



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