136 REPORT OF MEETINGS FOR 1904 



ESLTNGTGN PaRK, NORTHUMBERLAND. 



The Fourth Meeting of the year was held on Wednesday, 

 24th August, at Whittingham. A very dirty morning greeted 

 the first arrivals at the Railway Station, as a heavy rain, 

 driven by a North-easterly wind, rendered the prospect unin- 

 viting. By the time the Berwick train appeared, however, 

 bringing the larger portion of the members, the clouds had 

 rolled away, and a clear sky gave promise of a pleasant outing. 

 Among those present were noted :— Captain Norman, R.N., 

 Organizing Secretary; Rev. J. J. M. L. Aiken, B.D., Editing 

 Secretary; Mr George Bolam, F.Z.S., Treasurer; the Misses 

 Aiken, Ayton ; Mr William B. Boyd and Miss Boyd, Faldon- 

 side ; Mr W. K. Dickson, Edinburgh ; Mr D. D. Dixon, 

 Rothbury; Mr Arthur H. Evans, F.Z.S., and Mrs Evans, 

 Cambridge ; Mr William Maddan, Berwick ; Mr B. Morton, 

 Sunderland ; Mr J. L. Newbigin, Alnwick ; Mr W. M. Pybus, 

 Newcastle ; Mr T. B. Short, Berwick ; Miss Simpson, Colding- 

 ham ; Mr E. Thew, Warkworth ; Mr James Thomson, Redcar ; 

 Rev. Canon Walker, and Messrs K. P. and E. E. Walker, 

 Whalton ; and Dr Watson, Whittingham. 



Leaving Whittingham Station at 11-30 the party divided, 



a portion choosing the high road to avoid the 

 AIn Water, damp grass, and another electing to follow 



the course of the river Aln, noted for its yellow 

 trout, the water being strictly preserved by the Ravensworth 

 family. The stream flows through a rich meadow-land, 

 which supplied the Botanists with a large number of 

 interesting specimens, chief among which was Scirpus 

 ST/hjaticus, which was found in unusual profusion. Along 

 its banks, or in its immediate vicinity, were also observed : — 



