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Plate XXIX.), the effect of contact being particularly observed. 

 The glacial phenomena were discussed, and the party climbed 

 above the waterfall and searched the bed of glacial drift for 

 scratched and polished specimens, good examples of which 

 were secured. 



On Victoria Day there was a whole day's excursion to 

 Jedburgh. On arrival the party were met by Mr Stedman, the 

 Town Clerk, who kindly acted as leader of the excursion. He 

 pointed out the more interesting parts of the town ; and a visit 

 was made to the Abbey, where he drew the attention of the 

 members to the reproduction of the finest Norman doorway 

 in Scotland. The wonderful minuteness and delicacy with 

 which the flowers and animals are carved on the doorway 

 surprise every visitor. After an inspection of Queen Mary's 

 house, the party drove to Monteviot, with permission to 

 botanise the grounds and policies. Several fine trees were 

 observed. In front of the house a magnificent Spanish 

 silver-fir {Abies Pinsapo) grows with a straight stem to the 

 top. In front of the summer-house is a fine specimen of the 

 weeping ash, near which are a few old trees, supposed to be 

 the remains of the ancient forest extending from Jedburgh 

 to Melrose. Among the rarer wild plants were Adoxa 

 Moschatellina, Arenaria trinervis, and Arum maculaticm. Mr 

 Eraser found a new locality for Poa Chaixii ; and a very rare 

 plant, Actcea spicata, was gathered by Miss Helen Graham. 

 It has only once before been recorded from Scotland as grow- 

 ing on a wall at Cleish Castle, but has long since disappeared. 

 It was in flower and growing in quantity. It is probably a 

 garden escape, but is now well established in its wild habitat. 

 It grows wild in England, but is confined to the bushy lime- 

 stone districts in the north. After a good day's work in 

 beautiful woods and in the finest of weather, the party drove 

 to Timpendean, where they were kindly entertained by Mrs 

 Stedman. 



On Saturday, May 27, upwards of 20 members trained 

 to Giffbrd, and, under the leadership of Miss Drysdale and 

 Mr G. Cleland, walked over the Lammermuir Hills to Oxton. 

 On the following Saturday there was a zoological excursion 

 along the shore between Gosford and Port Seton, under the 

 leadership of Mr D. C. M'Intosh, B.Sc. For weeks previous 



