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party entered the house, and were conducted over the part 

 which formed the home of the Stevenson family. Conspicuous 

 was the excellent portrait of " Gummy " ; and much interest 

 was shown in the various letters, relics, &c., which are 

 arranged in E. L. Stevenson's room. 



The next Wednesday afternoon, on July 10, an excursion 

 was made to Craig miliar Castle, under the leadership of Mr 

 George Mackay. The party, numbering twenty-two, visited 

 the castle, and botanised the vicinity. The less common 

 plants found were Smyrnium Olmatrum, Parietaria diffusa, 

 Rumex scutatus, Anchusa sempervirens, and Chenopodium Bonus- 

 Henricus. 



On July 13 the excursion was to Inverkeithing and St 

 Davids, under the leadership of Mr James Fraser. A very 

 large collection of the common or usual plants was made, and 

 among the rarer were — 



Sisymbrium Sophia. Neslia paniculata. 



„ altissimum. Apera Spica-venti. 



Erysimum repandum. Echinospermum Lappula. 



Melilotus alba. Potentilla hirta. 



Brassica elongata. Anthemis maritima. 



Alyssum incanum. Petasites fragrans. 



Miss Dickie found two plants new to Scotland — Geraniwn 

 modestiim (Jord.), a shingle plant of Southern England, and 

 Scro'phularia Scorodonia L. A fine colony of Calamintha 

 adscendens (Jord.), a variety of C. officinalis Moench, was found 

 by Mr Templeman. 



On July 20 an archaeological excursion, under the leader- 

 ship of Mr John Edward, was made to Carberry Tower. 

 The ancient keep now forms the vestibule of a spacious 

 modern mansion which is attached to it. The tower is 

 of remarkable strength. At the corner is a square stone 

 prepared for an iron cresset. In the year 1547 Carberry 

 became the property of Hugh Kigg, advocate. He was 

 a man of importance in his day, and probably built the 

 tower. Carberry afterwards became the property of Sir 

 Eobert Dickson, who was proprietor of the Barony of Inveresk. 

 It remained in his family till about the beginning of last 

 century, when it was sold to the Duchess of Monmouth. It 

 was afterwards acquired by John FuUerton, Esq., whose niece 



