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situated near the Leithies, was also seen, and its peculiar 

 flaggy structure pointed out. 



On the following Saturday another geological excursion, 

 with Mr Day as leader, took place at Kinghorn. Although 

 the weather was extremely unfavourable, the rain never ceas- 

 ing, a large number of the members were present. It was 

 not possible to do much, but a few features of interest on the 

 shore were visited. In the first place, a lava (carboniferous) 

 carrying a large number of quartzite pebbles and various 

 fragments of sedimentary strata belonging to the Old Eed 

 Sandstone was examined. Mr Day pointed out that though 

 these fragments were considerably hardened by the containing 

 lava, they did not in any case shows signs of being incorpor- 

 ated with the magma, their outlines being unbroken. A walk 

 was then taken to the east, past the old shipyard along the 

 shore, with its fine examples of vesicular lavas, &c. At the 

 point where the Abden limestone is exposed the very good 

 example of a strike-fault was carefully noted. The phenom- 

 enon of the repetition of the beds in a fault of this nature was 

 observed, also the effect of a vertical cliff section, with a little 

 spring of water exactly at the line of fault. At this point the 

 weather became so unfavourable that the excursionists had to 

 seek shelter. 



On Saturday, May 10, the members travelled to Hadding- 

 ton, under the leadership of Mr Geo. Cleland, Vice-President. 

 The party walked along the banks of the Tyne to East 

 Linton, a distance of seven miles. The plants collected along 

 the banks of the Tyne included Doronicum Pardalianches, 

 Scdwm Telcphium, Symphytum officinale, var. patens, S. pcre- 

 grinum, Impatiens parviflora, and Hypericum quadrangidum. 

 Near Hailes Castle Mr Templeman discovered Potentilla 

 argentea, a plant not hitherto recorded from this locality. 



On the following Saturday there was a joint excursion with 

 the Dunfermline Naturalists to Dunfermline and Pittencrieff 

 Glen, under the leadership of Mr John Edward. The leader 

 conducted the party over the Abbey, pointing out the most 

 interesting parts of the venerable pile, which has stood the 

 wear and tear of time for 800 years. In 1075 so much of 

 the building was finished that it was dedicated to the Holy 

 Trinity, and a party from Iona opened the worship, thirteen 



