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have leisure to examine the Priory, Church, and Castle; another 

 set, bent on the murder of rabbits and partridges, wandered over the 

 links and fields in many a devious track ; while a third set wandered 

 leisurely round by the loch in search of rarities in any class or king- 

 dom of animality, but they were as little successful as their mur- 

 derous or sporting colleagues. At dinner the party were reunited, 

 and afterwards, as is our wont, the Secretary read the address of the 

 President, who was prevented from attending by absence from home. 

 On the nomination of Mr. Selby, Dr. F. Douglas was elected Presi- 

 dent for the ensuing year. A notice of the occurrence of the Hali- 

 cluerus gryphus on the coast, by Dr. Douglas, was next read, on 

 which Mr. Selby was requested to report at the next meeting. Dr. 

 Johnston was appointed Secretary for the year." 



At the Spring Meeting at Ayton, May 5, the excursion was along 

 the course of the river Eye and the ravine of the Aleburn : and on 

 that of June 1 6 at Wooler, Wooler Common was traversed, with the 

 adjacent moors, and the course of the Coldgate-Burn. At the Meet- 

 ing of the 28th of July, at Bank House, the course of the Eye was 

 explored, and the moors between that river and the Whitadder. 



LINJNLEA BOREALIS. 



"After dinner, Dr. Johnston communicated to the Club that he 

 had received the interesting notice of the discovery of Linncea bo- 

 realis in Berwickshire, specimens of which were laid on the table. 

 It was discovered seven years ago by Mr. Dunn, gardener, at Meller- 

 stain ; but for the notice the Club is indebted to Mr. Hislop, teacher 

 in the Normal Schools of Glasgow. ' The Linncea occupies a space 

 of about 150 yards in a fir-wood near Lightfield Farm, Mellerstain.' 

 It was, when Mr. Hislop visited the spot, in the middle of July, just 

 going out of flower ; but several specimens in that state were gather- 

 ed. The time of flowering is stated in our British Floras to be in 

 May and June, but this period would appear to be too early for our 

 district ; ' and as a pilgrimage to the habitat of a plant which com- 

 memorates the immortal name of Linnaeus,' says our worthy Secre- 

 tary, ' seems to be almost a sacred duty on the part of our Club, I 

 would respectfully suggest the propriety of fixing our next year's 

 June meeting at the village nighest to it.' " 



Dr. Douglas records " one very interesting addition to the flora of 

 Berwickshire, very recently made by Mr. Marshall, gardener at 

 Cheek-Law, near Dunse, who has drawn from its lurking-place in 

 Dulaw Dean the Herniaria glabra, a small procumbent plant, not 

 only new to Berwickshire, but to the Scottish Flora, and equally re- 

 markable for its occurrence in one solitary spot in England. 



" The fact," he adds, " that two very interesting additions to the 

 phaenogamic flora of the district have been made during the last 

 year, is an additional incentive, were any such wanting, for continued 

 exertion, which will doubtless not go unrewarded." 



To the account of the proceedings the following papers are an- 

 nexed : — Report on the Ornithology of Berwickshire, and district 

 within the limits of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. By P. J. 



