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adjourned to the Royal Hotel, in order to appease our cravings in 
another direction, and, after having enjoyed an excellent tea, prepared 
for our return to the Fair City.” 
2. April 28, to the Museum and Kinnoull Hill. This afternoon 
excursion was arranged in fulfilment of a long-standing promise to 
the members of the Scottish Natural History Society of Edinburgh, 
in order to give them an opportunity of inspecting our Museum. 
Mr. Rodger, who had charge of the arrangements, reports as 
follows :— 
“ The members of the Edinburgh Society, to the number of 
twenty, arrived at the Museum shortly after four o’clock, when they 
were met by a good number of our own members, who attended to 
do honour to their guests, by whom we had been entertained on 
several previous occasions. The whole party was first conducted 
through the Museum by your Curator, who explained the general 
plan of the Local and Index Departments. They then broke up 
into smaller parties, which were conducted by members of our 
Society to the various sections in which they were specially 
interested. In this way a very pleasant and profitable hour was 
spent, after which all reassembled in the Lecture Room, where tea 
had been provided by our President, who, however, was himself unfor¬ 
tunately unable to be present. In his absence, Colonel Campbell 
welcomed the visitors on behalf of the Council of our Society. Mr: 
Dobbie, in returning thanks for the members of the Edinburgh 
Society, expressed the pleasure they had had in visiting the Museum, 
and their admiration at what they had seen. 
“Before returning to the train, a hurried visit was paid to 
Kinnoull Hill, under the leadership of Mr. Barclay, and although 
there was not much time for anything in the way of botany or 
geology, the walk and the view were much enjoyed.” 
3. June 4, to the Sma’ Glen. This excursion, which was held on 
the Queen’s Birthday, was attended by a large number of members, 
including several members of the Photographic Section. The day 
was one of the finest of the whole summer, with brilliant sunshine, 
tempered by a cool breeze, and the long drive through the bracing 
Highland air was greatly enjoyed. The first halt was made at 
Newton Bridge, from which point it had been intended to proceed 
up Glen Almond as far as Auchnafree. It was found that there 
would not be time to go quite so far, but some hours were very 
pleasantly and profitably spent in the Glen above the Bridge. Both 
the Botanists and the Photographers were kept busy, the latter 
securing some beautiful views along the banks of the stream. 
Several interesting plants were got, including a number of ferns. In 
the afternoon the party drove home by Amulree and Birnam, a halt 
being made at Birnam Institute for tea. Perth was reached in the 
evening, after a thoroughly enjoyable day’s outing. 
4. July 7, to Ben Chonzie. This excursion took place on the 
Midsummer Holiday, and was led by Mr. S. T. Ellison, one of the 
