the agricultural gentlemen expressed themselves highly delighted 

 at the improvement made in the Southiield farm by Sir William 

 Russell, Bart. 



It should be mentioned that on the top of the hill was found 

 for the first time the CaucaJin dtnicoides (Bur Parsley), probably 

 introduced with foreign seeds in the cultivation now so rapidly 

 spreading in this direction. 



At Hartley Bottom the Tlirxium Unoplii/Uum (Bastard Flax), 

 was met with in its old habitat, but it appears^to be getting more 

 scarce year by year. 



The dinner was served at the Lamb, in good style, and our 

 always loyal Club having done honor to the health of the Queen, 

 next followed that of the strangers, which was responded to by 

 Mr. Babington, the eminent botanical author. 



The Rev. P. B. Brodie read a paper on the comparison of the 

 Upper Lias Fish bed of Warwickshire, with that of our own 

 county, which will be published in the next fasiculus of our pro- 

 ceedings. 



A paper followed by the Secretary, on an abnormal growth in a 

 Cedar tree from Oakley Park, which gave rise to an interesting 

 discussion, in which the President took occasion to notice other 

 curiosities in the growth of trees that had come under his notice. 



Dr. White introduced to the attention of the meeting a curious 

 ball which had been discovered some years since at Slymbridge, 

 and figured and described in the Journal of the Archceological 

 Institute ; this it is proposed to further describe in the proceed- 

 ings of our Society, to which end Dr. White promised to obtain 

 the engraving if possible. An interesting discussion took place 

 on the probable use and meaning of this curious relic, in which 

 the President, Mr. Babington, Mr. llumsey, and the Secretary 

 took part, and with this terminated a most agreeable meeting. 



Sept. 9th. The last meeting of the past session took place at 

 Stroud, when a large party of the members and friends accepted 

 the kind invitation to breakfast of our much respected and hospit- 

 able associate, J. G-. Ball, Esq., and if a kind welcome, good cheer, 

 and hearty greeting of field companions, be capable of doing good, 

 each must have felt himself better for that morning spent with 

 Mr. Ball and his amiable family ; the " sweet sorrow," however, of 

 "good bye" became imperative, as an omnibus was announced to 

 be in readiness to convey us to Frocester Hill up hammers, 

 bags, and vasculums, and the party is off. Arrived at this famous 

 section, the Geologists gathered new stores to back their discus- 

 sions, and though one might imagine that they are going to 

 fight, from the strange words they make use of in their arguments, 

 yet we need never be afraid, as after all they do not throw the 

 fossil itself into your teeth, but only its name. 



The section at this place, which is an exceedingly interesting 

 one, I hope to publish at some future time, but do not give it here 



