36 Anniversary Address. 



the anchoret of which was consulted by the monks of Bangor 

 when they wont to meet St. Augustine the monk." 



Thence patting by the spot where Lord Ducie is commencing 

 a magniticent house in a noble situation, overlooking the lower 

 end of the lake, and by Tortworth Lodge, they found in a marshy 

 piece of ground the somewhat rare Molinea carulea, the only 

 English grass with a solid stem, and also a beech measuring at 

 four feet from the ground 14 feet 9 inches. Thence they reached 

 Tortworth House, passing on the way a remarkable piece of 

 basalt, thrown up suddenly in the midst of a grass field; — Lord 

 Filzhardinge's keeper being observed to show no slight horror 

 at the word trap which he heard frequently uttered by some of 

 the party. Here the remarkable chestnut tree, mentioned in 

 Domesday book as "the Old Chestnut," 19 yards in circum- 

 ference, delayed them some time, as well as some fine specimens 

 of newly introduced pines. The noble proprietor, however, held 

 out the strongest inducement to a halt in the shape of an excel- 

 lent luncheon, of which he most kindly invited all to partake, 

 and at which the charms of the curacoa seem to have made a 

 deep impression on the members who were fortunate enough to 

 enjoy it ; and then rode with them to show his stock, scarcely to 

 be equalled in the kingdom, and from the diffusion of which, 

 by means of the annual sales, so much improvement has been 

 introduced in the breed of cattle in this country generally. 

 Michaelwood Chase, with its gnarled oaks, wild thickets, and 

 marshy plains, through which they were guided or watched by 

 one of Lord Fitzhardinge's keepers, afforded a fine field for 

 botanizing, and brought them back to Newport, well-disposed 

 for a good dinner notwithstanding Tortworth. An account of 

 this day's excursion, with graphic illustrations of the incidents 

 of flood and field, has been furnished by Mr. Knollys, which 

 must be preserved in the minute-book of the Club. 



Mr. Buckman exhibited after dinner tracings of the Tessel- 

 lated pavements recently discovered at Cirencester, particularly 

 a head of Ceres crowned with ears of corn, which, after being 

 covered in darkness for so many centuries, our President describes 

 as "starting in horror at the advances of free trade." Mr. 

 Strickland's paper on Leckhampton Hill was read, and also Mr. 



