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Tlialictrumj T. flexuosum (Reich.), a plant confounded pre- 

 viously by us with T. minus and T. majiis, has been stated to 

 grow by the Tees, near this spot. 



"I have but little to report of botanical interest, as having 

 fallen in my way during the past year, which may affect the Flora 

 of our counties. Festitca pratensis passing into its form, the F, 

 loliacea of Huds., gathered near Willington, are laid on the table, 

 together with Hordeum pratense (Huds.) from the same locality. 



" Festuca bromoides I have noticed on the old rubbish heap3 

 of Benwell Colliery." 



One member only was added to the Club at this meeting. 



The Fourth Meeting was held, on 17th August, at Bardon Mill, 

 and the Northumberland Lakes, a district which I unfortunately 

 am not acquainted with, but one which, I believe, is interesting 

 to botanists and geologists, but still more so to the antiquary, 

 as, in its neighbourhood, have been discovered many of the most 

 curious remains of our early civilizers, the Romans, well described 

 by the amiable and able historian of Northumberland, the late 

 Rev. John Hodgson, and subsequently, and, of course, with the 

 advantage of later researches, by the indefatigable investigator, 

 Mr. Bruce. 



Mr. D. Oliver informs me that he gathered, near Walltown 

 Crags, "luxuriant specimens of the h'lsipid Melamp7/ru7n, referred 

 by botanists to the M. montanum of Johnston, and, not far from 

 the same station, a Myoaotis, probably repens of Don." 



At this meeting the Wild Balsam ( Impatiens NolUme-tangere) 

 was noticed by a lady, Miss Meredith, as I learn from a letter 

 addressed to the Secretary, Mr. Storey, by Mr. George Wailes.* 



Two members here joined the Club. 



*4, Ridley Place, Newcastle, 



6d February, 1855. 



Dear Str, — In cnmpliance with your wish to know the cirrmnstanofs con- 

 nected with the discovery, in Northumberland, of /;w/;fl^apn.9 NoH-me-tnngrre, 

 bv my niece, Miss L. E. D. Meredith, I have to state that she joineil the 

 meeting of the Club, held on the 17th Angus', 1853. After traversing the 

 district of the Crag Lough, and crossing the Muckie Moss, the party returned, 

 under the guidance of Mr. Thomas Coates, across some fields, and proceeded, 

 by a country cart road, in the dire^ tion of a few cottages, called, I believe, 

 " Stand-alone," nt ir to which had been the workings of a small pit. Crossing 

 a burn here, the road led through a wood of about 150 or 40 yards' width, and 



