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Atig. 8. Left Swansea, passing by way of Neath, and up the 

 beautiful vale of that name, to Merthyr Tydvil. We walked up 

 the valley above the town, when Mr. Cayley attempted to fish, and 

 I botanized, not finding much of interest. In the evening we went 

 down the valley, and saw part of Mr. Crawshaw's iron works. 



Aug. 9. Walked down the valley for about five miles, and 

 found it to be very beautiful. Started at 3.15 for Brecon in an 

 omnibus, which took four hours in going nineteen miles. Un- 

 fortunately it rained hard as we were passing over the mountains, 

 so that I only obtained a faint idea of the country. The Brecon 

 Beacons appear very fine hills. 



Aug. 10. Went on to Hereford by way of Hay, and arrived at 

 Lingwood's, Sufton Court, Mordiford, before dinner-time. 



Aug. 12. Walked about the neighbourhood, and noticed by the 

 side of the Wye Arctium Lappa for the first time. 



Aug. 13. We went to Worcester by way of Ledbury and 

 Malvern. Mrs. Lingwood, Tom Lingwood, and Miss Helen Ling- 

 wood accompanied us. On the way ascended the Herefordshire 

 Beacon, upon which there is a large encampment ; from the summit 

 a most extended view. At Worcester we saw the porcelain works 

 of Barr & Co., the new County Courts, to which lodgings for the 

 judges and magistrates are attached, the Natural History Society, 

 the Town Hall, and the Cathedral. 



Aug. 14. Walked along the road towards Lugwardine, and 

 after crossing the brook turned to the right, and visited a curious 

 mass of Trap rock. The adjacent strata present curious appearances, 

 resulting from the roasting heat of the Trap. 



Aug. 16, 17. Wet weather. On the latter day we visited the 

 extensive and highly interesting collections in antiquities, etc., of 

 the Kev. C. Bird, the Rector of Mordiford. 



Aug. 19. Walked to the top of a hill denominated Backbury, 

 on which there are some fine rocks, and an extensive view. In the 

 afternoon I went to Fownhope. 



Aug. 20. Went to Hereford, and saw the Cathedral, some parts 

 of which are fine, from the Norman arches, etc., but the most part 

 is uninteresting. 



Aug. 21. Walked over the hill behind the house, and along the 

 valley as far as a quarry called Chackley (?), where we got numerous 

 fossils out of the carboniferous limestone. 



Aug. 23. Walked along the banks of the Wye, above Mordiford 

 Bridge, until it again met the Hereford road, and found plenty of 

 Mya margaritifera and solida. 



Aug. 24. Left Sufton Court, and reached Birmingham to 

 attend the meeting of the British Association. Lingwood and I took 

 lodgings at Mrs. Harrison's, 10, Anne Street. 



