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Feb. 20. Dined with Stokes of Caius to meet Mr. Hill. 



Feb. 22. Mr. Hill, Dr. Paget, and Ansted breakfasted with me. 



March 6. Whig dinner at the Bull Inn, twenty-four attended. 



March 7. J. Ball came to Cambridge, having got a degree at 

 Dublin. At the " Hendeka " meeting that evening. Ball in the 

 chair, the society presented to me a copy of " Hallam's Constitutional 

 History," as a " mark of their satisfaction for the services that I had 

 rendered to the society at the time when it was in a state of de- 

 pression, and also for my conduct as President for three terms." 



March 9. Dined with Cartmell at Christ's. 



March 10. Dined with Joseph Power at Trinity Hall. 



March 11. Had a dinner party consisting of J. Ball, W. C. 

 Lukis, J. Lukis, Stokes, J. Francis, J. E. Fitzgerald, Ansted, Joseph 

 Power, and Churchill Babington. 



April 7. Left Cambridge for the vacation. Dined with the 

 Linnean Club, and attended the meeting of the society, where I met 

 W. S. Hore of Plymouth. 



April 8. To Bath by railway to Keading, and coach. 



April 15. Went to Hampton Wood, and found the Primrose, 

 Wood Anemone, Yew, etc., in flower. 



April 18. Went to the new garden of the Horticultural and 

 Botanical Society in the Victoria Park, and saw there a fine plant of 

 Ulex strictus in full flower. Mr. Baxter, the son of the Oxford 

 Curator, has the management of the garden. 



April 21. Exhibition of the Bath Royal Horticultural and 

 Botanical Society in their new garden. I was there during the 

 whole day. More than 2000 visitors were at the garden during 

 the day. 



April 23. Walked to Wyck, and looked for Gagea lutea at the 

 locality under Lansdown, but failed in finding it. 



April 28, Went with James Gisborne, Mr. Charles Hoi worthy, 

 and Mr. Edward Holworthy to Middle Hill, to Mr. Henry Hol- 

 worthy's, and then we went together to the Box Tunnel, and went 

 down the shaft No. 7, walked back, and dined with Mr. Henry 

 Holworthy, and then returned to Bath in the evening. 



April 30. Left Bath by the " Monarch " night coach at 8.15 p.m. 

 and reached London at 8 a.m., by railroad from Reading. The 

 weather had been particularly hot for twelve or fourteen days, 

 often in the shade rising to 70° or 72°. 



May 1. Reached Cambridge. 



May 2. Third Anniversary of the Ray Club. We dined with 

 Garnons at Sidney College. 



