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Sept. 11. To Lyston by coach. Found there Mr. Henry Hugget 

 of Bury, Suffolk. 



Sept. 20. Went to Pontrilas, and called upon Mr. Bentham. 

 Also walked along the Monmouthshire side of the Monnow as far as 

 Grosmont, where there are the ruins of a very fine castle, and a fine 

 church. The view from the castle is very fine. A beautiful chimney 

 remains in the castle. 



Sept. 22. By coach to Gloucester, and rail to Cambridge. 



Nov. 2. Went to London for Linnean Meeting Slept at 



Kothery's. 



Nm. 3. Went to Kew to consult Dr. Planchon about the sup- 

 posed Udora from Leicestershire. Dined at Hooker's, after spending 

 some hours in the Botanic Garden. Rothery introduced me to 

 Mr. MacDonald, the new Governor of the Gambia. 



Nov. 4. Returned home. 



1848. Jan. 18. Went to London to the Linnean Meeting. 



Jan. 19. Geological Meeting. 



Jan. 20. Returned to Cambridge. February and March were 

 peculiarly wet months, but mild. 



April 11. Walked to Fulbourn with J. Statter. Found Fumaria 

 micrantha at the north end of a field, and Vinca minor in plenty at 

 the south-east corner of the same field, in a thicket. Went on to 

 the Fleam Dyke and found Anemone Pulsatilla in flower. On our 

 return in the wood near the mill-house we got Viola sylvatica in 

 beautiful flower. Gathered Ranunculus trichopfiyllus in Coe Fen in 

 flower. 



April. 18. Went to London to Linnean Meeting. 



April 19. Geological Meeting. 



April 28. Rev. A. Bloxam came here, and remained until the 

 28th May. 



May 13. Newbould, Townsend, Lukis, Statter, and I went to 

 Fulbourn, and the Fleam Dyke, where the Anemone Pulsatilla was 

 in seed, and Hippocrepis just in flower; through Great and Little 

 Wilbraham, across Wilbraham Fen, by the Long Drove to Quy 

 bridge, and home. 



May 20, Statter, Townsend, and I went to King's Hedges, 

 Impington, where we found Chenopodium Bonus-Henricus in flower ; 

 Histon, Westwick, and Long Stanton. We returned by the railway. 



May 26. By railway to Long Stanton. Visited, with J. J. Smith 

 and others, Willingham Church, where there are an interesting 

 chantry, a fine old roof to the nave, and other curious points. Also 

 Balsar's Hill, a large, nearly circular encampment, which has been 



