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Dec. 12. To the Society of Antiquaries to see the stone 

 implements. 



Dec. 14. Dined with Franks to meet J. Evans, Colonel Lane 

 Fox, and others. 



Dec. 17. Sunday. To St. Paul's, to hear Canon Liddon. 



Dec. 20. Stanley Howard, of St. John's, came to us to be taken 

 care of until he had recovered from a bad haemorrhage on the lungs. 



1872. Jan. 1. Opened Cottage Home for Little Orphan Girls. 



Feb. 21. We went with Stanley Howard in an invalid carriage 

 to London and Tilbury, and crossed the river at Gravesend. 



Feb. 22. We placed Stanley Howard on board the "Lincoln- 

 shire" (1100 tons), for Melbourne. He has state-room number 10 

 on the larboard side of the ship. We saw him nicely established in 

 it, with all his things conveniently about him. He passed through 

 the change singularly well. We returned home. 



March 16. Anemone Pulsatilla was in flower on the Fleam Dyke. 

 A very heavy fall of snow in the last week of March. This year 

 the whitethorn was in flower on May 1st ; nevertheless, I had much 

 difficulty in getting flowers for lectures. 



Matj 6. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith came to stay with us. 



May 11. They left us on their way to Teneriffe. 



May 23. Mr. E. A, Freeman, having been appointed Rede 

 Lecturer, came to stay with us. 



May 27. Mr. Freeman left. 



June 10. To Uckfield. 



June 20. To Canterbury (Fountain Hotel), and carefully 

 examined the Cathedral and St. Augustine's College, and attempted, 

 without success, to get into St. Martin's Church. 



June 21. Breakfasted with the warden. Dr. Bailey, at St. 

 Augustine's College. To Margate. Walked along the coast to- 

 wards Fore Ness. Saw plenty of Crepis taraxacifolia and Lepidium 

 Draba. 



June 22. Home, 



Aug. 2. To London. 



Aug. 8. We spent the afternoon and dined with the Hookers, 

 at Kew. 



Aug. 26. We left home for the Cambrian Archaeological 

 Meeting at Brecon. Started at 8 a.m., arriving 5 p.m. We both 

 went to the evening meeting, which was very well attended. 



Aug. 27. Excursion by rail to Talgarth, Bronllys Castle, 

 Llechrhyd, and Builth. A beautiful day, and a very beautiful 

 country on the banks of the Wye. 



