226 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1879 



March 26. A heavy snow-storm, after a succession of very cold 

 days. Almost continuous winter up to this time. 



April 5. We went to Bognor. . , . We took a poor girl to 

 London, who was going to an Institution at Brighton. 



April 8. I went to Felpham to look at the church which has 

 curious dormer windows to the north aisle. It seems to have been 

 a late Norman building, with nave and very low side aisles ; altered 

 considerably in the Early English period, and much more in the 

 Perpendicular. There are what seem to be curious supports for a 

 rood-loft. 



April 13. Snow fell on the Downs in the night, and lay there 

 all the day. 



April 24. Commenced lectures. 



May 29. Concluded my lectures, after the latest season that I 

 can remember. I had much difficulty in obtaining specimens for 

 demonstration, and got very few for the schedules. 



June 14. We went to "The Old Hall," near Settle. Here we 

 are about 750 feet above Cambridge. 



Jtme 1 7. Found Myrrhis odorata by the road side : Campanula 

 latifolia appears to be abundant, although of course not in flower 

 ... in Borris Wood found Paris quadrifolia. 



Jtme 18. We drove by way of Little Stainforth to Swarth 

 Moor, then crossed the river at Helwith Bridge, and returned by 

 Great Stainforth, Langcliff'e, and Settle. Between Sherwood House 

 and Stainforth we saw abundance of Geranium sylvaticum in the 

 hayfields on both sides of the road. It was a most interesting 

 drive ; the mountains clear and fine. 



June 20. We took a carriage to visit Clapham. Went to the 

 Ingleborough Cave, going by a very pretty path through the 

 grounds of the Hall, above the lake. We passed the cave without 

 notice, and went on through the ravine nearly as far as Hurnel 

 Moss. On returning we found the cave, which is interesting from 

 the stalactites. 



June 30. We drove to Ingleton. Then up the dale to Weather- 

 cote and Chapel-le-Dale. 



July 4. Home. 



July 15. Newbould came to us. 



July 16. Newbould and I had a long walk to Cherry Hinton 

 and the Gogs. 



July 31. The cold season continued until the beginning of this 

 week, when warm days commenced. There has been no real spring 

 this year, but continual wet and cold weather. 



