:234 CHAELES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1881—82 



Sept. 16. To Lichfield to visit Mrs. Babington, senr. 



Sept. 19. We saw Mr. Spode's interesting garden (much after 

 the plan of that of Backhouse). 



1882. Jan. 18. For some days the barometer has been exceed- 

 ingly high, with thick fogs ; this day mine registered 30"90. 



Feb. 21. The barometer has now suddenly fallen to 29 "2, after 

 a long time of great pressure. 



March 9. Dr. Horden, Bishop of Moosonee, came, and left on 

 11th. 



April 1. To Bournemouth. 



April 5. To Christchurch, to see the fine church. 



April 6. To Boscombe Chine ; found there Polygala serpillifolia 

 in abundance, and great beauty. 



April 11. To Wimborne Minster to see the church. It was 

 originally Norman, but much altered, so as to look almost Perpen- 

 dicular. The nave was lengthened and heightened in Early English 

 time, and again heightened in Perpendicular time. There is a 

 ■curious library, totally neglected, and the books going to ruin very 

 fast. 



April 18, Mr. C. Stuart Thorpe came for one night, with dis- 

 solving views for the Spanish and Portuguese Mission. 



April 19. The Rev. J. H. Pattison and the Rev. J. F. Kitto 

 came for Clerical and Lay Association. 



April 26. Went to London to be present at the funeral of Mr. 

 Darwin in Westminster Abbey. 



May 13. We went to the Fleam Dyke, and found Anemone 

 Pulsatilla and Senecio campestris in flower in abundance. 



May 25. Division in Senate about opening the Botanic Garden 

 on Sunday. Openers gained by 88 to 76 votes. 



May 27. We went by train to Linton, then walked by Little 

 Linton to the Hildersham Furze Hill and Pampisford Station. 



May 31. Professor and Mrs. Co well went with us to New- 

 market, Chippenham, and the Devil's Ditch. We found most of 

 the peculiar plants which were in flower at the time. 



June 7. We went with Professor and Mrs. Cowell to Mr. 

 Pollard's, at High Down, near Hitchin. We found Botrychium 

 Lunaria for the first time in Herts. 



June 12. I went to Willingham with Worthington Smith to see 

 Mr. Pegler's Roman antiquities. 



July 31. To Llanrwst for the Cambrian Archaeological Meeting. 

 Resigned the Presidency in the evening. The excursions continued 



