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Wodhope Naturalists' fidh (Ehtb. 



Third Field Meeting, Tuesday, August 23ui), 1853. 



KINGTON, PRESTEIGN, STANNER ROCKS. 



The Third Field Meetinff of this very successful and flourishing Clul) was 

 held on Tuesday, 23rd August, the district chosen being the Upper Ludlow 

 Rock, Wenlock limestone, and Caradoc sandstone, developed in the triangular 

 space between Kington, Presteign, and Stanner Rocks. The day was a brilliantly 

 fine one, there was a good attendance of members, and the exceeding beauty not 

 less than the scientific interest of the country, made the meeting .altogether a 

 most delightful one. 



The Hereford party of members assembled at G a.m. at the Green Dragon 

 Hotel, from which they speedily departed on a small coach appropriated to them, 

 on their way to Kington. The sky was at first overcast, but it speedily cleared, 

 and the charming succession of views, and especially the magnificent panorama 

 from the Norton Canon and neighbouring hills along that route, were never 

 seen to greater advantage. 



At 9 a.m. the members assembled at breakfast at the O.xford Arms Hotel, 

 Kington. After breakfast, the Chair was taken by the Rev. T. T. Lewis, the 

 President, and the business of the Club was transacted. Mr. Edward Davies, of 

 the O.xford Circuit, was unanimously elected an honorary member. Letters of 

 apology for unavoidable absence were read from Professor Sedgwick, of Cambridge 

 University, and other honorary members ; and one from Francis Evelyn, Esq., 

 kindly granting the members free permission to explore his grounds. Two 

 gentlemen were nominated as candidates for membership, and will be balloted 

 for at the next meeting, vij;., the annual meeting in January, 1854. A communi- 

 cation from Mr. Purchas, who was prevented from being present, suggesting the 

 supply of maps to the members in order that they might record their observations 

 of the botany of the various districts, and thus aid the work of making out a 

 complete Flora of the county, was read and discussed ; but the question was 

 finally postponed to the annual meeting. 



About 11 a.m., the members started for Corton Gate, near Presteign, where 

 they proposed to commence their explorations for the day. On arriving at the 

 spot, the respected President (who throughout the day acted as the cicerone of 

 the party, luminou.sly explaining the phenomena of the district) led the party to 

 the Nash Quarry, which is close to the toll-bar. The rock there laid bare, he 



