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formation in the neighbourhood of Cirencester, and Mr. Lees another on some 

 very remarkable forms of the cryptogamic Flora of Malvern, both illustrated by 

 specimens and drawings ; and in leaving this part of my subject, I feel that I 

 should have done my duty very imperfectly, if I did not record my sense of the 

 admirable endeavours of the gentlemen of the Malvern Club for the entertainment 

 of their brother Naturalists of the other Clubs. I hope that we may take one 

 lesson from them at least, and bearing in mind how much time may be lost in 

 a description, when a specimen is before us, may ere long follow their example, 

 and have a good local Museum of our own. I may mention that in the Museum 

 at Malvern we saw specimens of the plumbago lately discovered in the tunnel on 

 the Worcester and Hereford Railway, and perhaps the only disappointment 

 which we experienced was the loss of the opportunity of examining it in silu, on 

 account of the works being suspended. 



The following day was intended to be devoted to the examination of the 

 Keuper beds at Pendock by one section, and some portions of the south end of 

 the Malvern range by another ; but after exploring one bed of the Keuper, and 

 an outUer of the Lias on Berrow Hill, in a wood near which lattei place we saw the 

 Listera Nidus Avis, or Bird's Nest Orchis, in great luxuriance, natiure proved 

 that she had a black as well as a fair side to her face, and a heavy continuous rain 

 forced us from the field. Thus ended our first meeting. 



We now descend from great things to small. Our second meeting was fixed 

 for Eardisley, and a more unpromising morning for an excursion I have not often 

 witnessed. We met few in number, and the rain having ceased after breakfast, 

 started for Bredwardine Bridge, and from thence up the hill, intending to make 

 for Arthur's Stone. (In this part of our walk we found Orobanche Major in great 

 plenty.) We were the more anxious to see this ancient monument of people and 

 times long passed away, for it had been suggested that it might be a boulder, and 

 throw some light on the glacial theory, but it seems to be formed of simply the 

 stone of the country. The supporters, eight in number, are of cornstone, which 

 is found in a quarry a little lower down the side of the hill, at about the distance 

 of half a mile, where it is burned into lime. The horizontal one is of the chocolate 

 coloured sandstone, found in a quarry at the north point of the ridge. We found 

 no fossils of any kind. We descended the hill, crossing the Wye at Clock MiU 

 Ferry, and reached Eardisley by way of Winforton and WiUersley. having cata- 

 logued about 230 plants. After dinner, Mr. Banks read a most interesting and 

 valuable paper on the subject of the discoveries which he has lately made at 

 Bradnor, near Kington, in the tilestones, illustrated by specimens and drawings ; 

 but as this will very shortly form part of the proceedings of the Geological Society, 

 and as there is reason to believe that his drawings of the Pterygotus will De 

 engraved and form part of a forthcoming Decade of organic remains, under the 

 direction of Mr. Salter, in conjunction with the magnificent suite of allied genera, 

 and species which have been recently procured from the uppermost Silurian 

 Black Schists of Scotland, I feel that I shall better discharge my duty by referring 

 you to them, than in any other way. 



