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Lamium incisum. 

 Matricaria Parthenium. 

 Chrysanthemum segetum. 

 Armoracia vulgaris. 

 Veronica ccespitosa. 

 Jasminum orientale. 



As these Field Meetings only occur on three days in the year, many important 

 discoveries are not, on such occasions, to be expected. They may be considered 

 as tending to keep up and augment an interest in scientific pursuits — as relaxa- 

 tions, rather than periods of work — though work does form a portion of the day. 

 But their great charm is not only in visiting beautiful or interesting localities — 

 not only in geological and botanical investigations — but in the associating 

 together a few men of congenial pursuits — in the collision of minds embued with 

 the true spirit of a philosophy, founded on the glorious and mighty works of 

 Omnipotence. 



And now, gentlemen, I have to return you my cordial and hearty thanks for 

 the honour you last year conferred upon me, in electing me your President, and 

 to resign the office into your hands. I can only say, that inattentively and 

 ioefficiently as 1 have fulfilled the functions of the station to which you last year 

 called me, yet will I yield to no msm in respect for the talent which adorns our 

 Club ; nor in the honest and sincere desire for its continued prosperity and 

 usefulness. I wiU, therefore, conclude with one single word — the " strange 

 device " on the banner of Longfellow's pilgrim — " Excelsior." 



