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rocks here exposed ; the Woolhope Limestone lying immediately against the 

 base of the dome. The cliffs of the limestone hiUs are dotted here and there with 

 quarries and Ume kilns, the refuse heaps around which are capital ground for 

 the fossil- hunter. 



It was decided that the geologists should make their way to Dormington 

 lime-kilns, and accordingly the whole party scrambled down the precipitous 

 descent, over the heaps of debris, and made their way through the wood. On 

 the way the botanists of the party gathered true-lover's knot, Parts quadrifolia, 

 Wall Hawkweed, Hieracium murorttm. Shining Crane's-bill, Geranium lucidum, 

 and Hellebore, HelUborus fatidus and H. viridis. The presence of wild Garlic, 

 Allium ursinum, in large quantities was unpleasantly evident to the olfactory 

 senses of the party. 



In Dormington wood and around the lime-kilns, the Small-flowered Crow- 

 foot, Ranunculus parviflorus, the Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, very fine in both 

 plant and flowers ; the Yellow-wort, Chlora perfoliata, the Hemlock StorksbUl, 

 Erodium cicutarium, remarkable for the contrast between the long style and 

 small purple flowers ; the Smallest Cudweed, Filago minitna, the Mealy Guelder- 

 rose, Viburnum Lantana, and other more common plants were found abundantly. 



At this point several parties of botanists started for the e.\ploration of the 

 neighbouring parts of Haugh Wood, Checkley valley, the course of the Pentaloe 

 brook, &c.. One of these parties found the Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis, 

 in all its beauty and fragrance, rather plentiful in Checkley valley. 



About half-past four p.m., the different detachments of the party reassembled 

 around the dinner table at the Foley Arms Inn, Tarrington, where an excellent 

 dinner was served in " Sir Roderick's room," so named from its having been often 

 occupied by that eminent geologist when working out his Silurian researches. 

 The Chair was occupied by Mr. C. Lingen, the President of the Woolhope Club ; 

 and the Vice-chair by the Rev. W. S. Symonds, the President of the Msdvern Club ; 

 and the party included as \isitors the Rev. F. Merewether, Woolhope ; Rev. 

 T. H. Bird, YarkhiU ; Rev. G. Smith, Tarrington ; Messrs. R. Hereford, C. T. 

 Bodenham, A. Y. Spearman, J as. Davies, J. De Blaquiers, &c., &c. Among the 

 members of the Malvern Club present we noticed Rev. W. Haywood, Rev. A. J. 

 Douglas, Lieut. W. C. B. S. Constable, Mr. Edwin Lees (the author of " Pictures 

 from Nature " and other excellent works on Natural History), and Mr. Walter 

 Burrow, Hon. Secretary. Among the members of the Woolhope Club were Mr. 

 Lingwood, Rev. J. F. Crouch, Mr. E. Y. Steele, Mr. Salwey, Dr. Bull, Mr. Cam, 

 Mr. Lightbody, Mr. Cocking, Mr. Curley, C.E., Rev. T. Hutchinson, Rev. J. 

 Miller, Mr. Banks, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. A. Purchas, Mr. A. Thompson, Dr. Rowan, 

 Mr. BlashiU, &c. Grace was said by the Rev. G. Smith. 



After the removal of the cloth the President read a kind letter which he had 

 received from Sir Roderick Murchison, expressing his regret that the pressure of 

 his other scientific engagements, especially in preparing for the Annual Meeting 

 of the Royal Geographical Society, of which Sir Roderick is President, rendered 



