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Purple spotted orchis blossoms were abundant, and the grreen-winged Orchis morio, 

 was very plentiful in three varieties of colour. The frog orchis, Hahenaria viridis, 

 was brought by a member later in the day. On the walls at Cwm-yoy, the Shin- 

 ing Crane's Bill, Geranium lucidiim. and the Swallow-wort or Celandine, Cheli- 

 donium. majus, with its aciid yellow juice, were observed in patches. The pretty 

 fern, the Scaly Spleen wort. Ceterach officinarum, grew on the churchyard walls, 

 ami everywhere during the day's walk the elegant Maiden-hair Spleenwort, Asple- 

 nium trichomanes, was abundant, and nowhere more so than in the interstices of 

 the long flight of stone steps leading to the front door of Trewyn Mansion, form- 

 ing a natural fringe. The usual spring hedgerow plants were in great abundance 

 in every lane or dingle. The steep banks were covered with fine primroses, late 

 as it seemed for them. 



" Lady of the springe, 

 The lovely flower that first doth show her face ; 



Whose lovely prayse the pretty hyrds do svng ; 

 Whose presence sweet the winter's cold doth chase." 



The dinner took place at the Pandy Inn, and immediately after dinner the 

 first of a series of papers on The Birds of Herefordshire, was read. The members 

 of the Club are collecting together the observations of many years, in order to 

 publish as complete a list as possible. We shall hope to publish these papers as 

 they are read to the Club, and it need only be said that if the succeeding ones are 

 equal to that read on this occasion, it will be very far removed from being the 

 dry catalogue of names of which such lists very commonly consist. 



Some very fine specimens of Cephalaspis and Pteraspis were kindly presented 

 to the Club by the Rev. C. L. Eagles, who had obtained them from the Cornstone 

 at Longtown. 



The following gentlemen attended the meeting. The members of the Mal- 

 vern Club present were — The President, Mr. Henry Wilson ; Messrs. T. Bates, 

 r. Burrow, W. H. Cook, Joseph Greaves, E. R. C. Hayes, R. Price Hill, T. 

 Marsh Phillips, and G. A. Sheppard. The Woolhope members and visitors were 

 — The President, the Rev. Charles Burrough ; General and Mrs. Gillespie, and 

 Miss Gassiot ; Vice-President Mr. C. G. Martin ; the Rev. Dr. Dixon ; Drs. Bull 

 and J. H. Wood ; Revs. T. Bevan, William Bowell, J. Davies, C. L. Eagles, W. 

 Elliot, E. J. Holloway, A. G. Jones, J. W. Lee, H. B. D. Marshall, S. Pelly, D. 

 Price, T. A. Stoodley, F. S. Stooke Vaughan, and F. H. Tatham ; Captain de 

 Winton ; Messrs. H. C. Beddoe, Robert Clarke, T. Davies Burlton, Charles 

 Fortey, A. A. Hancocks, J. W. Lloyd, T. C. Paris, E J. Pilley, Henry Vevers, 

 and Theo. Lane. 



Five new members were elected at the meeting, and three fresh ones pro- 

 posed. Thus has passed away a very enjoyable meeting, and if the first field 

 meeting present an augury of the future, the year will indeed prove very suc- 

 cessful. 



