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The result of the circular had been that they had received a 

 great deal of information, but for that information they were much more 

 indebted to their own members than to gentlemen to whom the circulars 

 had been sent. Their labour, however, had so far resulted in benefit 

 to the club, for it had brought forth an able paper on the Yew-trees of 

 Herefordshire, by Mr. Woodhouse. The Committee had resolved to illustrate 

 this paper with photographs of some of the principal yew trees of the county. 

 Indeed, they had engaged a photographer for the club. It was very desirable 

 that one man should do all that is required, for the sake of uniformity in size 

 and the same focal distance as far as might be. He would fix on the trunk 

 of each tree photographed a piece of cardboard, one foot long by six inches 

 deep, where the circumference was taken, so that by applying a scale carefully 

 to this spot the members could measure for themselves the exact diameter, 

 height, and spread of the tree. It was, in short, another application of the 

 Platoem brick, which had been ustful to them on a previous occasion (hear, 

 hear). They hoped t» be able, for some years to come, to present to the 

 members pictures of the most remarkable trees of all kinds in the county. 

 This would give great value to their Transactions, and prove a great satisfac- 

 tion to the members. It was a very expensive matter to produce 150 

 photographs of each tree, which was the number required for their Transac- 

 tions, but they had met with most liberal treatment at the hands of Mr. 

 Ladmore. They hoped, therefore, to be able to photograph a limited number 

 of trees every year, and the number must be small unless gentlemen wished 

 to have their trees photographed at their own expense. Major Peyton had 

 kindly offered to present the club photographs of the fine old oaks at Colwall 

 (great applause) ; and he (the President) hoped other gentlemen might be 

 induced to do the same, so that in course of time they might get together a 

 good collection of the more remarkable trees in the county (hear, hear). The 

 President then exhibited a specimen of the rare southern plant Xanthium 

 spinosum (Spiny Burweed or Burdock), and explained that since its discovery 

 at Hereford in 1865, it had again appeared in 1866 in a different locality. No 

 less than 45 plants had come up in the timber yard near the canal in this city. 

 They had appeared on the natural ground amongst the timber trunks, and it 

 was very difficult to explain how the seeds could get there (Dr. Bull then 

 exhibited dried specimens of the plant, which was most remarkable for its 

 long triple thorns projecting in all directions. ) If they looked at the plant they 

 would understand the feelings of that worthy friend of his who had told him 

 that it was not an English plant, and he thought it devoutly to be wished 

 that it would never become English (laughter). The Editor of " Sowerby's 

 Plants " had not published an engraving of it, though he noticed its occurrence 

 at Hereford, because it was not likely from its delicacy to become naturalised. 

 The President had therefore resolved that an illustration of it should ai)pear 

 in the Transactions of the club. A pretty lithograph of the Xanthium was 

 then handed round the room. It was very beautifully coloured, and the 



