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flowering fern, the Osmunda regalis, in this county. He was happy t(J say that 

 it had at length been found, and the specimen he then exhibited was a true 

 Herefordshire production. In these fern-loving days they would be glad to 

 know where to find it, so he would tell them that if they left the city in a 

 north-westerly direction, and went far enough (laughter), and looked closely 

 enough (laughter) they would see a small bog with alder-bushes growing about 

 it, and there they would find five fine plants of the Osmimda, with fronds nearly 

 six feet long, and in another small adjoining bog was one other plant. These six 

 plants were all that grew in the county, so far as he knew. Lest, however, they 

 should think these directions not sufficiently precise (hear, hear), he would tell 

 them that if they took the train to "Whitney, and walked on four miles to the 

 Rhos Goch, they would find an abundance of the Osmunda, and though these 

 were Radnorshire specimens, they would be equally ornamental in their gardens, 

 and Radnorshire had many other localities for it. Mr. Lloyd, who was now 

 present, had gathered the Herefordshire specimen shown, and could bear witness 

 to its authenticity. He had, moreover, kindly consented to be just as precise 

 as he had been himself in giving them directions where to find it (a laugh). He 

 had also to show thqm a specimen of that variety of Polypody called Pohipodiuin 

 Cambricum, which was also new to Herefordshire, and which Jlr. Lloyd had 

 gathered at Lyonshall. In the next place, there were several matters he had to 

 mention on behalf of the Central Committee, whose duty, as they knew, was 

 to carry out the wishes of the Club, and to take its entire management during 

 the Intervals of the meetings. It was a matter of great satisfaction to the 

 Committee that the meetings of this year had passed off without any private 

 entertainments. They felt it to be most desirable in every way that all such 

 invitations should be gratefully declined (hear, hear). As it was, the days were 

 always too short for the work before them, and now that the members had 

 become so numerous the necessity for economising time became greater than 

 ever. They were thankful to be allowed, as they always were, to visit the 

 different estates in the county for the purpose of making their observations, and 

 must studiously avoid causing their visit to be an infliction (hear, hear). As the 

 President had said, the club had began the work of taking a record of the more 

 remarkable trees of the county, and it was proposed every year to have a paper 

 on one or other of the forest trees in succession. Last year Mr. "Woodhouse had 

 given them the excellent paper oh Herefordshire yew trees which appeared in 

 the transactions, and this year they were to hear Mr. Cornewall's account of the 

 oak tree in Herefordshire. The subject, however, was too wide to be treated in 

 this way with entire satisfaction, and it had occurred to the Central Committee 

 that in addition to these papers, it would be well to have separate accounts of 

 the more remarkable trees of particular estates seriatim— reports that would 

 embrace all the remarkable trees of every kind growing on a single estate— and 

 thus they would make good their ground as they went on in a very satisfactory 

 manner. Now, if any gentleman of the county should be desirous of helping 

 the club, instead of providing a costly entertainment for the members, if he 



