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Friday was the last day for the researches of the Club in this 
beautiful country, but not the least instructive. Messrs. Brodie, 
Wyles, and La Touche ascended Caer Caradoc. The main 
portion of this fine hill is composed of eruptive rocks, which 
have altered the Caradoc sandstone on its flank, and from 
which the latter dips away at ahigh angle. On the summit 
several masses of drift were observed of much interest, with 
Caradoc and Ludlow fossils. At the base in one point on the 
8.E., some grits cropped out with ‘ Berychia complicata’ and 
casts of shells, being the lowest number of this formation below 
the Hoar edge grits. The view from the top is remarkably fine, 
overlooking the Longmynd with the Stiper stones in the distance, 
and other hills in that direction northwards, the long ridge of 
Wenlock: edge and the more distant Clee hills rise up as 
prominent points in the landscape, the bold character of the 
scenery gives it a true mountain aspect, not inferior to Wales, 
and other disturbed regions. Caer Caradoc and the adjacent 
Lawley present a very peculiar appearance from the valley, and 
also from more distant hills. Caer Caradoc is also interesting as 
having been the main stronghold of the ancient British chieftain 
Caractacus. Walking by Hope Bowdler to Soudley, some time 
was spent in the large quarries of Caradoc sandstone similar to 
the section at Horderley. In both places it forms a useful and 
ornamental building stone, traversed by numerous fossiliferous 
bands which contained a species of Trinucleus, distinct from 
T. concentricus and a new species of Bellerophon. Some years 
since two fine star fish were found here, 
The Rey. G. Henslow has kindly furnished the following list 
of plants which was obtained during the excursion :-——Ranunculus 
philonotis, Ehrh., Acton Scott; Papaver Argemone, Linn, 
Church Stretton; Arabis hirsuta, Br., Dinchope; Cardamine 
