QUARTERLY MAGAZINE 
OF THE 
Winh Wpvecombe 
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
JULY, 1866. 
ADDRESS. 
‘ 
CCEDING to the expressed wishes of many lovers of Nature, the above 
Society has resolved on issuing a periodical. As in the case of old 
John Bunyan’s book, there will doubtless be many varied opinions concerning 
its venturing to do so. But if any apology be needed, we can only state 
that our simple desire is to spread abroad a knowledge of the things which 
lie around us, and to increase that love for such things which dwells 
_naturally in the human breast. The district around High Wycombe is one 
peculiarly rich in natural treasures, both botanical and zoological, and at the 
same time is one which has been but very cursorily examined. There are 
flowering plants to be found in our woods, of sufficient rarity to induce bot- 
anists to make a journey from London to see them in bloom; there are 
many animals in the vicinity which inhabit but a few favoured spots in the 
island: the geology, if not of very varied aspect, is still highly interesting, 
many curious fossils having been obtained here, while the scenery in the 
valley is especially tranquil and soothing. To the numerous objects in these 
different branches of study we desire to draw attention, and also to spread 
any information in our power concerning them. In each number we hope to 
give two or three original articles on our local Fauna and Flora, to notice the 
progress of the study of Natural History generally, and by means of a page 
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