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was a great thing for two yonn^ ladies to spend eight years of youth in a public 

 work of this character. He thought it was very commendable when two young 

 ladies came forward and devoted themselves to a public work of this character, 

 and it was a thing which they ought to recognise in the way they had done. 



Mr. G. H. Piper observed that it was due to them to return a vote of 

 thanks to Lady Emily Foley for so kindly and gracefully making the presentation. 

 He made the proposition to them in his official character as President of the 

 Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, which, as far as the powers of its members 

 would allow, assisted in bringing out the Herefordshire Pomona, the completion 

 of which they then celebrated by making that appropriate presentation to Miss 

 Bull and Miss Ellis. The work had been successful from beginning to end, and 

 the presentation crowned the efforts of those ladies who assisted in producing it. 

 He proposed a vote of thanks to Lady Emily. 



Mr. C. G. Martin (the retiring President of the Woolhope Field Club) 

 seconded the proposition, and, in doing so, said he did not quite agree with Mr. 

 Higgins as to its being absolutely necessary that they should have had gratuitous 

 help. Those who thought so seemed to forget the wonderful fertility of resource of 

 Dr. Bull. If he had not been favoured with the splendid services of these ladies, 

 he would certainly have devised some other means to carry out the object upon 

 which he had set his heart. However, they were deeply indebted to Miss Bull 

 and Miss Ellis for their services. 



The Dean said that on behalf of Lady Emily Foley he thanked them for the 

 compliment they had paid her. He assured them that it had given her ladyship 

 very great pleasure to attend on that occasion. Her ladyship, like them all, had 

 greatly admired the beautiful illustrations of the Pomona, which were due to the 

 .skill, the artistic skill, of Miss Ellis and Miss Bull, and she also joined with them 

 all in remembering their late lamented friend (Dr. Bull) with the greatest possible 

 respect. He again assured them that it had given her ladyship great pleasure to 

 attend on that occasion. 



The proceedings then ended. 



