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paper on the history of the Manor of Mordiford, and pointed out that from the 

 Norman Conquest in lOGG to the present time, it had been held by two families 

 only — viz., Ferrers and Hereford. In the porch on the south side of the church is 

 inscribed a record of the remarkable flood of May 27th, 1811, of which a report 

 may be read in the Woolho23e Club Transactions for 1867, page 178, and in the 

 Hereford Journal, May 29th, 1811. The painting of the Green Dragon of local 

 tradition before referred to, used to be on the outside of the west wall of the 

 church until its restoration about 1811. There is a Norman arch over the south 

 entrance door from the porch. A large Norman buttress is still to be seen at 

 the east end of the church on the southern extremity, and a smaller buttress of 

 Norman work is also against the south wall of the church externally. Before the 

 carriages were resumed at Mordiford, the botanists of the party, who had been 

 busy all day, met, and upon comparing notes, found that they had experienced a 

 grand field day. Someone suggested facetiously that a list might be made by 

 obtaining a London catalogue, and striking out what they did not find : — A few 

 only will be mentioned, but prominence must be given in the first place to 

 Gcntiana ainarella, Dianthus armeria, and Epipactis palustris ; to which may be 

 added the following : — Viburnum lantana and Opulus, Epipactis latifolia, Paris 

 quadrifolia, Aquilegia vulgaris, Listera ovata, Chlora perfoliata, Circcca lutetiana, 

 Centaurca nigra, Cyanus, and Scabiosa, Lythrum salicaria, Echimn vulgare, Camp- 

 panula trachelium and rotundifolia, Vicia cracca, Sylvatica, and Birsuta, Daphne 

 laureola, Melilotus alba, Cichorium intybus, Veronica serpyllifolia, Lysimaehia 

 ncmorum. Euphorbia amygdaloidcs, and Cyparissias, Conyza squarrosa, Dipsacus 

 fullonum and pilosus, Malva moschnta, Solidago virgo-aurea, Vcrbascum thapsus, 

 Sherardia arvensis, Melica nnijiora, Hypericum perforatum, Androscemum, and 

 hirsutum, Scabiosa succisa and Columbaria, Knautla arvensis, Thlaspi perfoliatum, 

 Borago officinalis, Calluna vulgaris, and a host of others. Amongst the ferns : — 

 AspleniiCm adiantum nigrum, Trichomanes and Ruta muraria, Aspidium filix 

 fcemina and Filix mas, Scolopendrium vulgare, Aspidium dilatatum, etc. 



The following formed the party : — Mr. Piper (President), Mr. H. Wilson 

 (President of the Malvern Field Club), Sir Herbert Croft, Bart., Dr. Wood, 

 Revs. Jones, Holloway, Horton and friend, W. H. Lambert, Orgill, Pelly, and 

 Warner ; Messrs. Bainbridge, Carless, Clarke, Harrison, Martin, Moore, and 

 Roberts. Visitors : The Misses Herbert, Admiral Dorville, Mr. Paul Foley, 

 Messrs. W. T. Carless, Lambert, E. Roberts, and two sons of Sir Herbert Croft. 



