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light upon its history. Mr. Banks suggests that as the almost adjoining farm is 

 called Wall Stitch, it may have derived its name from the Dyke— Anglo-Saxon — 

 {Wealdich). 



Descending the hill from Kington Church into the town, upon each side of 

 the road grow some very fine specimens of the Sycamore tree ; one especially upon 

 the left has several enormous arms proceeding from a bole which seemed scarcely 

 calculated to bear so massive a superincumbent weight. 



After dinner, held at "The Burton," Mr. Blashill read a paper "A 

 Romance of Beetle Life," followed by the exhibition of photographic illustrations 

 of "Earth pyramids formed by rain." Thanks having been accorded to our local 

 guides, Mr. James W. Lloyd called the attention of the President and members 

 to the ruthless carrying away of roots of the Osmunda regalis (Flowering fern) 

 from the bogs of Rhosgoch (see Transactions, August 29th, 1879, page 181), in 

 such a wholesale manner as to forebode its complete extermination. It has, 

 unfortunately, become a marketable commodity much in demand ; the supply, 

 however, will shortly be exhausted, imless some measures be at once adopted 

 prohibiting its removal. Upon this matter a representation will be forwarded to 

 the proper authorities. 



A pleasant field day was added to those already recorded, and the opinion 

 was freely expressed that the neighbourhood of the more northern district- 

 namely, that of the Nash Lime district— should be visited u]jon an early occasion. 



