is to his able management during the past ten years 

 that the present flourishing state of the section is due, and 

 the energy and keenness he infused into it will be felt for a 

 long time to come. 



There were eighteen working members this year, twelve 

 of whom obtained over fifty specimens. Wright, who exhibited 

 great enthusiasm, was unfortunately absent for the last month 

 of the Summer Term, as was also the case last year, but 

 he succeeded this time in gaining the prize, — two volun'ies 

 of interesting experiments on plants. Lowther, who only 

 joined the section for about six weeks, made very good 

 use of his time, obtaining, on the average, forty specimens a 

 week. Owing to the cold dull summer many plants which 

 usually flower in July were not found at all this year ; this fact, 

 together with the absences of Wright and Lowther, account for 

 the numbers obtained by the leading competitors being somewhat 

 smaller than usual. The following collected over fifty specimens: 



The total number of plants is now 630, an increase of 90 

 during the last three years. 



The names of plants recorded for the first time are 

 printed in italics in the list. They include Teesdalia Jiudicaulis 

 (Common Teesdalia) found on the Malvern hills ; Geratiium 

 phcBum (Dusky geranium) found at Whittington ; Trifolium 

 fragiferum (Strawberry clover) — kindly pointed out to us by Mr. 

 L. Mott at Wainlode, where it is fairly common — and which has 

 probably been confused in former years with some other species 

 of the large genus of clovers. Lemfia polyrrhiza (Greater Duck- 

 weed) — a plant which does not flower in Britain and which is 

 therefore easily overlooked, was found in the Coombe Hill canal. 

 Daphne Meseretcm, a shrub often cultivated in gardens, and 

 Ribes nigrum (Black currant) were obtained by Wright in Birdlip 

 Woods. A fine specimen of Orchis ustulata (Dwarf Orchid) 

 was picked by T. A. Hodson (O.C.) near Crickley Camp. Buxus 

 sempervirens (Common Box) is fairly frequent on Leckhampton 



