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thistle ; Rosa multifolia, on which as many as 600 blooms had 
been counted on one stem by the Canon; Rosa rubifolia and R. 
lucida, both thornless, the latter a N. American species ; 
Carpenteria ; a hardy Eucalyptus; lilac, from the Himalayas ; 
golden thistle, from Spain ; Colletia cruciata, with its formidable 
spikes ; Wynter’s bark, used for quinine ; the mandrake, and the 
fine specimen of Salisburia under whose fern shaped leaves the 
welcome cup of tea was enjoyed, and thanks returned to the host 
for the instructive lesson he had given to the members in Botany ; 
and the proof he had shown that many plants, hitherto only 
grown in a greenhouse, may, by judicious planting and selection 
of sites, live and flourish in the open ground. 
Great Chalfield and Bradford, Tuesday, July 22nd, 1890.—Quite 
a summer’s day, in the midst of the late chilly weather and heavy 
rains, greeted the members as they entered the break, at 11 a.m., 
to the number of fifteen, for this excursion. The route taken 
was through Bathford and up the Box hill, turning to the right 
on the top and passing along the level plateau, and then down by 
the South end of the Monkton Farley avenue to South Wraxall, 
where the first halt took place opposite the Church. Here the 
peculiarities of the tower were pointed out by Mr. Browne, who 
considered it a very interesting specimen of 13th century work, 
quite French in character, with its three plain string courses, large 
quoins, North-west turret, staircase and peculiarly constructed 
stumpy spire, consisting of stone slabs dovetailed together and 
rising from the inside free of the battlements. An ascent up the 
spiral stone staircase was made to inspect the interior construction 
of this spire, and over the bells closely packed in the small space 
were seen the stone ribs, springing from the West and East 
sides of the tower walls, supporting the solid slabs above. The 
turret staircase had stone ribs also supporting its slab covered 
and elegant conical top. The interior is divided into a nave, 
chancel and North aisle, with a South transept chapel, called the 
Long Chapel, and containing a late 15th or early 16th century 
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