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the agricultural gentlemen expressed themselves highly delighted 
at the improvement made in the Southfield farm by Sir William 
Russell, Bart. 
It should be mentioned that on the top of the hill was found 
for the first time the Caucalis daucoides (Bur Parsley), probably 
introduced with foreign seeds in the cultivation now so rapidly 
spreading in this direction. 
At Hartley Bottom the Thesiwm linophyllum (Bastard Flax), 
was met with in its old habitat, but it appears“to be getting more 
searce year by year. 
The dinner was served at the Lamb, in good style, and our 
always loyal Club having done honor to the health of the Queen, 
next followed that of the strangers, which was responded to by 
Mr. Babington, the eminent botanical author. 
The Rev. P. B. Brodie read a paper on the comparison of the 
Upper Lias Fish bed of Warwickshire, with that of our own 
county, which will be published in the next fasiculus of our pro- 
ceedings. 
A paper followed by the Secretary, on an abnormal growth in a 
Cedar tree from Oakley Park, which gave rise to an interesting 
discussion, in which the President tovk occasion to notice other 
curiosities in the growth of trees that had come under his notice. 
Dr. White introduced to the attention of the meeting a curious 
ball which had been discovered some years since at Slymbridge, 
and figured and described in the Jowrnal of the Archeological 
Institute ; this it is proposed to further describe in the proceed- 
ings of our Society, to which end Dr. White promised to obtain 
the engraving if possible. An interesting discussion took place 
on the probable use and meaning of this curious relic, in which 
the President, Mr. Babington, Mr. Rumsey, and the Secretary 
took part, and with this terminated a most agreeable meeting. 
Sept. 9th.—The last meeting of the past session took place at 
Stroud, when a large party of the members and friends accepted 
the kind invitation to breakfast of our much respected and hospit- 
able associate, J. G. Ball, Esq., and if a kind welcome, good cheer, 
and hearty greeting of field companions, be capable of doing good, 
each must have felt himself better for that morning spent with 
Mr. Ball and his amiable family ; the “sweet sorrow,” however, of 
“ood bye” became imperative, as an omnibus was announced to 
be in readiness to convey us to Frocester Hill—up hammers, 
bags, and vasculums, and the party is off. Arrived at this famous 
section, the Geologists gathered new stores to back their discus- 
sions, and though one might imagine that they are going to 
fight, from the strange words they make use of in their arguments, 
yet we need never be afraid, as after all they do not throw the 
fossil itself into your teeth, but only its name. 
The section at this place, which is an exceedingly interesting 
one, I hope to publish at some future time, but do not give it here 
