4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COTTESWOLD CLUB 



Carriages were again taken, and in passing through the. 

 village, I recognised, at the Lodge of Wessington Court, 

 a large mass of coral, which, on examination, proved to be 

 Cyathophylleum truncatum (Wenlock) which I am glad 

 to say is now in the Museum at Hereford. It is one ft. 

 ten in. high with a maximum circumference of about 

 five ft. 



On reaching Scutterdine an inspection was made of a 

 fine section in the Woolhope limestone, shewing its 

 peculiar nodular condition, more particularly of the 

 lower beds, some specimens of which were taken away by 

 the Hon. Secretary, from whom we hope to have the 

 result of his microscopic examinations. 



It was in this quarry the late Rev. W. S. Svmonds 

 found some noble trilobites, and large specimens of 

 Rhynchonella Stricklaridi. 



A return was made to Woolhope, and as the pro- 

 gramme did not admit of time for dinner the members 

 were well satisfied with an excellent tea at the " Crown." 



During the day a fine specimen was found of 

 "Astragalus glycyphyllos" — Sweet Astragal, Milk Vetch, 

 a plant new to many of the members. Bentham, in 

 his " British Flora" remarks : " this plant occurs in rather 

 " dry, open woods and bushy places, over the greater part 

 " of Europe and Russian Asia, except the extreme North. 

 " Not common in Britain, although it ranges over a great 

 " part of England, especially the Eastern Counties, and 

 " Southern Scotland ; rarer in the North ; not recorded in 

 " Ireland." 



Near Woolhope Church, Mr Moore pointed out the 

 Anthylhs vulneraria — Kidney Vetch — Lady's-fingers — 

 also Mehlotus arvensis — Field Melilot, and close to 

 Scutterdine, Cynoglossum officinale — Hound's Tongue, 

 was found. 



The weather was beautiful for the drive back to 

 Ledburv, and as the Countrv was new to the members 



