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After some time spent amongst the gravels, the party Kstened 

 to a short lecture by Dr. Wright, given with his usual clearness 

 and fehcity of expression, on the formation of the Beckford 

 gravels, which the Doctor referred to a period when the 

 Cotteswold outhers were emerging as islands from the waters of 

 the sea, and Bredon formed a sort of breakwater across the 

 strait, controlling the violence of the currents, and thereby 

 permitting the gravel to be deposited in the regular and almost 

 stratified manner which it exhibits in the Beckford sections. 



The party was hospitable entertained at luncheon by Mr. and 

 Mrs. Holland, at Dumbleton House, after which, advantage was 

 taken of the opportimity to inspect the fine collection of fossils 

 formed by Miss Holland, (now Mrs. Htjtton,) which has been 

 so well described in our transactions by Dr. Wright. 



The party returned to Cheltenham and dined at the Queen's 

 Hotel. After dinner a paper was read by Dr. Wright, entitled 

 " Some additional Notes on the Geology of Cleeve HiU," which 

 clears up satisfactorily and sets at rest the points in dispute 

 between him and Dr. Holl, which were raised at our Cheltenham 

 meeting in August, 1863. 



I cannot terminate this paper better than by annexing a 

 specimen of philosophy in sport made science in earnest, being 

 a rhyme by Professor Buckman, which puts the matter of weed 

 growth and its prevention in a form which conveys under its 

 homely verse instruction of much practical value. 



Farmers grow Charlock, vulgarly called "Kerlock," because 

 they allow it to seed ; and when we are assured that a single 

 plant of the Sinapis arvensis has been found to ripen 6000 seeds, 

 it is easy to conceive the effect of permitting the seeding of a 

 few of these weeds. 



