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fcetida — the former shown to Mr. Broome by the Rev. H. N. 

 EUacombe, the latter discovered by Mr. Broome himself — were 

 stated to be new to the Bath Flora. The first of these grows 

 sparingly in a pasture near Keynsham. The second was noticed 

 a few years back by the side of the railway between Bathampton 

 and Bathford, and it has continued to show itself rather 

 plentifully in the same locality each season since. It was supposed 

 to have been originally introduced with the ballast employed 

 in making the railway. This led to some remarks on the 

 large number of plants that have been introduced at different 

 times into some other parts of England by ballast, especially on 

 the coast of Northumberland and Durham. The third plant 

 exhibited was the Ery&imxim orientale, mentioned in the paper on 

 the " Bath Flora," published in the first number of the Proceed- 

 ings of the Club, as having been found at Limpley Stoke, but of 

 which no specimen had been obtained by the President at that 

 time. For the one exhibited he was indebted to the kindness of 

 Miss Peacock, who first discovered the plant in the above locality. 

 The foui-th species exhibited was the Eordeum murale, remarkable 

 for being so extremely scarce in the immediate neighbourhood of 

 Bath, though frequent about Bristol, and indeed one of the 

 commonest of weeds in most other parts of England. The present 

 specimen was from Bitton Churchyard, where it was pointed out 

 to the President last summer by the Rev. H. N. EUacombe. It 

 would be very desirable to ascertain whether it is to be found in 

 any locality nearer to Bath. 



The President was followed by the Rev. W. S. Shaw, who 

 illustrated some valuable and concise notes on the Chapel and 

 Hospital of St. Mary Magdalene, with drawings and photographs. 

 A copy of the original deed of gift from Walter Hosat, written at 

 the end of a Saxon Testament, about the years 1088 or 1100, 

 was shown. The chapel, &c., was given to "the Church of St, 

 Peter, Bishop John (probably John de Villula), and the Monks of 

 Bath." From the fact that the name Hosat occurs in various 

 deeds connected with Bath, from 1070 to 1174, great interest 

 attaches to the name. Prior Cantlow's restoration of the chapel, 

 about 1490, with " formosite spectabyll," as it is styled in an 



