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extensive fault, as the high ground on either hand of this hollow 
consists of older rocks, 7.e., the Mountain limestone, which, when 
in its normal position, comes below these grit beds. A rapid walk 
onwards, and a refreshing cup of tea and delicious fruit at Draycot 
vicarage was a pleasant close to an instructive day. 
Maesbury.—Amongst the by-excursions and walks during the 
past year there are two which are worthy of record, one was to 
the Camp on Maesbury, on 15th Sept. The train was taken on 
the Bath and Evercreech line to Binegar ; thence on foot past 
fern-clad walls to a fine exposure of Limestone shales in a cutting 
under Maesbury. Many good specimens of Mountain limestone 
fossils were obtained well weathered out from the shales, several 
Pentremites, &c. Unfortunately there was no good exposure 
of the junction of the Old Red sandstone and -Mountain 
limestone shales as might have been expected. Striking over the 
Camp a cross country traverse was made to Shepton Mallet ; 
just before reaching the town, a very fine section of altered 
Lias has recently been made, whence several characteristic Sutton 
stone fossils were obtained for the geological bags and the return 
home was effected without mishap. 
Mr. Broome has kindly sent the Secretary the following notes :— 
Batheaston, 16th September, 1874, 
The only flowering plant-I saw at all uncommon was the wormwood, 
Artemisia absinthium, in a quarry near Binegar. Some ferns were in 
greater abundance than is usual, and a good hint might be taken 
to render old shady walls useful adjuncts to the scenery from one 
near the above place, the summit of which was clothed with a mass 
of Asplenium trichomanes some inches thick, and hanging over the 
edge in a very graceful manner, interspersed with fronds of Polypodium 
vulgare which tended to show off its more diminutive neighbour 
to great advantage. This extended a distance of many yards, Ceterachia 
officinalis was also very abundant on other walls. This, perhaps our 
prettiest British fern, seems to prefer a south aspect, at least it grows there 
equally well as on a northern exposure, which may be a useful hint for 
those who wish to clothe walls or rocks in that position. Cistopteris 
fragilis occurred also on the walls and old banks. A few fungi were noticed 
