REPORT OF BOTANICAL SECTION. 
w/HIS branch of the Society has done much 
\, during the past season in finding new habitats 
and confirming the old ones of the Chelten- 
ham Flora. 
: Altogether 230 distinct species were given 
: 4 in from March rst to July 18th. 
ones are given below. 
Helleborus viridis Hyoscyamus niger 
Chrysosplenium alternifolium Viburnum opulus 
Paris quadrifolia Iris Pseudo-acoris 
Stellaria uliginosa Iris foetidissima 
Corydalis lutea Atropa belladonna 
Radiola millegrana Betonica officinalis 
Listera ovata Lysimachia nummularia 
Galanthus nivalis Lychnis Githago 
Dipsacus pilosus Verbascum nigrum 
Chlora perfoliata Lathraca squamaria 
Ferns and Grasses were totally unrepresented. Of the various 
orders the Orchidaceae produced the most interest, as no less than 
14 of 17 kinds to be found in the neighbourhood of Cheltenham 
were given in. A list is given below showing those which were not 
found by the members of the Section. 
Altogether 3 expeditions were made. 
The first was to Ullen and Short Woods, where some interesting 
flowers were found, including the Atropa belladona. 
The President, Mr. Matthews, kindly accompanied the Section 
on its second expedition, to Birdlip and Cranham Woods. A very 
