4 PROCEEDINGS COTTESWOLD CLUB 1910 



The following communications were made: — 



1. "Some Glacial Features in Wales and the Cotteswold 



Hills." By L. Richardson.'^ 



2. "Some New Cotteswold Brachiopoda." "By L. Richardson. 



A discussion followed, in which the President, Mr J. N. Hobbs, Mr W. 

 R. Carles, Dr E. W. Prevost, and Mr T. S. Ellis took part. 



Tuesday, December 14th, 1909 

 Rev. Walter Butt, M.A., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The President (Mr Butt) exhibited some specimens of calcareous tufa 

 from Sedbury Cliff, near Chepstow. The tufa is formed by water containing 

 the bicarbonate of lime evaporating and depositing the insoluble carbonate 

 of lime round moss and twigs. Quite large masses are thus formed at 

 Sedbury, the water deriving its carbonate of lime from the Lower-Lias lime- 

 stones that cap the cliff. 



The Rev. H. H. Winwood exhibited some curiously-shaped pieces 

 of arenaceous Great-Oolite limestone, which he had obtained from a turnulus 

 which had been recently opened on Lansdown, Bath. 



Mr W. Moyle Rogers had exhibited for him Sagina nodosa, a sandwort 

 found by him on Minchinhampton Common. This is a new record for the 

 West of England. 



Mr Charles Upton sent for exhibition specimens of the extremely rare 

 Scirpus holoschoeum from Braunton Burrows, North Devon, along with 

 photographs to show its habitat. 



The President also brought from his herbarium several specimens of 

 mounted Scirpi, some being quite small, and all being different from the 

 much rarer plant sent by Mr Upton. So rare is it, that, as the President 

 pointed out, no other habitat is known in our country than Braunton 

 Burrows, and as it is a distinctly Mediterranean plant, tlic wonder is that it 

 should be found growing in quantities at this particular spot in North Devon. 

 It is catalogued as an indigenous plant, and four excellent photographs sup- 

 plied by Mr Upton, show how thoroughly it has established itself upon the 

 wind-swept sand dunes. 



Prof. J. R. Ainsworth-Davis, M.A., F.C.P., Principal of the Royal Agri- 

 cultural College, Cirencester; Mr A. J. CuUis, Mr J. S. Daniels, Mr J. F. 

 Hooper, Mr H. H. Knight, M.A., Mr F. T. Pearce, and Mr W. R. Price were 

 elected Members of the Club. 



The following communications were made : — ■ 



1. " Notes on a White-Lias Section at Saltford, near Bath." 



By The Rev. H. H. Winwood, M.A., F.G.S. 2 



2. " On the Winding Course of the River Wye." By T. S. 



Ellis. 



In the discussion the President and Hon. Secretary spoke. 

 1 See pp. 3:5-43. 2 Pp. 45-48. 



