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ancient or modern, is a parish boundary for more than a short distance, so 

 that the Foss Way was probably a tribal as well as parish boundary. While 

 agreeing that historical records show that Moreton-in-the-Marsh is the right 

 name, it was, he added, a singular coincidence that the other name should 

 also have topographical support. 



To this Mr St. Clair Baddeley rejoined that it was only a coincidence that 

 a place with such a name should have been near a road or boundary. They 

 must not confuse the Saxon word mmre, a boundary, with the word mere, a 

 moor. 



Mr Embrey next spoke on what after investigation he had come to regard 

 as a new species of Char a, a water-plant which formerly grew freely in the 

 reservoirs supplying Gloucester with water, and for the removal of which 

 an algicide (copper sulphate) had been employed with good effect, as also at 

 Newport. The speaker referred to his student days and association with 

 Ray Lankester, Thistleton Dyer, and other distinguished botanists. It was 

 then that he prepared the drawings which he now proposed to show as lantern- 

 slides. Twelve years ago the water supply at Gloucester was very bad, 

 an offensive odour being always present. The speaker said he traced the 

 cause of this to a fresh-water sponge attached to the Chara. When this was 

 removed the odour was non-existent. This led him to the conclusion that it 

 was not Chara fcetida, and after microscopic examination and culture of the 

 plant he also felt sure that it was not Chara fragilis. By the lantern-slides the 

 reproductive parts of the plant were shown, and it was upon the position of 

 these and their general appearance that the speaker based his claim to have 

 discovered a new species. 



This opinion was not shared by Mr Charles Bailey, F.L.S., and the 

 President, the latter pointing out that there were 14 species of Chara, fragilis 

 having eight varieties and vulgaris six. Mr Bailey said he believed Dr Garrett 

 had always regarded this particular Chara as vulga>is. 



It was decided to leave the question open until ne.xt Spring, when com- 

 plete specimens of the plant are obtainable. 



