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Proceed[ngs of Societies, S^c. 



The Phytologist Club. 



One Hundred and Fiftieth Sitting. — Saturday, October 29., 1858. 

 Mr. Newman, President, in the chair. 



The President read the following communications : — 



New Westmoreland Station for Woodsia Ilvensis. 



" A new station for Woodsia Ilvensis has been found in Westmore- 

 land. As it is many miles from the Teesdale habitat, I consider it an 

 interesting and important discovery. It was found by Isaac Hud- 

 hart, a gardener, who has studied the ferns, and has been very suc- 

 cessful in finding all the best ferns of this district. He has very 

 wisely told no one about the locality of the Woodsia but myself; for 

 1 consider it absolutely necessary to keep secure the habitats of good 

 ferns now, as, if known, they are sure to be exterminated. There 

 may be about twenty plants. I enclose a frond, to enable you to 

 verify my statement." — Frederic Cloioes ; Holly Hill, Windermere, 

 September 14, 1853. 



The President observed, that the fronds kindly transmitted with 

 this note are similar to those gathered on Falcon Clints. 



Lastrea rigida near Bath. 



" Observing in the last number of the ' Phytologist' (iv. 1101) that 

 a solitary plant of Lastrea rigida had been found near Bath, by J. E. 

 Vize, Esq., may I suggest the possibility, if not the probability, that 

 it had been planted there by Potter, a well-known fern-collector, now 

 dead, en route to Cheddar for Polypodium calcareum ; having heard 

 from his own mouth that he did so with other plants, in order to save 

 their extermination." — G. B. Wollaston ; Chiselhurst, Kent, October 

 5, 1853, 



Agrimonia odorata in Hampshire. 



" 1 have much pleasure in announcing the discovery of Agrimonia 

 odorata. Miller, in the northern part of Hampshire. I gathered it on 

 the 13th of September, at Tucker's-IIill Farm, in the parish of Kings- 

 clere ; and at Inhurst Farm, in the parish of Banghurst. In both 

 places it was growing in considerable abundance ; and, at the latter, 



