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country may be here remarked. On descending this hill, the 

 botanists manoeuvred about the deep-burrowing brook that skirts 

 its northern base, and captured the local Samolus Valerandi, 

 that generally confines itself to the vicinity of the coast, while 

 the other side of the millpool at Briar Mill, as well as the bank 

 of the salt-water Droitwich canal, was noticed to be covered with 

 a profuse growth of wild Celery {Apium graveolens) . The pretty 

 little Glaux maritima was also noticed by the canal-side. 



The following aquatic plants were gathered either at the great 

 lake or by the reedy pools on the northern side of the park. 

 White Water-lily {Nymphcea alba), Sium angustifolium, (Enanthe 

 fistulosa, Cardamine impatiens, Scutellaria galericulata, Myrio- 

 phyllum spicatum, Mud wort {Limosella aquatica), Lysimachia, 

 Nummularia (Moneywort), narrow-leaved Reed-mace [Typha an- 

 gustifolia), Scirpus TaberncBmontam, Car ex Pseudo-Cyperus, and 

 C. pendula. The woody border of the lake only yielded a few 

 species of St. John's-wort {Hypericmn) , Daphne Laureola, and 

 the rather local Fly Honeysuckle {Lonicera Xylosteum). 



The rare broad-leaved Bell-flower {Campanula latifolia) adorned 

 the bank of this quiet brook, and here the Black Currant {Ribes 

 nigrum) was growing apparently in a wild state. Advancing to 

 Hadley Mill, the naturalists, after passing it, soon came to a 

 remarkable quarry of New Red Sandstone, a part of the Triassic 

 system. But the sandstone, though close to the Keuper marl, 

 is white, or of a cream-colour, and seems elevated out of its 

 place by "^ fault.^^ A singular vein in the marl, brilliantly 

 coloured with deep-blue and verdigris-green, probably by copper, 

 attracted much attention. Many remains of ancient plants, 

 some with well-preserved markings like those of calamites in 

 the coaT-fields, are met with in the white sandstone of this 

 quarry, and some quantities were carried off by the raptorial 

 geologists, whose bags and pockets became pretty well ballasted, 

 though increasing their difficulties when in marching order. 



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A second excursion of the members of this Society took place 

 on Tuesday last, on this occasion to the Trench Woods, in the 

 county of Worcester. An occasional day's absence from the 



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