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ground plans of Wareham, Gloucester, and the Pretorian Camp at Rome, 

 of which several copies were circulated amongst the members. 



The Rev. W. Densham read a short paper on "The Special Botany 

 of Wareham." He said that one of their ancient names was the " thorny 

 district," and certainly the prickly gorse and bramble abounded ; still 

 on the heath and along the water courses were a number of wild flowers 

 which are not found in the richer and drier regions of the country. On 

 the heaths the bog asphodel, sundews, the fragrant bog myrtle, the marsh 

 gentian, and the cotton grass were to be found. The erica ciliaris, the 

 largest and most beautiful of the British heaths, grows plentifully on 

 Stoborough Common towards Arne. These heath -covered wastes are 

 beautiful twice a year, in the spring when covered with the showy gorse 

 and broom, and later on when covered with the not less beautiful but 

 more modest heaths. Along the river Frome grew the water avens, the 

 marsh cinquefoil, the yellow meadow weed, the great yellow loose trife, 

 and the tree marigold ; on the estuaries the sea starwort and the sea 

 lavender ; on the meadows and marshes near the harbour the sea 

 milkwort, the small marsh valerian, and the buckbean perhaps, the 

 choicest product of the meadow and the marsh ; in the ditches the arrow 

 head, the great water plantain and the flowering rush were to be found. 

 The wild celery grew profusely around the mouths of the two rivers where 

 they enter the harbour. The osmunda regalis was widely distributed 

 over the surrounding district. 



Leaving the hotel the members made the circuit of the old Town Wall 8 

 under the guidance of the Rev. W. Densham. Attention was directed 

 to the spot known as the " Cockpit," which Mr. Bellows considered must 

 have formed a portion of a Roman Amphitheatre. On the conclusion of 

 this walk the Rev. O. P. Cambridge proposed a vote of thanks to the 

 Rev. W. Densham for his efficient guidance. The party then broke up 

 at about 5 p.m., finding hospitality provided for them at the residences of 

 Mr. Freeland Filliter, the Rev. Selwyn Blackett, the Rev. Stewart 

 Ridley, and the Rev. W. Densham. 



THE LYME REGIS MEETING. One of the most successful meetings of 

 the Field Club was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 21st and 

 22nd, at Lyme Regis. The programme, prepared for the occasion with 

 the assistance of A. Lister, Esq., and Dr. Bangay, of Lyme, included 

 an excursion in Devonshire with luncheon at Sir Henry Peek's on 

 Tuesday, followed by an evening meeting at the Town Hall, whilst on 

 Wednesday the chief points of interest in Lyme Regis itself were to be 

 visited, followed by a luncheon at Mr. Lister's house and an addiess on 

 his special subject of study, the Mycetozoa. 



