X. INTRODUCTION. 



There have thus been held during the ten years of the 

 club's existence seventy-two field meetings or excursions 

 and thirty-five evening meetings. At first, papers were 

 only read at the latter, but of late a custom has grown up 

 of not unfrequently reading in situ papers descriptive of 

 the locality visited, generally archasological and historical, 

 .but sometimes geological or botanical. 



The places visited in each year are as follows, and the 

 notice after each name indicates to which branch of the 

 club's operations the excursion was especially directed : 



1865. 



Biddulph - - - - - - - Geology and Botany 



Dovedale ------- Ditto 



Congleton and Mow Cop - - Botany and Entomology 



Trentham Geology and Botany 



Thor's Cavern and Wetton - - - Ditto 



Froghall and Cauldon Low - Ditto 



Tutbury and Rolleston - Archeology and Botany 



1866. 



Heleigh Castle - Botany and Archeology 



Hanbury and Bagot's Park - - Botany and Geology 



Stone and Oulton - Botany and Entomology 



Beaudesert and Mavesyn Ridware Archeology and Botany 



Cloud End and Congleton - - Botany and Entomology 



The Wrekin and Wroxeter (Uriconium) j A ha3ology and 



' ( Botany 



Dovedale Geology and Botany 



Froghall and Cauldon Low Ditto 



Dudley - Geology 



1867. 



Froghall . Geology 



Mudeley and Heleigh Castle ------ Botany 



