i88 president's address. 



Cross-leaved Heath, Erica tetralix. 



Hairy Woodrush, Ltizula pilosa. 



Wood Sorrell, Oxalis acetosella. 



Ragwort, Senecio J^acobcea. 



Herb Robert, Geranium Robertianum. 



Lesser Willow Herb, Epilobium montanum. 



Enchanter's Nightshade, Circoea lutetiana. 



Forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris. 



Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris. 



Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus ulignosus. 



Cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans. 



Greater Knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa. 



Harebell, Canpamila rotundifolia. 



Tufted Vetch, Vicia crecca. 



Germander Speedwell, Veronica chamcedrys. 



Ground Ivy, Nepeta glechoma. 



Meadow Cranes-bill, Geranium p7'atense. 



Chickweed-winter-green, Trientalis etiropma (out of bloom). 



Crowberry, Empetrum nigrum. 



Evergreen Alkanet, Anchusa sempervirens . 



Aaron's-rod or Mullein, Verbascum thapsus. 

 Bird life was very scarce, and nothing was observed of any 

 interest, Thrunton Crags thirty years ago were the constant 

 haunt of numerous Kestrel and Sparrow Hawks, but about 

 this time the keepers commenced their work of destruction 

 and cruelty. Birds were not only shot down, but when taken 

 alive were fastened by the legs to the hedges in front of the 

 keeper's house and there left to starve to death. 



We reached Whittingham considerably before the hour 

 fixed for dinner, and we spent the time in an examination of 

 the village. The north side of the stream is known as the 

 Church Town, the principal buildings being the church, 

 vicarage, and schoolhouse. The Church of St. Bartholomew 

 stands on the site of a Saxon edifice supposed to have been 

 founded in the middle of the eighth century by King 

 Ceolwulph, and retains in its tower a portion of the original 

 structure. The church was restored in 1840. A part of the 



