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afternoon in the neighbourhood of the town. In the course 

 of a charming saunter along the banks of the 

 Bothal Wansbeck, as it flows Eastward through the 



Woods. romantic woods of Bothal, which, through the 



generosity of the Duke of Portland, are 

 always open to the public, one or two members of the 

 Club occupied themselves in exploring a path, at times 

 precipitous and dilapidated, but for the most part easily 

 traversed, which leads through the Lady Chapel Wood 

 onwards to Bothal, three miles distant from Morpeth. 

 The ruined chapel, which gives its name to the wood on the 

 North bank of the river, was built about the middle of the 

 1.5th century by the first Lord Ogle, and dedicated to Our 

 Lady. It measures internally 21 feet by 12 feet, and is 

 composed of dressed freestone. The roof had consisted of 

 stone slabs laid on huge ribs, as may be seen at Bellingham 

 and Ladykirk. On the West side, under a pointed arch, 

 flows "Ye Jubilee Well, 1887," and on the East side the 

 Lady Well, above which has been cut out of the face of 

 the sandstone an escutcheon bearing the motto: — "Fidelia 

 servus." Bent on examining the district in respect of its 

 flora, the party were greatly interested in identifying many 

 of the plants already reported, and were able, in addition 

 to those familiar in the Northern district of the Club's 

 operations, to record the following: — Brassioa campesiris ; 

 Erysimum orientale (introduced : probably from mills in town) ; 

 Hypericum quadrangulum var. tetrapterum (Fr.) ; Eupatorium 

 cannabinum; Pimpinella magna; Myrrhis odorata; Chcerophyllum. 

 temuluin ; Campanula latifolia ; Stachys Betonica ; Sym,phytum, 

 officinale ; Lysim,achia vulgaris ; Arum, maculatum, ; Carex 

 pendula ; C. sylvatica ; Melica nnijlora ; Bromus asper ; and 

 Triticum caninura. 



As the same members were forced to remain in Morpeth 

 overnight, they took advantage of the kind invitation of Mr 

 Thomas Matheson, Morpeth, which, had time permitted, he 

 would have gladly extended to the Club, to visit his well- 

 stocked Nurseries, and inspect his collection of curios and 

 antique furniture. A very pleasant hour was thus spent, 

 the waning of daylight alone determining the hour for the 

 return home. 



