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. This took place on iith August. While the 



xcursion 0 party were resting among the ruins, a short paper 



"iT-^. I, was read upon the Cistercian Abbey of Bindon, 

 & wool Crturcti. Brownen, who acted as conductor. This 



was the last of the special antiquarian excursions of the season, but 

 on August 1 8th, and again on September 15th, two general excur- 

 sions were arranged by the Society. The first was to Romsey 

 Abbey, under the guidance of the Rev. M. R. West, m.a., and the 

 second was to Glastonbury, under the leadership of Drs. Crallan 

 and Thomas. 



Also on 1 8th September, by invitation of the Geographical 

 Section, some of our Antiquarian members visited Wareham, and 

 were kindly conducted to various ancient buildings there, by the 

 Rev. S. Blackett, m.a., Rector of Wareham. 



Chairman : Miss C. Agnes Roofer. 



Some interesting and profitable work has been done by this 

 Section during the past year. 



The arrangement of the Society's Herbarium has 

 Herbarhmi ^ been proceeded with regularly each Saturday 



morning under the supervision of the Chairman, 

 assisted by R. V. Sherring, Esq., F.L.S., A. Scott, Esq., B.A., 

 Colonel Russ, and other members, and many valuable additions have 

 been made to it. Among these may be mentioned Equisetum 

 sylvaticum, E. hyemale, E. variegatum, Arabis stricta, Draba muralis, 

 Hutchinsia petraea, Vicia lutea, V. gracilis, Lathyrus Nissolia, L. 

 maritimus, Helianthemum polifolium, Bupleurum opacum. Orchis 

 incarnata, Ophrys aranifera. Ononis reclinata, Limonium biner- 

 vosum, all of which were gathered and presented by R. V. Sherring, 

 Esq., F.L.S., to whom the Society is also indebted for a collection of 

 all the Equis.etaceae known to be obtainable within 100 miles of 

 Bournemouth. There have been presented by the Chairman (Miss 

 C. Agnes Rooper) Corydalis claviculata, Sedum anglicum, Colchicum 

 autumnale, Habenaria vividis ; by Dr. Ransome, M.D., F.R.S., 

 Lavatera arborea, and a specimen of the Cotoneaster vulgaris (from 

 the Great Orme's Head), which is now extinct ; and by A. Scott, Esq., 

 B.A., TroUius europaeus, Sanicula europasa, Scutellaria minor. Erica 

 ciliaris. Specimens of the Lobelia urens have been received from 

 G. Brownen, Esq., F.C.S., and Colonel Ross ; Gladiolus communis 

 and Spiranthes autumnalis from Mrs. Austen ; while the rare 

 Frankenia laevis has been contributed by M. Picquet, of Jersey. 



