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This paper concluded the labours of 

 Section D for the day. 



( To be Continued. J 



Richmond and North Riding Naturalists' 

 Field Cluh. — Monthly meeting, Tuesday, 

 September 12 th. 



Mr. James Ward, F.B.S,, in the chair. 



The chairman exhibited a quantity of 

 plants collected at Waitwith and Bolton- 

 on-Swale, amongst which were Bartsia 

 odontites, Rotamogeton natans, Sparganium 

 ramosurth, Veronica scutellata, Hydrocotyle 

 vulgaris, Erythrcea pulchella, Juncus 

 lamprocarpus, Callitriche verna, var. , pla- 

 tycarpa, Nasturtium terrestre, Bidens 

 cernua, and var., radiata, Chenopodium 

 glaucum, Ranunculus sceleratus, Limosella 

 aquatica, and Verbena officinalis. 



Mr. E. Wood, Jun., exliibited some in- 

 teresting specimens of iron planings from 

 armour plates manufactured at the Atlas 

 Works, Sheffield. 



The secretary (Mr. J. Aspdin) exhibited 

 a specimen of the common viper, Pelias 

 Berus, taken near Richmond in June last. 



Mr. J. Richardson exhibited some speci- 

 mens of lead and copper ores from Merry 

 Bent, near Richmond. 



After the election of some new members 

 the meeting adjourned to the second 

 Tuesday in October.— J. Aspdin, Sec. 



Manchester Scientific Students' Associa- 

 tion : 2nd September, 1865, — On this day 

 the members of the above association made 

 their usual fortnightly excursion, the local- 

 ity selected being Reed Mere, four miles 

 distant from Alderley on the Congleton 

 road. 



After passing the village of Chorley the 

 road slightly rises, and a short distance 

 along it there opens cut a commanding 

 prospect of the fertile plains of Cheshire, 

 the distant hills of North Wales forming 

 an appropriate background. From this 

 plain a couple of rocky eminences rise 

 abruptly, one being crowned by the modern 

 structure of Peckferton Castle, the other 

 bearing the ruins of Beeston Castle, and at 



their base Delamere forest is plainly visible 

 to the left. The road bordered on either 

 side by fine timber trees — the Spanish ches- 

 nuts being "especially noticeable from their 

 wealth of fruit, — continues along the boun- 

 dary of Lord Stanley's grounds, and soon 

 after crossing the Macclesfield road the 

 party came in sight of Reed Mere. Near 

 the point where the highroads intersect, a 

 tumulus was noticed with some interest, 

 from the comparative rarity of such remains 

 near Manchester ; the mound is readily 

 identified by the two fir trees which grow 

 on its summit. On arriving at the lake the 

 members broke up into parties of explora- 

 tion, their attention for the most part 

 being given, to the vegetation which grows 

 in the lake and at its edge. This sheet of 

 water is sometimes called Capesthorne 

 mere, Capesthorne Hall being in the imme- 

 diate neighbourhood, and it is remarkable 

 for its large floating island, and for the in- 

 numerable white water lilies which mantle 

 its surface. 



The following plants were among those 

 collected on the occasion : — Nymphoea 

 alba, N'U])harlutea,Ranunculus divaricatus, 

 Myriophyllum spicatum, M. verticillatum, 

 Scirpus lacustris, Calamagrostis Epigejos, 

 Hippuris vulgaris, &c. The latter plant 

 was viewed with especial interest as it is 

 not known to occur within the limits of the 

 Manchester Flora. — J. W. Hatton, Ash 

 Lodge, Old Trafford, September 25th, 1865. 



Samuel P. Woodward, Ph. D., A.L.S. 

 Assistant Palaeontologist in the British 

 Museum, died July 11th, 1865, from the 

 effects of a severe attack of Bronchitis. He 

 was born 17th September, 1821, and was 

 second son of the late Samuel Woodward, 

 of Norwich, a gentleman well known to 

 geologists and antiquaries. 



Mr. S. P. Woodward was the author of a 

 " Manual of Recent and Fossil Shells," and 

 contributed many important papers to the 

 scientific publications of the day. 



