frequently met with from seven to eight feet high. 
Leaving this delightful neighbourhood, Mr. Braikenridge 
took the members across the valley to some meadows in the 
neighbourhood of Clevedon, in search of an exceedingly 
rare plant, Ranunculus lingua, with a few specimens of 
which they were fortunate enough to meet, and they then 
proceeded to investigate the botanical products of some of 
the Rhines in the neighbourhood of Clevedon-court. Speci- 
mens of the following plants were obtained :— Yellow Iris, 
Myosotis palustris, M. coespitosa, chara hispida in abundance, 
the white water lily, in its native habitat, Equisetum 
limosum, Hippuris, and others. Having spent some time 
here, the party returned to Clevedon, and rejoined the 
smaller division of the members who had arrived a consi- 
derable time before them at the Royal Hotel, where an ex- 
ceedingly good dinner had been provided by the landlord, 
Mr. Jones, which was done ample justice to after the 
fatigues of the day. At the conclusion of it, the hon. 
secretary, Mr. A. Leipner rose, and said that it was more in 
accordance with the custom usually observed at the society's 
excursions than from any rule on the subject that they 
abstained from making any speeches, but that this was one 
of the occasions when it was desirable to depart from that 
custom, and he called on the President to explain the reason. 
Mr. W. Sanders, on being thus appealed to, justified the 
course then taken by observing that when any great benefit 
had been conferred, tha least the recipients could do was to 
acknowledge it in a suitable manner. It must have been 
evident, he continued, how much ©f the pleasure they had 
all enjoyed during that delightful day was due to the thought- 
ful and careful arrangements carried out by the gentleman 
who had so kindly given them the benefit of his great local 
knowledge, and he therefore felt that he could not do other- 
wise than propose that the very warm thanks of the society 
Ve given to Rev. G. W. Braikenridge for his kindness that 
day. 
Mr. Braikenridge, in briefly responding, expressed his 
regret that the society had not been able to take the ex- 
cursion a week or two earlier, when other plants would have 
been in blossom. 
The members shortly afterwards returned to Bristol by the 
8.20 p.m. train, agreeing that the day they had thus spent 
was one of the most agreeable and successful excursions ever 
taken by the society, 
WM. LANT CARPENTER, 
Hon, Reporting Secretary-. 
