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L. The rest of the afternoon was spent by the side of the Kennet-Avon 
Canal at Thatcham. Nothing of special interest was observed here, but 
an adjoining meadow had some quantity of J uncus compressus Jacq. 
and Blysmus compressus (L.) Link. After tea at Woolhampton the 
party dispersed in the early evening on Bucklebury Common. 
The meeting was an unusual one as it had no leader, but our thanks 
are especially due to Dr. Watson who undertook so efficiently its organ- 
isation and to Mrs. A. M. Simmonds and Miss K. I. Butler who planned 
our routes and seemed to know so perfectly what we would wish to see. 
No small measure of the success of the week-end was due to members 
and friends who brought their cars and transported the rest. It should 
also be put on record that this was the first meeting of the society at 
which a transport account was used. 
J. G. Dony. 
AUGUST 3rd to 11th, 1951. BARROW-IN-FURNESS 
Leader : G. Wilson • 
The object of the meeting was to explore an inadequately worked 
area on the fringe of the Lake District and to record species of critical 
groups. 
The excursion was attended by thirty-three members of the Society 
together with four local naturalists as guests. 
On the Friday evening the party gathered at the Hotel Imperial, 
Barrow, to discuss the programme and the purpose of the meeting. 
Saturday, 4th August. 
The party left Barrow by private coach for Greenodd, where they 
' crossed the saltings and walked through Roudsea Wood. Tilia cordata 
Mill, and Lithospermum officinale L. were seen, the latter in abundance. 
A small quarry in the wood was visited to see Erinus alpinus L. and 
Allium Scorodoprasum L. The route then led along the east shore of 
the Level! estuary to the limestone cliffs of Capeshead where Sorbus 
rupicolcu (Syme) Hedl. and Crithmum- maritimum L. were growing. A 
•short distance away Adiantum Capillus-V eneris L. and masses of Poten- 
tilla verna L. were seen. A short walk brought the party to the Station 
1 Hotel at Cark for tea. 
Sunday, 5th August. 
The bus was halted on the outward journey for some of the party 
tto see another station for Allium Scorodoprasum L. at Haverthwaite 
where Lysimachia terrestris (L.) B., S.P. was found on the river bank. 
At Flookburgh the party was joined by the members with private cars 
who ran a ferry service down the narrow lane to Humphrey Head. 
LemnOi irtsulca^ L. and Etdens tripartita' L. were seen in a small swamp 
near the Head and Atropa Bella-donna L. was found in the woods near- 
'by. Many interesting plants were seen on the limestone cliffs of the 
headland. These included Hippocrepis comosa L., Crithmum mart- 
