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Richardson’s geological studies and of his peculiar knowledge of the Jurassic 
Rocks from Yorkshire down to the South of England. 
The President asked Mr. Richardson’s acceptance of a cheque as a token 
of the esteem in which he was held by the Club. 
Mr. Austin said that the many letters which he had received from Members 
who contributed to the presentation bore evidence of thorough appreciation 
of Mr. Richardson’s work for the Club. 
Mr. Richardson expressed his warm thanks for the kindness which had 
prompted the presentation. The work which he had done had brought its 
own pleasure, and he would always have the pleasantest recollections of his 
association with the Club. He looked forward to carrying on his geological 
work, especially in tracing the Oolitic Rocks across England, in which he 
had already made good progress. He assured Members of his continued 
interest in the Club. 
Mr. J. W Haines read some notes on the occurrence of Carex tomentosa 
and on certain records in Buckman’s Botany of the Environs of Cheltenham 
(1844), which had been forwarded by Rev. H. J. Riddelsdell. These are 
printed post, pp. 162-4. 
Mr. F. J. Cullis read a paper on “ The Field of the Cotteswolds and 
the Field of the Naturalist,” an abstract of which is printed post, pp. 147-50. 
Tuesday, November 18th, 1919. 
W. St. Clair Baddeley, President, in the Chair. 
By permission of Mrs. Clifford the President exhibited a fine specimen of 
a dark-ware cooking vessel of Romano-British first period (c. a.d. 120), found 
in the Barnwood gravel pit, and human and animal remains also found there. 
Mr. George Embrey read a paper on " The Ultra-Microscope and its 
Relation to the Colloidal state of Matter,” for which he was warmly 
thanked. 
Dr. Finlay spoke of personal experience of the value of colloidal substances, 
and said that drugs which had been used for years without any great success 
were now, when used in colloidal state, producing good results. He mentioned 
the application of copper for cancer and manganese for leprosy. 
Mr. C. G. Clutterbuck exhibited a specimen of the common grass snake, 
and the dried skin of an adder, and pointed out the distinguishing marks of each. 
Tuesday, December 16th, 1919. 
W. St. Clair Baddeley, President, in the Chair. 
Sir Francis Darwin read a paper on “ The Method of Studying the 
Stomata of Plants.” 
CORRIGENDA. 
In the report of the winter meeting of February 19th, 1918, (vol. xx., 
p. 6) : — 
Line 7, for “Hunter’s” read “Norman’s.” 
Line 11, for “ Argoluis ” read “ Argiolus.” 
