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around the Failand House Estate, where were one or two birch 
trees in a remarkable state of prolification. Home bj the Tan 
Pits, Sandy Lane, and Abbot’s Leigh. 
April 17th. — Present, six members of the Section and eleven 
visitors. Arrived at St. George’s Church about 3 p.m., and 
proceeded through the market gardens to the Avon. Found 
Lamium am^flexicaule under a wall at Crew’s Hole. This is 
almost the sole habitat for the plant in the Bristol district. 
Ferried across to St. Anne’s Wood, and made a long but 
unsuccessful search for Gagea lutea, formerly to be found there, 
and to look for which was the chief purpose of this excursion. 
In a cultivated field bordering the wood w'ere growing Sisymbrium 
thalianum, (very luxuriantly), Alchemilla arvensis, and Veronica 
Buxbaumii, all in plenty. There were here several widely 
differing forms of Stellaria media and a great crop of young 
Lamb’s Lettuce in excellent condition for salads. Keturned by 
Brislington and the Bath Road. 
May 1st.— On arrival of the train at Clevedon, the party was 
found to include eight members of the Section and twenty 
visitors. Among the latter were Mrs. Lainson and Miss Winter, 
who with Mr. decks were kind enough to direct the excursion 
during the earlier portion of the walk, and pointed out many 
objects of interest. Bartramia j)omiformis, Pogonatum urnigerum, 
Polytrichum juniperwvimi, PtycJiomitrium polyg)liyLlmn, and some 
other mosses were found. Later on, the profusion of wild 
flowers in Sir Arthur Elton’s woods afforded groat enjoyment to 
many of the party, who occupied themselves in gathering large 
bouquets of primroses, anemones, and woodrush. Pink and 
purplish varieties of Anemone nemorosa were frequent, and the 
great luxuriance and plenty of Luzula sylvatica and L. pilosa 
added a graceful feature to the scene. The walk was continued 
over the high ground to Cadbury Camp ; and the majority of those 
present ultimately found their way home by rail from Portbury 
