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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
Station at 9.20, and proceed by train to Higliam Ferrers. 
Here they will be met by a coach, and drive to Higliam 
Ferrers Church, Rushden, Ircliester, and Castle Ashby, 
where they will lunch, and visit the Castle and grounds. 
They will then drive to Whiston and Earl’s Barton, inspect¬ 
ing the fine Saxon Tower of the Church there, and reach 
Northampton about 6 p.m. Those who prefer can take the 
train at Castle Ashby at 3.39, reaching Northampton at 3.59. 
Applications for this excursion must he made before June 25th. 
2. —Botanical Excursion.— The train will be taken to 
Daventry, whence the party will drive to Fawsley. By kind 
permission of Sir Rainald Kniglitley, there will be an 
opportunity of exploring Badby Woods, one of the best 
botanical localities in the county, and of visiting the Dower 
House, and other objects of interest in Fawsley Park. 
Lunch will be provided on returning to Daventry. 
3. —Geological Excursion.— After visiting some of the 
more important pits in the neighbourhood of Northampton, 
the Limestone Works at Moulton Park will be inspected, and 
the party will proceed by Brampton to Harlestone, where 
they will lunch. It is hoped that Altliorp House may then 
be visited, and on the return journey various sections of the 
Inferior and Great Oolites will be seen. 
Tickets for either excursion will be 8s. 6d. (including 
luncheon). 
Early application should be made for tickets, the possi¬ 
bility of carrying out the excursions depending greatly on the 
number of applicants. 
All applications to be addressed to H. N. Dixon, Esq., 
Wickham House, East Park, Northampton. 
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
BY WM. MATHEWS, M. A. 
(Continued from page 124.) 
Edwin Lees, in Hist. III. Nat. Hist. Worc. 
* Dianthus Armeria, 163. In a meadow beyond Mudwall Mill, and 
about Cotheridge. Also at Shrawley, near the church, and in 
a meadow near Kempsey. S.G. L.M. 
* Saponaria officinalis, 163. By the side of the pool in Shrawley 
Wood. Also near Bewdley and Bromsgrove Lickey. S.G. 
L.M. 
Silene noctiflora, 163. In a sandy field behind Birchen Grove, 
Broad Heath. 
