Jan., 1892. history of the county botany of Worcester. 
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say that no one can be more conscious of his own defects 
than I am of my own shortcomings, so that I trust you will 
pardon my calling attention to this matter. I might, however, 
plead in my excuse that until recently I had no possibilities 
of learning better, but now that instruction in the valuable 
art of elocution is given in this building I would strongly urge 
our members to take advantage of it. It is of verv little use 
to devote a lot of time to acquiring knowledge unless one 
is able to give it out again to others; and to do this most 
effectively one must be able to address a number of persons 
at the same time. Perhaps at some future time mechanical 
power may be called in to do for the voice what the printing 
press has done for the hand, but waiting the advent of 
that invention we must make the best use of our natural 
powers. I would especially urge it upon our younger mem¬ 
bers, for they may rely upon it that with increasing years it 
becomes more difficult to acquire what ought to be 
simply a matter of habit. There seems to be an impression 
that the study of elocution is only needed for those who 
wish to take part in dramatic performances. Now that is 
quite a mistake. It is true that in the exposition of, say, 
the Binomial Theorem there is not much room for the 
graces of expression ; but, at all events, we all wish to be 
audible when speaking, and unfortunately most untrained 
speakers do not succeed in even that fundamental quality, 
and I would therefore again press it upon all scientific 
students to acquire at least the rudiments of that very 
useful art. 
In bringing these notes before the Society I am well 
aware that none of them may be absolutely new. The 
diffusion of news at the present day is so rapid that a 
diligent reader may have seen all of them in the journals 
reporting the meeting, or even in still earlier literature. 
I can only say that they have been new or interesting to me, 
so that I may, I think, hope that they have not been 
entirely devoid of value to at least some of our members 
present. 
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOTANY OF WORCESTER. 
BY WM. MATHEWS, M. A. 
(Continued from Vol. XIV., page 286.) 
* Nepeta Cataria. 18, about Kidderminster ; 50, near Stourport, 
Witley, and Worcester. Tab. 22. Severn, Malvern, Lickey. 
* N. Glechoma. Tab. 14. In all the districts. 
