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in his grace." Th's passage might ht construed as confirming tha idea that the 

 wild rose is intended, but the word was used in old English for a toad-stool, and 

 with equal probability the despised dandelion, which in Dutch is called " Cancker- 

 bloemen,'^ might have been meant. — C. E. B., Colchester. 



Drift Rocks in Epping Forest. — On Strawberry Hill, about 500 yards 

 north of the well-worked pits adjoining the Earl's Path, a new section has been 

 opened this summer. Although the pic is small, it has furnished some valuable 

 information as regards the Drift — as well rolled quartzites, limestone, and sandstone 

 are ver}' much in evidence ; and amongst the fiints is one well scratched, similar 

 in colour and appearance to those found amongst the Boulder Clay, near C!'elms- 

 ford — some of which we saw at the recent visit to Mr. Miller Christy's hospitable 

 home near Bloomfield. I got one then almost identical to that above referred to- 

 There are man}' very large flints in this gravel, resembling those found in neigh- 

 bouring districts of Epping and Parnden, coloured as Drift in the geological 

 maps. 



In the tower of Great Parnden Church, near the Broad Arrow mark, several 

 Drift rocks may be seen with the flint of which the tower is built, and these are 

 similar to those in the Forest. I noticed in this tower some of the thin tiles 

 (about half an inch) which I have often found in the Forest pits, and at Nazing 

 I find the floor of the fine old wooden porch is apparently formed of these tiles 

 placed on edge. Near both of the above churches there are very large boulders 

 that at Parnden of puddingstone (Hertfordshire), and at Nazir.g, near the 

 Rectory, apparently quartzite. A round stone, about 3^ inches in diameter, 

 which I got from the pit on Whitehall Plain, is pronounced by Mr. Welsh, of 

 the Guildhall Museum, to be "a cannon ball." — T. Hay Wilson, Chingford, 

 September, 1893. 



Ancient Pottery at Clacton-on-Sea. — According to the "Essex County 

 Standard" of May 13th, the workmen engaged in e.Kcavating for the basement 

 of the Grand Hotel found on Thursday, May 4th, " two Roman Urns, one of 

 which was unfortunately broken. The one preserved is an excellent specimen^ 

 about 6 inches in diameter and 7 inches in height. The shape is perfect, and the 

 markings on the nearly black exterior are very regular. The thickness is about 

 three-sixteenths of an inch. It was found embedded in the clay about 8 fett from 

 the surface. During the past year specimens of early British pottery, now in the 

 Colchester Museum, were found on Mr. P. Smith's land at Bull Hill, Great 

 Clacton. These interesting discoveries — with coins, etc., found in the neighbour- 

 hood — lead to the supposition that Clacton was a place of some importance 

 during the early Roman occupation. Mr. N. Demaid secured the urn and pre- 

 sented it to Mr. H. Grant, who will doubtless give it a prominent position in the 

 Grand Hotel." At our request, our member, Mr. A. S. Wilson kindly examined 

 the vessel, and has sent a sketch of it. He is somewhat doubtful of its age, but 

 it resembles specimens commonly reputed to be Romano-Biitish. 



Romano-British Urn at Willingale-Doe. — Mr. E. Durrant records in 

 the "Essex Review " the finding of a Cinerary Urn, about 3 feet from the 

 surface, in a field known as " New Barn Field," in the parish of Willingale-Doe. 

 It was broken into fragments, but had been partly full of ashes and burnt frag- 

 ments. The fragments are now in the possession of the Rev. C. L. Payne, rector 

 of Willingale-Spain. The surface of the land where the urn was found, shows a 

 large circular depression about 80 yards across. 



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