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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 



Malva sylvesiris. 

 L athyrus pi-atensis. 

 Spiraea tihnaiia. 

 Kuhii ccFsius. 

 Geum urbanum. 

 Potetitilla reptatts. 

 Agrimonia eiipatoria. 

 Myriopliyllmn spicatum. 

 Lvthrum salicaria. 

 Epilobhim hirsutiim. 

 „ monianum. 

 Apium nodifloritm. 

 (Egopodiuni podagraria. 

 Torilis anihriseus. 

 H eracleiim sphondylium. 

 Galium verittn, 



„ moUujce. 



„ paiustrjs. 

 Valeriana officinalis. 

 Dipsacus sylvesiris. 

 Pulicaria dysenterica. 

 Eiipatoriiim cannabinum. 

 Achillea millefolium. 

 Matricaria inodora. 

 Artemisia vulgaris. 

 Arctium majus. 



,, minus. 

 Sonchus palustris. 

 Senecio aquatica. 

 Lysimachia tnilgaris. 

 Vinca major. 

 Symphytum officinale. 

 Myosoiis palustris. 

 Calystegia sepium. 

 Solatium dulcamara. 



Linaria vulgaris. 



Scrophularia aquatica. 



Veronica beccabunga. 

 „ anagallis. 



Mentha sativa. 



Lvcopus europceus. 



Sentellaria galericulata. 



Polvgoniim hydropiper. 

 „ persicaria, 



„ amphibium. 



Rumex hydrolapathium. 



Humulus lupulus. 



A Inus glutinosa. 



Salix alba. 



Ceratoph\llum demersum. 



Elodea canadensis. 



Iris pseudacorus. 



Typha latifolia. 



Sparganium ramosum. 



Acorus calamus. 



Alisma plantago. 



Sagittaria sagitlifolia. 



Butomus umbellatus. 



Patamogeten natans. 

 „ lucens. 



,, prcelongus. 



,, perfoliatiis. 



„ pectinatus. 



Lemna minor. 



Scirpus lacustris. 



Carece paludosa. 

 ,, vesicaria. 



Phalaris arundinacea. 



Glxceria aquatica. 



Nitella flexilis. 



At the conclusion of Dr. Taylor's interesting address, Mrs. Marsh (sister of 

 the Rev. S. Baring Gould), on behalf of the lady students of the Chelmsford 

 Botanical Class (many of whom were of the part)'), presented him with a pair of 

 gloves, in a neat and highly applauded little speech, thanking him for the time 

 and trouble he had given as Botanical Director of the Class during the summer. 

 Dr. Taylor was the only person present not in the secret, and he said the best 

 and most practical use he could make of the gloves would be to put them on, 

 which he accordingly did amid much laughter and applause. 



Mr. Walter Crouch was the conchologist to the expedition, but there was 

 not much time allowed for collecting the land mollusca, which require some 

 search ; although we landed many times during the day, walking along the tow- 

 path, and across the fields. The common snail was of course seen, and a few 

 specimens of the hedge snail, Helix nemoralis, usually found in banks or among 

 nettles. 



During the trip, a good many a(]uatic species were taken by means of a small 



