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were heUl in much less esteem than at present, did his best to aid 

 forward the science which had afforded him such true and life-long 

 delight. Mr. Cole read a paper he had drawn up giving as complete 

 an account as the scanty materials would allow of Warner's life and 

 " botanical amusements," and of the origin of the book by which he is 

 best known.* Sir J. C. Jervoise had also sent up for the inspection of 

 the members a quaint and valuable parchment Pedigree of the Warner 

 Family. 



Mr. Fisher Unv>in exhibited a large number of views and drawings 

 in illustration of persons and places mentioned by Warner. He 

 thought as naturalists they might learn especially one thing from the 

 interesting sketch of our author given by Mr. Cole, and that was to do 

 the thing which came nearest to hand ; study first the productions of 

 their own neighbourhood, and let wider fields of work come as they 

 may. He had been searching for the " Plantae " for years, but had lately 

 come upon quite a preserve of copies of the book, and had secured two 

 or three enriched with curious notes. These he exhibited. One had 

 belonged to the Rev. J. Shepard, Rector of Woodford, and a friend of 

 Warner's. In it was a note of the dimensions in 1774 of the Yew-tree 

 in Woodford Churchyard, and Mr. Unwin thought it would be well 

 for the Club at one of its Field Meetings to visit the tree and take the 

 dmiensions now for the purpose of comparison. Another copy of the 

 book contained a MS. list of plants growing in the neighbourhood of 

 Chigwell, drawn up by the Rev. S. Palmer, of that place, as well as 

 many other interesting notes of the plants of the Forest. Mr. Unwin's 

 exhibits were a source of much pleasure to the meeting, interspersed 

 as they were with short remarks upon the persons and places referred to. 



Mr. George Spicer exhibited a view of the Old House in which 

 Richard Warner lived, and copies of the same print were presented to 

 the Club by Sir Clarke Jervoise. 



The President thought it would be a good work for some of their 

 botanical members to make a comparison of the list of plants now- 

 known to occur around Woodford, and those recorded by Warner. 

 The question of the extinction of species is always one of great interest. 



Cordial votes of thanks were accorded to Mr. Englisil, Sir J. C. 

 Jervoise, Mr. Cole, Mr. Unwin, and Mr. Harting, for their various 

 communications. 



Mr. J. Travis, of Saffron Walden, communicated the following list 

 of rare birds taken in Essex, recently received by him for 

 preservation : — 



(i.) September 6th, 1878 (?). Dusky Petrel {Piiffinus ohscurus) 

 found in the early morning after a very rough night, by the roadside 



-.; The Editor reserves this paper for the present, at least, in the hope of obtaining 

 further information of Warner and his scientiiic friends. Any particulars of this 

 nature will be welcomed gladly. 



