nEETFORDSniRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCniTT. 



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A few Members of the Society * met at St. Albans on tlie evening' of the 

 28th of June to take a walk for the purpose of recording all the plants they 

 I'liuld fiiul in flower. Startuiu: fiom tlio old yew tree by tlie Abbey Cloisters 

 they crossed the river Ver and conmieneid to record at tlie foot of the Veruhim 

 Hills. The route taken on reaching the higher ground was along the St. 

 Stephen's road to Pi;k Woods, and tlirnugli the woods to (jorliainbury Park, 

 returning along the Gorhambury road and tlie Water Walk to St. Albans. The 

 walk occupied about two hours and the following plants were seen in flower if — 



LiLlACE.E. 



Eiidymion nutans. 

 Orchidace.e. 



Listera ovata. 



(Orchis maculata. 

 Urticace.1i:. 



Urtica dioica. 



EUPIIORBIACE.E. 



Mercurialis perennis (in seed). 



POLYGOXACE.E. 



Polygonum aviculare. 

 Kumex Acetosa. 



obtusifolius. 



Primulace.t:. 



Lysimachia nemorum. 



SCROl'HULARIACE.E. 



Scrophularia aquatica. 



niidiisa. 



Verbasenm Thrapsus. 

 Veronica Chama-drys. 

 ■ officinalis. 



serpyllifolia (in seed). 



Plantaginace.k. 



Plantago lanceolata. 



major. 



Lamiace.e. 



Ajuga reptans. 

 Lamium album. 

 Lamium purpureum. 

 Kepeta Cataria. 

 Stachys sylvatica. 



BoRAGIN'ACE.i:. 



Myosotis arvensis. 



palustris. 



CoNVOLTULACF-.E. 



Convolvulus minor. 



ASTERACE.T-:. 



Achillea Millefolium (in bud). 



Arctium minus. 



Bellis perennis. 



Carduus arvensis. 



Centaurea nigra (in bud). 



Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. 



Crepis virens. 



Lapsana communis. 



Senecio vulgaris. 



Taraxacum officinale. 



DiPSACACE.'E. 



Scabiosa succisa. 



YALERIANACEiK. 



Valeriauella olitoria. 



EuBIACE.Ti. 



Asperula odorata. 

 Ilubia peregrina. 

 Sherardia arvensis. 

 Caprifoliace.e. 



Lonicera I'eiiclymenum. 

 Sambucus nigra. 



CORXACE.B. 



Cornus sanguinea. 



APIACEiE. 



Anthriscns sjdvestris. 

 Eunium flexuosum. 

 Heraclenm Spondilium. 

 Sanicula europa^a. 

 Scandix Pecten- Veneris. 



CUCURBITACE.'E. 



Bryonia dioica. 



OXAGRACE.'E. 



Circaja lutetiana. 

 Epilobium hirsutum. 



montanuMi. 



EOSACEJE. 



Agrimonia Eupatoria. 

 Frngaria vesca. 

 Geum urbannm. 

 Potentilla anserina. 



reptans. 



Tormeiitilla. 



Poterium Sanguisorba. 

 Rosa arvensis. 



canina. 



Rubus fruticosus. 

 Spirffia Ulmaria. 



Fabace.e. 



].athyrns Aphaca. 

 Lotus corniculatus. 

 Trifolium minus. 



pratense. 



repens. 



Vicia sepium. 



GEUANIACEiE. 



Geranium P^obertianum. 



* The members present were— Mrs. Arnold, Miss Eose White, Mr. A. E. 

 Gibbs, and Mr J. Hopkinson (Recorder). 



t A few in bud and in seed, included and thus specified in the list, were noted 

 as being near the period of flowering. 



