62 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON, [1837 



0. latifolia nearly out. This evening there was a display of fire- 

 works in King's walks ; it being the birthday of the Princess 

 Victoria, who politically comes of age this day. 



May 27. Went with Ball to Haslingfield, Gathered Eiccia 

 natans, Ranunculus parviflorus, Orchis morio and mascula, Medicago 

 maculata and Zannichellia palustris. 



May 29. Went with Baber to Madingley. Lamium Galeobdolon 

 was just come into flower. We noticed Cerastium arvense in flower, 

 and Arenaria tenuifolia just come up, in the gravel pit near to the 

 Observatory. Leontodon palustre was in flower in Madingley chalk pit. 



May 31. Power, Ball, and I went by the coach to Fordham, for 

 the purpose of botanizing at Mildenhall. We intended to take up 

 our quarters with the Kev. Charles Howes, a Fellow of Clare Hall, 

 and Power had written to him to inform him of our intention. He, 

 however, was from home, and did not receive the note. It then 

 turned out that there was only one bed to be had at the inn. We 

 were, however, relieved from our difiiculties by the kindness of the 

 farmers. I slept at Mr. Seaber's, and Power at Mr. Dennis' house. 

 Mr. Seaber is a man of extensive information, and an antiquary. 



June 1. We started at a little after 6 a.m. and walked by 

 Freckingham and Worlington to Mildenhall. In a field on the 

 right hand between those places we found Medicago minima, and 

 Power said that he had found Silene otites at that place. In some 

 sand pits at Worlington we saw the above plants, and Ficia lathy- 

 roides and Erigeron acre. We breakfasted at Mildenhall, and then 

 followed the Eriswell road until we reached a dry heath ; we here 

 gathered the Medicago, Silene, and Vicia, and also Scleranthus perennis 

 and Veronica verna. Further on along the same road, and just 

 beyond a clump of trees, a grassy lane turns ofi" to the right, by 

 following which, and keeping to the right of marshes, there is 

 plenty of Artemisia campestris to be met with. After examining 

 these places, we crossed the enclosed land towards the west, until 

 we reached the Holywell Eow road, at a spot where there is a fir 

 wood on the west side and a pit upon the east. In that wood, but 

 rather nearer to Mildenhall, we found a very great quantity of 

 Veronica verna and Artemisia campestris. Then returning to the 

 town, we went towards Barton Mills to look for Veronica triphyllos, 

 but did not find it. Returning home by a road, from the great 

 road to Newmarket direct to Worlington, we found on the field 

 side of the hedge of the first enclosure on the left hand side a Sedum, 

 supposed to be S. glaucum. We did not reach Fordham again until 

 7 p.m. 



June 2. We returned to Cambridge by the coach. 



June 6. Started at 8.30 this morning for Marston to visit Tyle- 

 cote. I left the Oxford coach at Millbrook, about two-and-a-half 

 miles from Marston. Met there Bullock, Mr. Lawson, of Moseley, 



