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Mare Way to Balsar's Hill, Rampton (note that the square entrench- 

 ments enclosed the ancient residence of the De Lisle family, the 

 Oiant's Grave is behind it in the form of a long mound covered 

 with brushwood), and back to Cottenham. Returned to Cambridge. 



May 23. Went with Henslow and a small party for a botanical 

 walk. By rail to Dullingham Station. Walked by Shuckburgh 

 Oastle, where there are some promising gravel pits with furze 

 bushes, etc., to the great road half-a-mile to the west of Lordship 

 farm, along the road as far as the Devil's Ditch ; along the ditch as 

 far as Stetchworth House plantations, to Dullingham and station, 

 and by rail home. The season exceedingly backward, at least a 

 month less forward than is usual. The farmer is destroying the 

 ditch for a distance of fully half-a-mile from the toll-gate towards 

 the south. 



June 8. Stratton and I went by rail to Waterbech and then 

 into Bottisham Fen. Vegetation very backward. We went up the 

 fen to the south of the Lode, nearly as far as its extremity ; then 

 crossed the Lode, and went to White Fen. Returned by Horningsey. 

 We found only one root of Viola stagnina with flowers, and apparently 

 the others were not far enough advanced. On Fen Ditton Church 

 we saw Asplenium Adiantum nigrum. 



June 11. Went to Hatfield, where the Rev. R. H. Webb met 

 me, and took me to his parsonage at Essendon. Went to see Mr. 

 Dimsdale's arboretum of pines, and also took a walk round the 

 neighbourhood. Met the Rev. Mr. Prescott of Digswell, Mr. Powys, 

 and Mr. Church, junr. 



June 12. Drove to Hatfield. Walked through the park, and 

 saw the ancient garden laid out in yew-tree walks, called "The 

 Vineyard." Left the park at the north side, and went by Legge's 

 farm, near to which we found a Ranunculus by the lane near Allimore 

 Hall, then along new line of railway, towards the Great Northern 

 Railway. Found in a wood plenty of Turritis glabra. Crossed the 

 Great Northern Railway to Sherrard's Park Wood, which we 

 traversed in several directions. Left the wood near Ayot Green, 

 and passing through part of Brocket Park, reached Lemsford Mills. 

 Then along the meadows on the east bank of the river Lea to 

 Stanborough, near which we saw another fine Ranunculus in the 

 river. Returned by the road to Hatfield, and back to Essendon. 



June 20. Cambridgeshire Naturalists' Club at Six Mile Bottom. 

 Went to Allington Hill, across the fields by Upper Hare Park, to 

 Four Mile Stables. By road to Spring Hall, Bottisham, across the 

 fields to Temple Wilbraham, back to "Green Man." Found in 

 a field between the Spring Head at the Temple and Streetway 

 Hill, one plant of Bunium Bulbocastanum, also Fumaria parviflora. 

 In the field below the south side of Allington Wood grew Fumaria 

 Vaillantii and F. micrantha. Also went half-a-mile along the Chester- 

 ford road, then turned to the left, and examined a new and an old 



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