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plantation. At and about the former we found Herniaria glabra, in 

 the latter Cineraria carapestris. In the field opposite to the inn at 

 the station we found Alyssum calycinum. At the point where the 

 Streetway crosses the road that passes along the north-east side of 

 Little and Great Wilbraham, it becomes only a field track, open 

 upon one side for a short distance, and seems to be little used. 

 This piece of the supposed Roman Road presents a manifest 

 continuity, such as might be expected if it is justly believed to 

 be Roman. 



July 4. F. Townsend being here, I went with Newbould and 

 him in a fly to Little Abington. Walked to the Hildersham Furze 

 Hills, finding on the first Fhleum Boehmeri, and on the last Hypo- 

 chaeris maculata, besides many other plants. Returned from the 

 southernmost of the hills by their north-east side, along the edge 

 of long, anciently enclosed meadow, until we arrived at the road 

 from Bartlow to Hildersham, then by the road (crossing the river 

 Bourn at Little Linton), and meadows to Linton. Dined at the 

 "Swan," and returned home. 



July 6. Townsend and I went by rail to Long Stanton ; then 

 walked by Aldreth Bridge to Haddenham, Wentworth, Witchford,^ 

 and Ely. Returned home by rail. The country very bare and dry.. 

 Found no plants of any special value. 



July 10. Went to the old chalk pit at Haslingfield with Stratton, 

 and found plenty of Aceras anthropophora on the broken slopes at 

 the far end of it. 



July 19. Joined Mr. Webb and Mr. Powys of Hertfordshire at 

 the railway station, and was joined at Ely by the two Messrs. Church 

 of the same county. Went to Thetford to shew them the peculiar 

 plants found there. The morning was very wet, but it cleared up 

 in the afternoon. Took only a short walk towards Elvedon, but 

 found all the plants that we expected. 



July 26. Went to Gamlingay with Stratton and Hiley ; visited 

 the heath, the edge of White Wood, the site of the bogs, etc. In a 

 lane by the sand pit on the Potton Road we found Filago apiculata, 

 and also the same plant in the road near the site of Old Hall. The 

 bit of bog that had remained until 1853 was now drained. 



Aug. 1. Hiley, Stratton, and I went to Newmarket, and by fly 

 to Chippenham. Walked through Isleham plantation, to the edge 

 of the county at Freckenham, up the brook half back to Chippenham, 

 across the fields to Badingham, back by road to Chippenham gravel 

 pit. Returned to Newmarket by the east side of the park and 

 along the avenue. 



Aug. 3. Hiley and I went to the Gogs and Cherry Hinton. 

 Found a plant of Lactuca virosa in the chalk-pit close. 



Aug. 6. Left home. 



