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has already framed a bye-la^v to prevent fern sellers and hawkers from digging up ferns and other 

 plants. 



I have very few fresh localties for plants to record for the "Wealden district. 



I found Mijriophyllum verticillatum growing in profusion in a pond at Biddenden. Hahenaria 

 cWoricuca has many localities in the Weald which are not mentioned in the "Kent Flora," but I 

 regret to say I have come across one or two mere collectors who do their best to exterminate this 

 pretty plant, one man boasting that he had dug up 15 plants from a wood near here and transferred 

 them to his garden. 



The weather improved in the latter part of the autumn. I paid two visits to the marsh district 

 near Appledore and Reading Street, and was surprised to find so many plants still in blossom, 

 amongst them Althea oj^cinalis and some fine specimens of Sinm erectum in flower and fruit near 

 Appledore, also Oenanthe lacheralii, Arundo phragmites was luxuriant, and first putting on that downy 

 appearance when in fruit, the tall stems with the down on them looking in the distance like birds 

 perched on sticks in the winter months, when all the leaves have disappeared. The marsh has a 

 beauty of its own in summer and autumn, and well repays a visit. Tlie prevailing moss in the marsh 

 dykes is Hypnum riparium, which is very luxuriant. On visiting Bedgebury Woods in August I 

 found the pretty moss I'etraphis peltusida in profusion. 



The Glastonbury Thorn on south side of Cranbrook Church, supposed to be a cutting from the- 

 original, did not bloom this Christmas, although at Cliristmas, 1909, it had flowers and fruit. 



The young oaks have been much infested again this year with mildew. 



A. W. HUDSON, M.P.S. 



The Lizard orchis bloomed again at Adisham in 1910. A specimen was also found at Beach- 

 borough. 



The Frog orchis has again been found at St. Margaret" s-at-Cli£fe. 



A colony of Erucastrum poUichii was found on a farm at Shepherdswell. As far as I am aware, 

 it is new to Kent. Hooker gives it in the Appendix (8th edition) as almost nataralijed in Essex. 



I had a primrose with green petals brought me from Dord's Wood, Temple Eivell. 



JOHN JACOB. 



Shepherdswell. 



THE ELHAM VALLEY NAILBOURNE. 



This stream began to run at the beginning of December, 1909, and by the 9th the lake in Bourne 

 Park was full of water. By the 19th the overflow from the lake had reached Bifrons Park, and the 

 stream higher up the valley was running very strong. 



The water reached Derringstone on December 17 

 Barham „ 18 



Charlton Park „ 25 



Bishopsboume „ 26 



Bourne Park „ 27 



During January, 1910, vast quantities of water came down the valley, flooding fields, meadows 

 and roads, especially near the Black Rjbin at Kingstone. 



The volume of water began to decrease by the middle of April and gradually dwindled away until 

 the middle of August, when it ceased running through Bishopsboume. 



Below Bishopsboume, in the Park, the springs did not cease gushing out all through the year, 

 but were very feeble in July and August ; them was, however, a little water,flowing through Bridge 

 on October 20 



In November and December the flow gradually increased, but by the end of the year the Nail- 

 bourne was again running strong. 



THE PETHAM NAILBOURNE. 



In November, 1909, it was noticed that the water in the wells about the village was rising fast, 

 and by January 17 the water was just beginning to bubble up in Marble Pond ; I y the 30th the 

 springs were flowing out of the bank and the pond had begun to overflow. 

 By the first week in February the water was running down its course. 

 By February 13 the stream was near the Claiwl 

 22 „ at Swarling Pond 



[ 25 „ flowing out of pond 



27 „ at Lower Kenfield 



^p'ril 7 „ about one hundred yards from Perry Road 



12 Ground now very dry and stream making slow progress 



24 the stream had reached the pond in the Perry meadow, but only ran into it for 

 one day, then receded. 

 May 2, 3, 4 Running very feebly into pond again. 



