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NOTES ON A VISIT TO KENT, 

 July and August, 1910, and June, 1911. 



Polygala aiisfriaco . Crant/, near Westwcll. Mr. Jeffrey, of A>lifurd, pointed out to nio 

 this station in 1005, but on ffoing over tlie n-round no specimeu was found. Last June I ag-ain 

 visited the place alonrif with a friend, and we found many specimens o-rnwinjj in assoeiatiou 

 TTit-h Hvrmiiiium monorchis, Br., Accrtis atiihrnpophora , Br.. Orchis pijramiiiolis, L., etc. 



Two specimens of the rare Ophrys fucifiorn, Reiehb., were observed near Brook on June 

 22ud last, and a very fine bed of Mimiilus Inngsdoj-ffii, Donn.. with very large aud, brilliant 

 flowers. In the hedge on the roadside leading from Brook to Braboume fine plants of 

 Astragalus glycyphyllos, L., were noticed in over half-a-dozen different places. 



In Gibbons' Brook Orchis hrainiii, Halaczy (Orchis Intifolia, L., x 0.. maculiita, L.), was 

 found in fine form and in fair abundance. June 19th. along with its two parents. With careful 

 searching I have no doubt but tliat natural liybrids between 0. maculafa, L., and 0. incarnata, 

 L., as well as 0. incanuifa , L. x 0. latifolla. L.. will bo found here. I was .surprised to find 

 in a field (arable) near Saudling Station Hupleurum tetuiissimum, L., growing. Perhaps it had 

 come with seed iised. Near Ashford the previous summer I found Hivrucium inijhcllatitm. L. 

 var. linnriifolium. Wallr.. and Mr. Hammond, of Canterbury, sent me an undoubted si)ecimen 

 of Uicracium sabainliim, L., vor. tlcrvieri, Arv-Touv. from Cantorbury, as well as Fiimnrin 

 bastnrdi, Bor.. wliich Mr. H. W. Pugsley, who has seen a Kent specimen, believes is a record. 



JOHN CRYEB. 



THE PETHAM NAILBOURNE, 1911—1912. 



The water began to rise in the wells at the beginning of December. 1910. 



January lOtli — Water in the wells now stands within six inches of thi^ '* flowing jioint," 

 also within six inches of the surface of the ground iu the middle of Marble Pond, 



January 22nd — Water appeared iu Mai'ble Pond. 



February 2nd — Marble Pond half full. 



February 16th — Commeuccd to flow out of Pond. 



March 11th — Water reached the Bridge at Tar All. 



March 16th — Water had reached a point four hundred yards further ou. 



April 8th — Water never got beyond the above point. The volume of water gradually 

 decreased, fell back and dried up. 



1912 — This stream began to rise in Marble Pond the first week in February. On March 

 3rd it was out of the pond and a little way down the meadow. 



W. H. HAMMOND, from notes supplied by F. SNELL. 



THE DRILLINGORE NAILBOURNE, ALKHAM VALLEY. 



1911 — This stream began to flow in Felwuary and left off in April. 

 1912 — Began to flow again early in February. 



W. H. H., from notes supplied by F. SNELL, 



THE ELHAM VALLEY NAILBOURNE. 



The water ceased running over the Road at Bridge — October 8th. 1906. 



It commenced again — February 2ud, 1907. 



It ceased — June 1st, 1907. 



It commenced again— December 7lh. 1909. 



And has continued to this date, December 6th, 1911. and is still running. 



The greater jiart of the time the water flowed only from tlie Lake in Bourne Park. 



The stream came througli from Lyminge, very strong on December 27t]i, 1909, and again 

 on January 19th, 1911. It did not quite cease running through Btidge all the summer. 



1912, January 29th — The stream is again running very strong. It is now just below 

 the Black Robin at Kingstone. 



1912, February 3rd^TIie water came through Bridge. 



W. H. H., from notes supplied by MR. T. L. COLLARD, Bridge. 



