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out and clearly explained by Mr. Flower, who also very - 

 kindly assisted some of our members in selecting typical 

 specimens, with which several returned home rather heavily 

 laden. 



Flanchford and Sidlow. — May 6. (Conductor, Mr. J. B. 

 Crosfield). The party met at the west end of High Street, 

 Eeigate, and proceeded down the lane past the Priory and 

 across the fields to Littleton, continuing thence by the field- 

 paths until they came out into the road about half a mile 

 from Flanchford Bridge. In passing through one of the 

 fields a good many specimens of the rough Long-headed 

 Poppy ( Papaver argemone) were found in flower, having the 

 petals laciniated usually into three segments each. It was 

 at first thought this might be due to some accident, the 

 boisterous weather, or other cause ; but on unpacking some 

 buds the crumpled unexpanded petals contained in them were 

 found to be laciniated in a precisely similar manner. Some 

 specimens were met with which had the petals entire, but 

 these were less frequent than the laciniated variety. The 

 party walked along the edge of part of the mill-pond at 

 Flanchford, where a number of Sedge Warblers were singing 

 with grating notes ; here also a Kingfisher was seen by one of 

 our number. Immediately after crossing Flanchford Bridge 

 the party turned once more into the fields by a path on the 

 left, which leads at a short distance from the Mole past Mr. 

 Charrington's house, and onwards by way of lanes and field- 

 paths till we again came out into the road about a mile S.W. 

 from Sidlow Bridge. Striking evidence was afforded of the 

 early season by many of the Hawthorns, which were already 

 a mass of blossom. Everywhere also the results of the extra- 

 ordinary gale which occm-red exactly a week before, viz., on 

 Saturday, April 29th, were apparent. On almost aU trees 

 and hedges which were at all exposed towards the west, and 

 on which the leaves were wholly or partially expanded, but 

 still kept soft and tender, the young foliage had been seared 

 and withered terribly, on some trees appearing almost black. 

 It was very singular to observe the east side of a tree 

 exhibiting foliage green and fresh, while on the west side it 



