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II. BOTANY AND AGRICULTURE. 



Hedge trees and shrubs. Prevailing species. 



Number and kind of trees in each case : A. On Village Green. 



B. In Churchyard. C. In fields abutting on Village. D. In 



Village lanes. E. Very old or large trees. 

 Wild flowers in Village hedgerows, fields, copses, etc., with special 



notes on plant associations. 

 Character of crops and produce. 

 State of Village gardens, orchards, and contents. 



III. ORNITHOLOGY. 



Established haunts of Summer and Winter migrants, and resident 



species. 



Rookeries and number of nests. 

 House Martins and nests. 

 General notes on characteristic local birds. 



IV. ARCHEOLOGY AND ANTIQUITIES. 



Old buildings, farms, tithe-barns, houses, tumuli, earthworks, 

 terraces, traces of open fields, prehistoric and early historic 

 remains (including flint, bronze, and iron implements). 



V. ROADS AND LANES. 



British, or Roman, roads, or trackways. 



Green or metalled roads, and present state of same. 



Names of all roads and lanes. 



VI. VILLAGE LEGENDS, SONGS, OR FOLK-LORE. 

 Bygone or present Village characters. 



VII. HOUSES. 



Number of houses in Village, with shops and trades. 



Houses with dates, fire-signs, and unusual characteristics, 



Houses with thatched roofs. 



Number of Public -houses and signs. 



Names of these, and whether off or on License. 



VIII. POST OFFICE. 



Call and ascertain : 



How many houses (to check own census). 



Commonest names of people, peculiar names, and oldest families. 



Which Public -houses are tied or free. 

 Old inhabitants. 



Natives who have made their mark. 



Institutions and places of worship (in use or derelict). 



Landowners, Allotments, Glebe, or Common Lands. 



Get as full particulars as possible of all these, and, if not obtain, 

 able, obtain reference to someone else if possible. 



