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were carefully gathered together, and on Flint Jack's next 

 visit he was asked to repair the pieces. He subsequently 

 returned the pot in excellent condition, though showing 

 traces of cracks, for which he received 30s. A considerable 

 time afterwards when the fire-place, which was rarely used, 

 was being cleaned out, a large part of the base of the original 

 vase was discovered, and there was no corresponding space 

 in the ' restored ' specimen. This made the owner suspicious, 

 and he awaited Flint Jack's next visit, when he challenged 

 him with the unfortunate discovery, and asked him how he 

 had so accurately restored the vase with this large piece 

 missing. He received a calm reply to the effect that it was 

 easier to make another one.' We have this vase and the 

 broken piece exhibited together in the Museum (see Fig. i). 



Recently, when I was going round the Museum at York 

 with Dr. Collinge, he drew my attention to a ' British Vase ' 

 which had unusual decorations, which I had not seen pre- 

 viously, but I was able to tell him, to his surprise, that I had 

 a similar one made by the same man, and that I knew the man's 

 name ! This York vase, which had been in the Museum a 

 considerable time, bears a label ' found in Stainton Dale, 

 near Scarborough, in 1845, from the Wardell collection, 

 Leeds : purchased.' There are also two notes in the hand- 

 writing of the late Canon Raine, (i) ' Make up a side not 

 touching the rim,' and (2) 'To be taken down and restored.' 

 I understand that inside are some broken species of pottery 

 which evidently could not be made to fit during the restora- 

 tion. The vase is 2| inches high and 4I inches in diameter, 

 and, as will be seen from the accompanying illustration (F"ig. 

 2) , has many points in common with the example at Hull. 



Large Trout near Whitby. — On August 22nd, Mr. W. 

 Lawson, Sleights, hooked and landed a brown trout weighing 

 4 lb. 4I oz., from water owned by the Misses Yeoman, The 

 Woodlands. This is believed to.be a record for the River Esk 

 for freshwater trout.— F. Sxowdon, WTiitby. 



Plants in the Scilly Isles. — While on a visit to the 

 Isles of Scilly, I observed on the north-east coast of St. Mar- 

 tins, Diotis maritima in abundance, and in one part of St. 

 Agnes Spiranthes spiralis was so common it was impossible to 

 walk without treading on them. This orchid seems rather 

 common on all the islands, but on St. Anges it is remarkable. 

 The Hottentot Fig {Mesembryant/icnium edule) seems common 

 on most of the islands ; in fact, there are several varieties 

 of this plant all over the islands. — W. Balmfokth Haley, 

 Ravensthorpe, September ist, 1921. 



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