Peacock and Stoiv : Lincohishirc Galls. 185 



( Gallinula c/iloropus), Coots{J^Hl/ca atra), and X^-Ahc\\\cV'<, {Podiccps 

 flui'iatilis) have chosen the lonj^, trailhii^ bouglis that hangf across 

 the water as an anchorag^e for their nests. Wild Ducks (A/ias 

 boschas) have also bred in the stoles among^st the branches on 

 more than one occasion. In fact the old trees do more towards 

 helping- nature to reproduce her kind than any other trees we 

 wot of. A list of plants, animals, birds, reptiles, and fish that 

 make use of the Willow would indeed be remarkable both for 

 leng-th and variety. From fung^i to foxes is a larg^e field o'i 

 observation, but the Willow furnishes examples of all life 

 between these two. Not only has this been the case, but both 

 lads and men have sheltered within the crumbling" boles when 

 a thunder-shower has caug^ht them when fishing". Snug; and dr\- 

 in the Willow retreat they still could fish in spite of thunder, 

 hail, and rain. 



What curious shapes some of these old remnants of our 

 ancient manorial system have ; some are bent double like unto 

 old men, others lean, some this way some that, yet others ag^ain 

 are nearly cleft in twain from crown to root, still they put forth 

 new wood and leaves. They truly are picturesque in decav as 

 well as being" handsome in their prime. Fox-hunters have 

 a kindly feeling" for this tree, because they point out to them the 

 dang-ers ahead ; they know well that these trees grow beside 

 brooks, deep drains, ponds, and in bogg^y, trappy places, aiid 



LINCOLNSHIRE GALLS. 



Kev. EDW'ARD ADRIAN WOODRUFFE-PEACOCK. L.Th.. F.L.S.. F.G.S.. 



Vicar of Cadiiry \ Hon. Sec. Lincolnshire Naturalistx I'tiion, 



ANU 



Miss S. C. STOW, 

 Brandon, Grantham. 



The nomenclature adopted is that of E. Connold's ' British 

 Veg"etable Galls,' and to the author our thanks are due for much 

 kind help in naming" specimens. 



North Lincolnshire V.C. 54 contains Divisions 1-12, South 

 Lincolnshire V.C. 53 Divisions 13-18. 



The asterisk (*) means on the authority of Rev. E. A. \\\ 

 Peacock and the dag"g:er (f) on the authority of Miss S. C Stow. 

 Adelges abietis L. On Abies e.xceha, N. Div. 2, Broug-hton, 1896, *. 

 Andricus curvator Htgf. On Onercus peduncidata, S. Div. 13, Court 



Leys, September 1902, Thomas Stow. 



19ns May ;i. 



