330 Peacock: Lincolnshire Naturalists tn the Isle of Axholme. 
has a wide distribution on suitable soil. Other grasses found 
vulgaris, Thalictrum flavum,and Juncus bufonius. Haxey turbary 
is a long stretch of unreclaimed boggy ground lying on sand 
prolific in rather uncommon species and rare ones. Erica 
tetralix and E. cinerea were abundant, and rising above them 
the purple flowers of Cnicus pratensis were much admired. 
Eriophorum angustifolium, Drosera rotundifolia (more rarely 
D. intermedia, \ am told, for I did not see it), Pinguicula vulgaris, 
and Habenaria bifolia R.Br., peculiar to this sand peat and 
rare, though here locally plentiful. Peat-holes occurred at 
frequent intervals, in some of which could be found U¢ricularia 
ei silts palustris, Myriophyllum verticillatum, Spar- 
ea , Cladium mariscus, and Eleocharis multicaulis Sm. 
At thie. extreme end of the turbary there is a sandy field which 
rvense, Teesdalia nudicaulis, Hieractum boreale and Achillea 
From Haxey turbary the members were conducted to a 
similar stretch of land known as Epworth turbary, taking en 
route Galeopsis versicolor, Alisma ranunculordes, and Nasturtium 
amphibium. The characteristic flora of the turbaries was found 
here also, but at Epworth two of the rarest plants seen during 
record for the whole county. It was growing on sand by the 
pool side near the bridge where the road turns up to the village. 
There was plenty of it high above the water-mark. Andromeda 
poltfolza is still in its old place, and there is more of it, I am 
glad to say. ‘It grows best on the new ground after the 
heather and rough grass have been burnt,’ Mr. S. Hudson said. 
Here Drosera tntermedia was taken certainly. Marrubium _ 
vulgare was taken at Westgate, Selicd by the Rev. W. Fowler 
fore the meeting. Lystmachia nemorum and Thalictrum 
collinum, from its Epworth station, reached me on the 2oth. 
n the return drive to Haxey Station in the evening Geranium ae 
pratense was most conspicuous and plentiful. 
On arriving at Epworth, half-an-hour was allowed for a 
visit to the church, which Abraham de la Pryme 200 years ago 
_ described as a ‘pretty excellent church,’ and which in more recent : 
_ days has been famous from its connection with the Wesleys. 
‘Witee the old antiquary and naturalist visited it no doubt 
os Naturalist. 
