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Anthemis arvensis 

 Achillea Millefolium 

 Senecio aquaticus 

 Veronica Anagallis 



,, scutellata 



Scrophularia nodosa 

 Euphrasia officinalis 

 Mentha arvensis 



,, aquatica 

 Stachys palustris 

 Scutellaria galericulata 

 Betonica officinalis 

 Myosotis palustris 

 Plantaffo media 



Rumex Acetosa 



„ Acetosella 

 Polygonum amphibium 

 ,, Hydropiper 



,, Persicaria 



Orchis maculata 

 Iris Pseudacorus 

 Alisma Plantago 

 Triglochin palustre 

 Juncus communis 



, , glaucus 



,, uliginosus 



,, filiformis 

 Typha latifolia 



With the waning of summer, when the flowers are ceasing 

 to bloom, and the birds have not congregated for their annual 

 migration nor taken up their winter quarters on the shore, 

 the choice of a locality for a Field Meeting is a matter of 

 some thought. Happily this point was solved by the proposal 

 that the salt marshes near Greatham, which extend from 

 Seaton Snab inland along the estuary of the Tees for about 

 five miles, should be visited. This again was new ground to 

 us. Unfortunately the claims of business prevented the 

 attendance of our entomologists who had mapped out the 

 expedition; but starting by the morning train on Saturday, 

 Sept. 1 8th, a small party reached Greatham Station and pro- 

 ceeded past the old salt works, which have been remodelled 

 and put into active operation. 



Here an old waggon-way attracted the naturalists' attention, 

 and a somewhat rare member of the groundsel family — Senecio 

 viscosus — was found, as well as the corn speedwell, alpine 

 bartsia, and the corn crowfoot, the latter easily distinguished 

 by its prickly carpels. Leaving the waggon-way and entering 

 the fields by a stile, the edge of the marsh, where the saltpans 

 are erected, was soon reached, and revealed its wealth of 

 flowers. Though limited in variety, their character is definitely 

 marked and of considerable interest. The sea milkwort was 



