There were two walks in May. The first was to Hayton Manor, 

 Stanford. It was noticeable that there were very few weeds of culti- 

 vation in the cornfields, owing to the use of selective weed killers, which 

 may have accounted also for the strong smell of disinfectant. The 

 second walk, through the woods at Lydden was led by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Charles Rowlands of Dover. Some fine specimens of Lady and Fly 

 Orchids — Orchis purpurea Huds. and O. insectifera L. — were seen. 

 At Kearsney the party was shown the saprophytic Bird's Nest Orchid 

 Neottia midus-avis (L.) growing under a Pine. 



For the first time for years, the June walk had to be cancelled on 

 account of torrential rain. 



In September, Mr. Trevelyan conducted the party round his 

 beautifully kept nurseries, glasshouses and gardens at Lower Court, 

 Ottinge. He pointed out a rare form of Sea Buchthan Hippophae 

 rhamnoides L. brought from the West Coast of Ireland, and which is 

 said to occur also in Portugal. 



This specimen bore both male flowers and berries — usually the 

 sexes are on separate bushes. It was a small tree about 10 ft. high, 

 umbrella shaped, with a straight trunk rather like that of a hawthorn. 

 Edward Step, F.L.S. in "Trees and Flowers of the Countryside" says 

 that when planted as a specimen in a shrubbery. Sea Buckthorn may 

 grow into a small tree, very different in appearance from the usual bush 

 form. 



It is a native English plant, rather local in its distribution, and 

 naturalised in parts of Scotland and Ireland. 



Mrs. Trevelyan kindly provided tea, which was much appreciated. 



Owing to the difficulty with buses, the October walk took place at 

 Bishopsbourne instead of Burmarsh, as originally planned. The weather 

 was sunny and the walk was much enjoyed — except when we became 

 mixed up with a pheasant shoot ! 



D. G. Standford. 



BOTANICAL NOTES FROM THE 

 FOLKESTONE DISTRICT 



A FTER a mild January, when much fine Fragrant Butterbur, also 

 ^^- called Winter Heliotrope, Petasites fragrans (Vill.) was in bloom, 

 snow lay for six weeks, and was followed by cold and rainless conditions 

 most unfavourable for plant growth. Persistent cold, wet and sunless 



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