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I am sorry that I have not been able to render this paper more complete 

 by furnishing Ksts of the plants found to the ISTorth of London ; but I am not 

 without hope that this may be done by some botanist more competent than 

 myseK. Until then, however, the above may stand as a contribution to the 

 * London Flora' of the present day. 



High Wycombe^ August 7th, 1865. 



Richmond and North Biding Naturalists' 

 Field Club.— On Tuesday, Jiily 25th, the 

 members of this club held a Field Meeting 

 at Croft. Leaving Eichmond by the 12.30 

 p. m, train they arrived at Croft in about 

 half-an-hour, when, shortly after leaving 

 the train, they proceeded through the vil- 

 lage in the direction of Hell Kettles, (the 

 local name given to two large ponds of 

 sulphurous water). Arrived at the first of 

 these which is the one most strongly im- 

 pregnated with sulphur and is several feet 

 in depth a great many botanical speci- 

 mens were found, amongst which may be 

 mentioned : Cladium Mariscus, Juncus 

 obtusijlorus, Myriojphyllum veTticillatwn, 

 Fotainogeton lucens, and P. pedinatus, 

 Ranunculus sceleratus, Eupatorium Canna- 

 hinum, Utricularia vulgaris, Alisma 

 plantago, Triglochin palustre, CEnanthe 

 fistulosa, Solanum Dulcamara, Sium 

 angustifolium, Populus canescens, Lemna 

 trisulca, Chara aspera. Along the course 

 of the river Skerne to its junction with 

 the Tees were found Sparganium simplex, 

 and >S'. ramosum, Scutellaria galericulata, 

 Stachys palustris, Nuphar lutea, Scirpus 

 sylvaticus and S. lacustris — plants of this 

 growing very luxuriantly, being from eight 

 to nine feet in height. On the road back to 

 Croft were found sxjecimens of Artemisia 

 vulgaris, Rosa Sabini var. Doniana, Ono- 

 pordum Acanthium, Alchemilla arvensis, 

 Bryonia dioica. The party after returning 

 to Croft and partaking of refreshment at 



the Spa Hotel set out for the woods near 

 Halnaby Hall, a distance of a mile and a 

 half. In the ditches in that neighbourhood 

 were found Hottonia palustris, Ranunculus 

 Lingua, Stellaria glauca, Comarum palustre, 

 Salix pentandra S. fusca, &c. After 

 strolling about Croft and seeing the princi- 

 pal places of interest in the neighbourhood 

 the party brought their third excursion to 

 a close and arrived in Richmond at about 

 half-past nine o'clock. — J. Aspdin, Sec. 



Easy Guide to the British Hepaticce. — 

 (Hardwicke's Science Gossip). By M. 

 C. Cooke. (London, Eobert Hardwicke, 

 1865.) 



Of all the divisions of British Crypto - 

 gamic Botany, the Hepaticse alone have 

 for many years in vain req[uired elucidation 

 and critical revision. The Mosses, Lichens, 

 Algae, and Fungi, have each in turn re- 

 ceived the attention of botanists, and on 

 each we are now furnished with handbooks 

 and descriptions of species equal to the 

 requirements of the age, and including 

 most of the recent discoveries. The 

 Hepaticse, hitherto apparently neglected, 

 have at last found an elucidator, who has 

 furnished us with a short and easy descrip- 

 tion of each species, illustrated with an 

 outline figure, and arranged according to 

 the latest continental nomenclature. We 

 say, hi^h-QT^io apparently neglected Hepaticte. 

 This requires some qualification, — what 

 we mean is that whilst many acute bota- 

 nists have been working hard, both in the 



