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FIELD MEETINGS, 1949 
s])eciineii of Uume.x sanguineus in the Herbarium of the National 
Museum of Wales, labelled “ Copse, Warnham Hill; Shoolbred, Sept, 
doth, 1895,” came, as Mr Lousley suggests, from this locality. 
After the excursion an excellent tea was provided by Mrs Ash at 
Lower Birtley Farm, and the members then tested their skill on a few 
gathered Willow-herbs, which unfortunately had become somewhat 
withered. 
Tlie following is a list of the species of Epilobinm seen during the 
afternoon : — i 
Epilobinm parvifiorum Schreb. 
,, montanum L. 
,, lanceolatnm Seb. c% Maur. 
,, roseurn Schreb. ' 
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,, tetrugonnm L. em. Curt. 
,, obscurum Schreb. " 
,, Ijamyi F. Schultz. J 
,. adeiiocaulon Haussk. j 
Hybrids included E. adenacaulon x E. obscnritm\ and E. montanum x jj 
E. obscw'um. 
G. M A. 'i 
SEPTEMBER 17th. BASINGSTOKE CANAL FROM BYFLEEJ TO f 
AVOKING (SURREY, V.-C. 17). ^ 
Leaders-. J. E. Lousley and W. E. Warrin. q 
The party assembled at Byfleet Railway Station at 11.35 a.m. and * 
proceeded about 300 yards to the canal at the nearest point. From M 
here, the tow-path was followed to Sheerw^ter Bridge where packed 5 
lunch was consumed. After lunch, the party divided into small groups ■ 
with the object of making a thorough investigation of the canal and | 
adjacent land as far as the Chertsey Road Bridge. Thence a short walk i 
through the town led to the Albion Hotel, Woking, where tea was taken. 
The 2^ mile long stretch of tow-path included much scenery of excep- ; 
tional beauty. To the south of the canal, for about a mile in the middle 
of the route, the wooded Sheerwater heath extends to the main railway 
line with a maximum width of nearly half a mile. This heathland is 
divided into two by a wide ditch running approximately S.W.-N.E., 
and between this and the canal is Sheerwater Bog and a series of small 
pools, ditches and bomb-craters containing plants associated with acid 
conditions. The canal contains a rich aquatic and marginal flora which ^ 
is especially well developed in backwaters on the north side, where it is 
flanked by further wooded heathland now broken into by the grounds of 
houses. The last mile of the tow-path approaching and through the 
outskirts of Woking is characterised by a much higher proportion of 
alien and hortal species. 
The object of the field-meeting was to make a record of the flora (so 
far as Avas po.ssible in a single visit late in the season) in view of tAVo 
