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junction with maps to tlic same scale showing natural features (rivers, 
highlands, woodlands, soils, etc.), to throw light on the distribiition 
patterns. 
On Saturday, the party visited Newbold-on-Stour, an area on cal- 
careous lias and including arable, scrub-land and marsh, with several 
pools. A good day’s recording was done. Packed lunches were eaten 
and washed down with draughts of well-water from “Journey’s End’’, 
a little cottage in no-man’s-land belonging to Mrs. Lamb, a nature- 
lover, whose father-in-law, Joshua Lamb, was a well-known local 
botanist. Her garden was a wild profusion of herbs and simples. 
The rendezvous at the end of the walk was the village green, and 
there Rumex puJche7' was found growing abundantly. 
The more interesting plants recorded during the day were: 
Rdnuticulus arvensis L., Tyotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd., 
Bupleurum rotundifoUurn L., Falcarin vnlgaris Ilernh., Scandix pecfeii- 
veiieris L., Galium tricorne Stokes, Legousia hyhridu (L.) Delarb., 
Anagallis foeinina Mill., Lithospermum officinale L., L. arvense Tj., 
Kickxia, spuria (L.) Dumort., K. elatine (L.) Dumort., Xepeta rataiia 
L., Rumex pulcher L., Baldellia ranunculoid.es (L.) Park, l‘oa compressa 
L., Ophioglossum vulgatuin L. 
On Sunday morning a visit was made to Sherbonrne, where a few 
plants of Trifolium suhterraneum L. in fruit was seen; and a large 
colony, earliei- estimated at about 10,000 plants, of Myosurus minimus L., 
also in fruit. Asf r(dagus\ glycypliyllos !>. was seen, and in the adjoining 
woodland, a fine mixed colony of willow-herbs, including Epilohi}i m 
parviflorum Schreb., E. tetragonurn L., E. montanum, L., E. adeno- 
caulon Hausskn. and E. montanum x parviflorum, all determined liy 
Mr. G. M. Ash. 
After lunch, at Westham House, rt'Cording was continued along the 
canal at Wilmcote and on the adjacent railway. 
For its help to the Warwickshire Flora Revision, and in many other 
ways, the meeting was very successful. 
R. C. Rrauett. 
It is to be regretted that more members were not able to join this 
enjoyable meeting, as it was especially good for those of us who did, to 
see at first hand a new way of working on the reAusion of a local flora. 
J. G. 1). 
JULY 5th, 1952. HAYES ANT) KESTON COMMONS (WEST KENT) 
Leader: W. C. R. Watson, assisted by G. Avery. 
The meeting was designed to afford an introduction to the study of 
brambles {Ruhus) in the field. It was attended by 20 members and 
friends. The readiest Avay of recognizing the species that were met Avas 
pointed out, and their place in the system of classification Avas dealt Avith 
as they were found. 
Thirty-five species were chosen for demonstration, most of which occur 
plentifully and Avidely in South Britain atid are consequently likely to 
