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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
likewise knotted, and towards their end of a lake colour ; the 
coriaceous leaves are opposite, entire, four to five nerved, 
sometimes foliate, while others are rather acinaciform. The 
inflorescence forms a Cyme, the peduncles are axillary, and 
divide repeatedly in two or three, each being provided with 
a bractea partly accompanying two or three flowers. The 
bractea is of a vermilion colour, and surrounds the sessile 
flowers ; the calyx is slightly densated, and of a similar co- 
lour ; the corolla is tubular, of a bright yellow, tinged with 
orange and red ; it has six petals divided to the base, and 
connected so closely with the stamens that the latter appear 
to arise from the corolla, while their rudiments may be 
traced to the base of the petal, where they are inserted in 
the ovary. After the flower bud has expanded, the segments 
roll backwards to the point where the stamen becomes free ; 
on each side of the stamen (where it becomes free from the 
corolla) rises a small prominence from the segment of the 
corolla. By its convolution the tubular corolla resembles the 
capital of a column. The stamens are equal in number to 
the petals, the style is simple, the stigma rounded, the an- 
ther incumbent, two-lobed, each lobe with a longitudinal 
line of dehiscence. When the filament is attached to the 
anther, the first as well as the latter is villose. The fruit is a 
berry, one-celled, seed solitary, testa membraneous. 
Mr. Joseph Freeman then communicated the results of 
his excursions in the vicinity of Stratford, Leytonstone, 
Wanstead, and Snaresbrook, Essex. In the immediate 
vicinity of Stratford, Mr. Freeman found 
51 Natural Orders 
133 Genera 
183 Species 
On account of the proximity of Stratford to London, the 
following localities for the rarer species might not be unac- 
ceptable to the Metropolitan Botanist. 
Ranunculus arvensis . Fields near Temple Mills. 
Nuphar lutea . . . River Lea, near do. 
Cory dolls lutea . . . Found some years since on a wall at 
Upton. The wall having been re- 
cently repaired, the plant has disap- 
peared. 
