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PROPOSAL FOR A BOTANICAL SURVEY 
Suggestions for Notes and Observations. 
Each sufficiently important portion of land or water marked 
as distinct on map to receive a number whether taken from 
25 in. map or purely arbitrary. All notes on occurrences of 
plants can then be referred to numbered locality. Complete 
lists to be regarded as of first importance, rare plants as only 
incidents, Rare plants should, of course, be specially noted, 
with particular reference to the plants with which they are 
found associated and their surroundings. A rare plant may 
be a mere casual immigrant, or it may be of first importance 
as indicating some special quality in the surroundings, for 
example, Liparis, Drosera, Pinguicula, &c. 
Characteristic groups or associations to be particularly 
noted and special attention directed to any physical features 
which can be detected as influencing, or likely to influence 
their nature and habit. Such features may be nature of soil 
(particular reference to drift-map), depth of water and nature 
of bottom, influence of tides, if any, and of current, exposure 
to wind, etc. 
Notes should be made of the influence of animals and of 
man.J 
Observers should attempt to summarise their notes before 
sending them in. All notes to be sent eventually to Mr. W. A. 
Nicholson, Hon. Sec., 51 Surrey Street, Norwich, without 
prejudice to observer’s right to publish any observations 
directed to special personal end. Maps will eventually 
become the property of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ 
Society, or The Sutton Laboratory, as shall afterwards be 
determined, and be at all events open to use of members for 
subsequent work. 
Members wishing to assist in the work are requested to 
communicate with the Hon. Sec., as above. A perusal of 
any of the papers mentioned below will be useful for forming 
an idea of the nature of the work required. 
“ Plant Associations of the Tay Basin.” Robt. Smith, B.Sc. Trans, 
and Proc. Perthshire Soc. Nat. Science, vol. ii. part 6, 1897-98. 
