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rendered by him during the day ; in so doing, he referred to other kindly 
offices fulfilled by Mr. Chittenden to the Club in past years, especially 
to the careful overhauling of the Club’s moss-herbarium, carried out by 
him nearly 20 years ago. The Hon. Secretary warmly endorsed the Presi¬ 
dent’s enconiums from personal acquaintance with the moss-herbarium. 
Mr. Chittenden thanked the speakers for their complimentary utter¬ 
ances ; and the vote of thanks was carried by acclamation. 
Mr. Paulson also thanked Mr. Turner for his services to the party as 
guide during the day, and Mr. Turner briefly acknowledged the vote of 
thanks. 
Before leaving, the party was conducted by Mr. Chittenden through 
the Laboratory Building, a triumph of picturesque architectural design 
adapted to its special purpose, inspecting the various Botanical, Chemical 
and Entomological Laboratories, the Director’s Office, the Library and 
Herbarium, etc., all of which provoked much interest and admiration. 
The final stage of a most enjoyable day’s visit was a three-mile walk 
(somewhat hurried in its later portion), by road, canal-bank, and field- 
path to Byfleet, where the 6.41 train to Waterloo (fortunately somewhat 
late !) was safely caught. 
VISIT TO THE GRAYS CHALK QUARRIES (532nd MEETING). 
Saturday, i8th June, 1921. 
A wish having been expressed by several members to repeat the visit 
to these quarries, paid last summer, 2 when many interesting records were 
made, both of plants and insects, the present expedition was arranged 
(by kind permission of the Grays Chalk Quarries Co. Ltd.), with the Presi¬ 
dent and the Hon. Secretary as conductors of the party, which numbered 
about thirty. 
Most of the party travelled down by the train leaving Fenchurch 
Street at 10.17, due to arrive at Grays at 11.5 o’clock ; but some members 
came down by later trains. 
The same profusion of plants of Chalk facies was noticed as last year, 
and, to avoid recapitulation, members may be referred to the report of the 
earlier visit for full lists of the wild-flowers observed. 
The beautifully mammillated specimens of Greywethers, which lie on 
the floor of the upper pit, attracted considerable interest, and Mr. Percy 
Thompson gave an account of their composition and history and their 
probable beds of origin. 
Tea was taken in the town at 4.30 o’clock, and a formal meeting of 
the Club was held afterwards, at which 
Miss Caroline A. Bsnn, of 68, South Esk Road, Forest Gate, E.y, 
Miss Agnes Veitch, of 3, Sherravd Road, Forest Gate, E. 7, and 
Mr. William Pollitt, Borough Librarian and Curator, Southend-on-Sea, 
were elected members, and one candidate was nominated for election. 
The President (Mr. R. Paulson) gave a short account of the more 
characteristic plants met with during the day, and pointed out their rarity 
in our County, taken as a whole. 
The return train to London was caught at 5.32 o’clock, after a very 
interesting expedition. 
2 See Essex Naturalist, xix.,p. 25.6. 
