THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 
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being to inspect the tombs of John Ray and Dr. Benjamin Allen, in the 
Churchyard of Black Notley, which had been recently restored under 
the auspices of the Club, and to attend the unveiling in Braintree Church, 
of a Bronze Memorial Tablet of Samuel Dale, erected also on the initiative 
of the Club. 
A full account of the memorials and of the meeting is given in another 
place, to which the reader is referred. (See pp. 129-38), 
Ordinary Meeting. —During the afternoon, a short meeting of the 
Club was held in Braintree High School, Mr. W. Whitaker, F.R.S., in the 
chair. 
N ew Members. —The following were elected Members :— 
Mrs. D. J. Scourfield, 63. Queen’s Road, Leytonstone. 
Mrs. C. N. Tween, Lee House, Enfield Lock, Middlesex. 
The Secretary on behalf of Mr. H. Whitehead, B.Sc., exhibited some 
specimens of the Turbellarian worm, Dallyellia viridis, from a pond a 1 - 
Chigwell Row r , Essex, and also a coloured drawing of the same. An accoun “ 
appears in the “ Notes ” columns. 
Professor Boulger and Mr. W. Cole made some remarks on this interest¬ 
ing exhibit, and the formal meeting closed. 
VISIT TO WARLEY PLACE, BRENTWOOD. 
Saturday, i8th May 1912. 
THE 405th MEETING. 
The object of this Excursion was to visit, again, by kind invitation of our 
Member, Miss E. Willmott, F.L.S., at Warley Place, and so afford members 
an opportunity of inspecting her famous gardens under a different floral 
aspect from that seen on our previous visit, in August. 
On assembling at Brentwood, brakes were in readiness to take the 
party for a circular drive of four miles through some of the beauty spots 
of this very picturesque neighbourhood, visiting Harts Wood, Little 
Warley, Warley Gap and Great Warley Church, and so reaching Warley 
Place. Some very fine views over the Thames Valley and the Laindon 
Hills were enjoyed during the drive. 
At Warley Place the Club was welcomed by Miss Willmott, and the 
afternoon was spent, under her guidance, in the magnificent gardens, 
containing, it is said, nearly 100,000 species and varieties of plants. The 
reader is referred to the full account of the gardens by Mr. Shenstone in 
the present volume of the Essex Naturalist ( ante pp. 40-60). Owing 
to seasonal changes, the gardens were quite altered in appearance since 
last year. Special interest w r as taken in the wild flower garden, the water 
garden and the rock-plants. Our hostess was full of interesting informa¬ 
tion in all sections, and the tour of the domain was a botanical and garden¬ 
ing treat such as is rarely experienced. 
At the end of the rambles, all assembled in the house, where tea was 
-served. The President, Mr. W. Whitaker, expressed the members' high 
appreciation of a delightful and instructive afternoon, and their warm 
thanks to Miss Willmott for her hospitable attentions and informing 
1 ‘ talks '* about the innumerable objects of interest in the gardens. 
A meeting (the 405th of the Club) .vas held in an informal manner, 
