Vol. XIX —Part II ] 
[JULY 1919 
/ 6^£>, /i 
FEB. 1920. 
The 
Essex Naturalist: 
being THE JOURNAL of the 
ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 
Edited by PERCY THOMPSON, F.L.S., Honorary Secretary, 
assisted by 
HENRY WHITEHEAD, B.Sc. 
©ontewt*. page 
Samuel Dale (1659 P-1739), of Braintree, Botanist, and the Dale 
Family: Some Genealogy and some Portraits. By Miller 
Christy, F.L. S. ( concluded ) .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 
Notes on the Fauna of the New River and Reservoirs in the Lee 
Valley. By J. Mackworth Wood, M.Inst.C.E.69 
On an Annotated Copy of Richard Warner’s “ Plantae Wood- 
fordienses.” By Percy Thompson, F.L.S. ( with four Plates and one 
other Illustration) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 
A Feeding Platform of the Wood Mouse. By Charles Nicholson, 
F.E.S.^ . .. .88 
Field Notes on Essex Ornithology. By Fred J. Stubbs {with two 
Plates) .*. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 
Note on the Recent Occurrence of the “ Fairy Shrimp,” 
Chirocephalus diaphanus, at Epping.; By D. J. Scourfield, 
F.Z.S., F.R.M.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 
On some Water Plants : A Presidential Address. By Miss 
Gulielma Lister, F.L.S. (w ith seven Illustrations) .. .. .. 103 
Museum Note No. VIII.: Collections of British Rubi. By Henry 
Whitehead, B.Sc... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 
The Essex Field Club: Reports of Meetings, 3rd May 1919, to 
18th October 1919 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118 
Extracts from some Letters from John Brown, F.G S., of Stanway, 
to S.P. Woodward. With Notes by A. S. Kennard, F.G.S. 
and B. B. Woodward, F.L.S. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 
Notes.—Original and Selected .. .. .. .. .. 129, 142 
The Authors alone are responsible for the Statements and Opinions contained in 
their respective Papers. 
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NATURAL HISTORY. 
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