richakd warner’s “ plants woodfordienses.” 
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21, 1893, the book was offered to Mr. Hoklsworth through the 
trade, and purchased by him for a small sum. 
Coming now to the manuscript notes themselves, these record 
no great botanical rarity, except in the case of Cystopteris alpina, 
to be mentioned later. 
Forster’s additions to Warner’s records are as follow':— 
Lysimachia nemorum, found “ in the woody part of the Forest, not 
far from Hagger-lane, in one spot in plenty. Also found in woody part 
of Forest near Kings Oak, Highbeach, in flower 25 May 1801." 
Hypericum elodes, found “ on a Bog near Highbeach in abundance, 
not in flower, July 1793.’’ 
Campanula [ W ahlenbergia ] hederacea, found “ on bogs near High- 
beech, Epping-forest, July 1793.” Forster adds, “Abundance in flower 
this day 16 July, 1801, in 3 bogs by the Kings-Oak, Highbeach—it grows 
some way out of 2 of the bogs, especially one, amongst the fern there." 
“ In flower by the Long bog opposite Iving’s-Oak Mond, 22 August, 1808." 
Cardamine hirsuta, recorded as growing “ in the Sale Hale-end by the 
ditch-side 1789,’’ and also “ in several places by the brook which runs 
from Fairmead bottom to Chapel-end.’’ 
Alisma ranunculoides (no locality given). 
Anthemis arvensis , “ found in May, 1786, in Mark-house Common- 
field,’’ also “ in abundance in a field between Chingf'-lane and Ching- 
ford-hall-lane, g' 1, abund., 1794." 
Equisetum fluviatile [ E. maximum'] found in a " ditch by side of afield 
at the back of Snaresbrook on the forest.’’ 
Equisetum limosum, found in ditches also in stagnant waters “ in the 
marsh ditch N. side Lea bridge road and elsewhere.’’ 
Serapias latifolia [ Helleborine latifolia], “found on an hill called the 
Hawk, near Chingford green, also near the Bald Faced Stag in the wood,’’ 
and further “ a root of this found near the spot at Hale end where the 
Ophrys nidus avis was fouiM ; 26 May 1788.’’ 
Hieracium pumilum [H. villosum ?] (no locality given). 
Linum usitatissimum , “ found in Mark-house Common field,’’ also 
“ one plant in fl. edge of foot-path, on Lea-br-ra, beyond Gardiner’s- 
house, 20 June 1808.“ 
Rubus idceus, growing at the “ east corner, Snaresbrook pond, May 
5 , 1789.” 
Arenaria marina [ Alsine media], recorded as occurring in “ Plaistow- 
marsh, abundantly, 1796.’’ 
Thlaspi arvense, “ found in the Garden at the Grove, West-ham.” 
This was the residence of Mr. Thomas Williams, whose daughter Susanna 
had married Benjamin’s elder brother Thomas in 1788. 
Tragopogon porrifolius, “ found one plant in the field on right-hand 
Lea-bridge-road, next the present Nursery-ground, yesterday, 15 June, this 
morning went into the field and gathered one flower, and another not 
blown. Friday 16 June 1809.” 
