THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 
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All parts of the quarry were found to abound with a rich assemblage 
of plants of characteristic Chalk facies. In view of the very restricted 
area of the Chalk outcrops in South Essex, it will be useful to give a list 
of the more characteristic plants recorded on the excursion, as follows : 
Clematis vitalba. 
Diplotaxis tenuifolia. 
Lepidium Dr aba. 
Reseda lutea. 
Linu.ni catharticum. 
Medicago sativa. 
Melilotus altissima. 
M. alba. 
Trifolium pvocumbens. 
Lathyvus nissolia. 
Epilob i u m an gust ifoli u m. 
E. parviflorum. 
Fceniculum vulgare. 
Daucus carota. 
Dipsacus sylvestris. 
Conium maculatum. 
Smyrnium olusatrum. 
Erigeron canadensis. 
E. acris. 
Inula squarrosa. 
Artemisia vulgaris. 
Carduus crispus. 
Centaurea scabiosa. 
Cichorium Intvbus 
Helmintia echioides. 
C re pis capillaris. 
Lactuca virosa. 
Leontodon hispidus. 
Blackstonia perfoliata. 
Centaurion umbellatum. 
Cynoglossum officinale. 
Verbascum thapsus. 
Linaria vulgaris. 
Orobanche minor. 
Origanum vulgare. 
Calamintha acinos. 
Populus canescens. 
Lister a ovata. 
Orchis pyramidalis. 
0 . latifolia. 
Ophvys apifera. 
T rise turn flavescens. 
Sclerochloa rigida. 
Festuca ambigua. 
The Marestail (Hippuris vulgaris) was found growing profusely, in a 
mass nearly 60ft. long by 25ft. across, in a dried-up lime pit ; a notable 
sight. 
Mr. E. T. Vallins records the following as among the more interesting 
Beetles found by him on the excursion and at subsequent visits to the 
quarry :— 
Harpalus puncticollis Fairm (fairly common). 
Staphylinus stercorarius Ol. (one specimen only, under stones.) 
Sphceroderma cardui Gyll. (common.) 
Crepidodera transversa Marsh (common.) 
Oedemera nobilis Scop, (abundant on flowers in one spot only.) 
This beetle prefers Chalk, but is locally common on other soils. 
*Oedemera lurida Marsh (almost exclusively a Chalk beetle). 
*Apion vicice Payk (very common, on Leguminosse). 
*A. meliloti Kirby ( do. do.) 
*A. tenue, Kirby ( do. do.) 
A. vorax, Herbst. (one specimen, on Sallow). 
A. simile, Kirby (very common, on Birch). 
Altogether 15 species of the genus Apion were found, no doubt owing 
to the abundant growth of various Leguminosae. 
The species marked * appear to be new records for the county, as they 
do not appear in the List of Coleoptera given in the Victoria History 
of Essex, 1903. 
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