276 THE ESSEX NATURALIST. 
of the Royal Exchange Assurance, of each of which large con- 
cerns his father was Governor for so many years.5 He was 
elected F.L.S.in 1800. In 1816 he published his “ Flora Tonbrig- 
ensis,”’ having, as he says in his Preface to that book, “ paid par- 
ticular attention to the climate, to the variation in the soil, and 
to the natural productions of this part of England”’ ; but he seems 
never to have returned to any active participation in his two 
brothers’ records of the local Walthamstow or Essex plants. 
THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB—REPORTS OF 
MEETINGS. 
VISIT TO WARLEY PLACE, GREAT WARLEY  (563rpD 
MEETING). 
SATURDAY, 28TH APRIL, 1923. 
The full complement of 35 invited Members paid a fifth visit to our 
Member, Miss E. Willmott’s, celebrated garden at Warley Place in de- 
lightful weather on the above afternoon. Assembling at Brentwood station 
at 2.11 o'clock, the party walked to Warley and was welcomed by our 
hostess at shortly before 3 o’clock. 
The garden was in its full vernal beauty, and attracted great admiration 
on the part of the visitors. Where all things were lovely it seems invidious 
to select any for special notice, but the glorious Spetchley Primroses, patches 
of which, of all shades, were seen at their best, cannot be passed over, seeing 
that they are a special outcome of Essex floricultural art and patience. 
Evrodium romanum, so named from its habitat on the walls 9% the Coliseum 
at Rome, and scattered specimens in the grass of the beautiful uittle Narcissus 
tyiandrus, were other outstanding delights. The rock gorge, with its trickling 
streamlet, which forms so charming a feature, was gay with rock and water 
plants. Lathvea clandestina, the beautiful-flowered root-parasite, was seen 
forming large masses of lilac flowers at the foot of a poplar. 
Tea was taken in the garden-room at 5 o'clock. After tea, by our 
hostess’ kind permission, a short meeting of the Club was held, with our Vice- 
President, Mr. R. Paulson, F.L.S., in the chair, when nominations of two 
candidates for membership were read. 
The Hon. Secretary apologised for the unavoidable absence of our new 
President, Dr. Smith Woodward, who was detained on official business at the 
Natural History Museum. 
He called attention to the impending demolition of the old Elizabethan 
Court House at Barking, which had been ordered by the District Council, 
and gave notice of a special meeting of the Club to be held for the purpose 
of inspecting the Court House and to protest against its demolition, on the 
following Saturday. 
5 A portrait of Edward Forster, senr., Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance, engraved 
by Chas. Turner, after a painting ty fe ir Hoppner, R.A., is in the collection of the Guildhall 
Library, London. It was published March 24, 1810, two years before his death, 
