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among the specimens were nine species of Sphingidae (including Acherontia
atropos and Sphinx convolvuli), Vanessa antiopa, and two specimens of Papilio
machaon, which were said to have been taken at Tillingham ; also a case con-
taining two Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), shot near Maldon by Mr. Richard
Bygrave. The Rev. E. R. Horwood had placed on tables some of the most
interesting books from the library, referred to above, and also exhibited a portrait
of Ray, the great Essex naturalist, and a large oil-painting of Mrs. Oakeley,
of Launton, Oxfordshire, Ray's mother-in-law. Mr. Holmes, Prof. Boulger, Mr.
Houston, Mr. Shenstone, Mr. Wright, and others, exhibited the botanical speci-
mens collected during the afternoon, duly arranged and named, and several other
exhibits were made, of which the reporter has no record, and others are referred
to in the proceedings of the meeting.
The Mayor took the chair at an Ordinary Meeting of the Club (the ninety-
third).
The following were elected members :—Mr. J, Barley, Mrs. Barley, Mr, W.
Beasley, Mrs. Beasley, Messrs. R. Joslin, Champion B. Russell, J. P., Captain
C. T. Thompson, and Miss Rose Willmott.
Dr. Laver exhibited flint implements from Walton-on-Naze and Lexden,
described in his paper in the Essex Naturalist (ante page 127), and made
some remarks upon their character and place of occurrence.
Mr. Andrew Johnston called attention to the curious parallel trenches, con-
taining ancient remains, which had been discovered near Shoeburyness, which he
thought would be well worthy the attention of the Club.9
Prof. Boulger gave a report on the plants observed during the afternoon, most
of which have been already referred to above. He called attention to the
cleistogamous flowers of the dog-violet found in Hazeleigh Wood.
Mr. E. M. Holmes made some remarks upon some fasciated branches of
Suaeda fruticosa, found by Messrs. Fitch and Cole on Osey Island the day
previous, and also upon a specimen of the Wild Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis),
found in the same place, growing 4 to 5 feet high, near the limit of high water,
and of more than usually flexuous habits. He also referred to the Lichens found
at Hazeleigh, and said he was sure that the locality would well repay a thorough
search ; the explorer would probably find many species new to the county, and
not recorded in the Rev. J. M. Crombie's paper in the Trans. Essex Field Club
(vol. iv. pp. 54—75).
Mr. Howard Vaughan exhibited, on behalf of Mr. John Mason, of Wandsworth,
a fresh branch of the red double-flowered Hawthorn. Until July last the tree
had shown no signs of foliage, and was believed to be dead. Leaf-buds then
appeared, and in September it burst into bloom. It should be mentioned that
the tree had been moved in the garden during two successive autumns.
The President remarked that the times were out of joint; they had seen wood-
anemones, primroses, violets, etc., in bloom in the woods, and a specimen of the
brimstone-moth (Rumia crataegata) had been noticed.
Mr. B. G. Cole exhibited three caterpillars of Deilephila galii, taken the
preceding day from the Galium verum on Osey Island (see ante page 188).
The President and Dr. Laver explained the interest attaching to many of the
objects exhibited, especially the valuable relics from Othona, and the pottery
found in the railway excavations at Heybridge. The fragments at the latter place
9 We are glad to say that these remains are being investigated by Mrs. Chenevix Trench, and
we hope to publish her notes in the Essex Naturalist.—Ed.