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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
At the conclusion of Dr. Taylor's interesting address, Mrs. Marsh (sister of
the Rev. S. Baring Gould), on behalf of the lady students of the Chelmsford
Botanical Class (many of whom were of the party), presented him with a pair of
gloves, in a neat and highly applauded little speech, thanking him for the time
and trouble he had given as Botanical Director of the Class during the summer.
Dr. Taylor was the only person present not in the secret, and he said the best
and most practical use he could make of the gloves would be to put them on,
which he accordingly did amid much laughter and applause.
Mr. Walter Crouch was the conchologist to the expedition, but there was
not much time allowed for collecting the land mollusca, which require some
search ; although we landed many times during the day, walking along the tow-
path, and across the fields. The common snail was of course seen, and a few
specimens of the hedge snail, Helix nemoralis, usually found in banks or among
nettles.
During the trip, a good many aquatic species were taken by means of a small