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laid on two points in the scheme—the ultimate establishment of
a comprehensive natural history journal for the three counties,
and the formation of a zoological station. The writer said :—
"Another question raised was that of joint and scientific records. This
is admittedly difficult; but difficulties are made to be overcome, and the
advantage of one "East Anglian" Natural History journal for the three
counties would be a decided gain in the direction of reducing the number of
scientific publications."
The writer commented on the value of a permanent
biological station for the, district, and suggested that this should
be one of the principal aims of the proposed Congress. Alluding
to the visit to Ray's birth-place later in the day, and to the
words of this " father of modern zoology" (as he was called
by Professor Ray Lankester), not long before his death—
"I must attis lampada traders" the article concludes thus: —
"The members of the three societies will best honour the
memory of Ray by 'passing on the lamp.' There can be no
better way of doing this than by making the proposed union of
the three counties an accomplished fact, and so constituting a
New East Anglia. Floreat ! "
THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
MEETING IN EPPING FOREST (NORTHERN
PORTION) & 178TH ORDINARY MEETING.
Saturday, May 14TH, 1898.
IN the early spring the weather had proved so extremely uncertain
that it was deemed safer to defer the usual spring forest ramble until
May. On this date the members assembled at Theydon Bois station at
about three o'clock, and a ramble was taken in some of the finest portions
of the Forest, the route being over Piercing Hill, into Epping Thicks, to
Ambresbury Banks, and then to Dullsmead Slade, &c. The special object
of the meeting was to gather specimens of the forest trees and shrubs, for
illustration of Mr. Elliott's paper in the evening. Many noteworthy
specimens were pointed out, special interest being taken in the spread of the
aspen and in the forms of the birch.
At about six o'clock tea was taken at the "Wake Arms," and afterwards
an Ordinary Meeting (the 178th) was held, Mr. D. Howard, President, in
the chair.
Mr. Percy Clark, B.A., was elected a member of the Club.
Mr. W. Cole exhibited on behalf of Mr. Gearing an old form of cattle-bell,
formed of plates of iron rivetted together. The specimen had been at the