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THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
Mr. Cole also, as a Member, proposed Mr. F. W. Reader to fill the seat
vacant by the death of Mr. Wilson.
This proposal was seconded by Mr. Vaughan.
No other nominations had reached the Secretary, nor any being made at
the present meeting, the above-named gentlemen will stand elected at the
Annual Meeting.
On behalf of the Council the Secretary nominated the following Members
as Officers:—President, Mr. David Howard, J.P., F.C.S.; Treasurer, Mr.W.
C. Waller, M.A., F.S.A.; Secretaries, Messrs. W. Cole and B. G. Cole;
Librarians, Mr. W. C. Waller and . . .
No proposal was made of any Member to take the post of Second
Librarian. No other nominations having been made, these gentlemen will
stand elected as Officers of the Club at the Annual Meeting.
At the close of the meeting most of those present returned to Southend
by train and so home.
[This meeting had originally been fixed for June 23rd, but was postponed
for the reasons stated on a second Circular sent out to the members—the
first postponement of a meeting during the life of the Club, a period of over
20 years ! ]
A VISIT TO THE WITHAM AND TIPTREE
HEATH DISTRICTS.
Monday, July o,th, 1900.
A whole-day meeting was held with a view to botanical observation and
to visit, by special invitation of the proprietors, the celebrated Fruit Farm at
Tiptree Heath.
The party met at Witham about half-past ten, the place of rendezvous
being the "Spread Eagle" Hotel. To fill up the time before luncheon, some
members joined in a ramble through fields and bye-ways, under the direction
of Mr. Edwin E. Turner, who kindly acted as botanical leader throughout the
day. Others visited the parish church, the principal features of which were
pointed out by the Vicar, the Rev. Canon Ingles.
As the meeting was wholly devoted to botany, it may be interesting to
give lists of the species of plants observed, which will afford a good idea of
the flora of Mid-Essex to be seen on a fine day in July.
During the morning ramble around Witham, the following plants were
noted :—
Clematis vitalba Specularia hybrida
Bryonia dioica Alisma plantago
Euphorbia esula Cochlearia armoracia
„ exigua Poa compressa
Reseda lutea Phalaris arundinacea
Fumaria officinalis Aenanthe phellandrium
Salvia verbenacea Parietaria officinalis
Allium vineale Rosa rubiginosa,
Galium verum Silybum marianum
Verbena officinalis Onopordon acanthium
Epilobium parviflorum