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Class B. Exceptional in their profusion :—
Tussilago farfara ; Epilobium hirsutum ; Scrophularia nodosa ; Poly-
gonum lapathifolium and P. hydropiper ; Spiraea ulmaria ; Ranunculus
sceleratus ; Radicula palustris ; Lythrum salicaria ; Lycopus europaeus ;
Symphytum officinale.
Class C. To be found in the near neighbourhood, but in Wanstead
Park not recently hitherto.
Alisma plantago ; Juncus bufonius ; Bidens tripartita ; Lychnis floscuculi ;
Juncus acutiflorus ; Galium verum.1
Class D. Not found in the near neighbourhood.
Veronica anagallis ; Myosoton aquaticum ; Angelica sylvestris ; Atriplex
hastata ; Oenanthe crocata ; Glyceria aquatica.
THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB—REPORTS OF
MEETINGS.
DREDGING MEETING ON THE ESTUARIES OF THE
ORWELL AND THE STOUR,
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IPSWICH SCIENTIFIC
SOCIETY.
Saturday, 23RD July 1910,
This meeting was held for the purpose of collecting marine animals and plants
in the Estuaries of the Orwell and Stour. The weather was extremely unfavourable.
To this cause, and the absence on holiday of many of the members of both
Societies, may be attributed the small attendance.
The members of the Essex Field Club were met at Ipswich Station on arrival
of the London train at 10.10 a.m., and were conducted by their colleagues of the
Ipswich Scientific Society to the Railway Company's quay at New Cut, where
lay the steam-tug "Eagre," of Colchester, which had been chartered for the
expedition.
The voyage down the beautiful Orwell was somewhat marred by driving
showers, until Woolverstone Park was reached, when -a cessation (alas, only
temporary) in the rain permitted of a landing at the "Cat House." Thence,
a walk through the charming grounds towards Freston Tower was undertaken
and much enjoyed by all.
Re-embarking at one o'clock, lunch was partaken of ou board. When Pin
Mill was reached, the dredge was put out and the vessel allowed to drift down
stream with the tide, and from this point until Harwich was reached, repeated
hauls were made by the two dredgermen employed. A vast number of
Alcyonarians, Tunicates, Hydroids, Sponges, and Polyzoans, with various
Crustacea, such as Caprella and Talitrus, and Amphipods, were obtained and
bottled, in spite of the discomfort of the drenching rain.
From Harwich, the tug proceeded up the estuary of the Stour nearly as far as
Wrabness, during which progression, dredging being impracticable, a very
"grateful and comforting" cup of tea was enjoyed in the hold of the vessel.
Arrived at Wrabness, the vessel's head was turned down stream. Further
hauls of the dredge were made, with varying success, from this point down to
1 Very large specimens; leaves almost invariably only 6 in a whorl instead of 8-12.
possibly state caused by richness of situs.—A.C.M.