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distance: this orange zone, on closer acquaintance, was found to be a
mass of Alopecurus fulvus, the well-named Orange-spiked Foxtail grass, in
enormous profusion and in full flower. In addition to this pure associa-
tion, the same rare grass was growing elsewhere intermixed with Poly-
gonum amphibium in a slightly higher zone, while Equisetum limosum
formed dense masses in other portions of the old reservoir-bottom. This
remarkable abundance of Alopecurus fulvus is noteworthy and of con-
siderable ecological interest. It is a local grass, nowhere abundant as
a rule, and its present occurrence in such profusion, as a colonizer of the
new ground laid bare by the abnormally low level of the water in the
Reservoir, is a subject for speculation.
Mr. L. B. Hall, F.L.S., was busily hunting for plant-galls, and records
the following captures:—
On Hypericum humifusum, galls of the dipterous fly, Perrisia serotina,
Winn.
On Galium saxatile, galls of the mite Phyllocoptes anthobius, Nal. —This
gall was first recorded for Britain only last year, the present record being
the first for the South of England. This gall has also been recorded on
Galium mollugo.
On Prunus spinosa, galls of the acarus Eriophyes similis, Nal.
On Tilia vulgaris, galls of Eriophyes tiliae, var. liosoma.
On Veronica chamaedrys, galls of the fly Perrisia veronicae, Vall.
On Populus tremula, a gall of the longicorn beetle, Saperda populnea,
Linn.
On Hawthorn, galls of the mite Eriophyes goniothorax, Nal.
On Field-Maple, the leaf-galls of Eriophyes macrorrhynchus, Nal., and
On Yew, the galls of Oligotrophus taxi, Inchb.
On arrival at Ruislip, the visitors were welcomed at the Church by
the Vicar, and by Mr. F. Herbert Mansford, a local architect, each of
whom gave some account of the architectural features of the edifice and
of its monuments.
Tea was taken at "The Poplars" tea-gardens; after which a short
formal Meeting of the Club was held, with the President in the chair,
when three persons were nominated for membership, and the following
three persons were elected Members, viz.:—
Miss Margaret Horn,
of "Ivylands," Epping.
Miss Edith M. Horne, 
Mr. Arthur A. Pearson, F.L.S., of '"Goodacre," St. George's Avenue,
Weybridge, Surrey.
Votes of thanks were accorded also to those who had contributed to
the amenities of a very enjoyable expedition.
The return-journey to London, from Ruislip station at 6.38 o'clock,
was made "sandwich-fashion" in a much overcrowded train, where
even "strap-hanging" was an unattainable luxury.
VISIT TO WEST HAM CHURCH AND PARK AND TO
THE CLUB'S STRATFORD MUSEUM. (489th MEETING.)
Saturday, 29TH june 1918.
This afternoon visit to places of interest in the immediate neigh-
bourhood of the Club's headquarters was arranged in conjunction with
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