234 THE ESSEX NATURALIST. A. Plantago maritima. "near the Thames at the mouth of Rainham Creek." A. Littorella lacustris [now L. uniflora]. "in the pond called the Lake on the Forest near Wanstead T.T.F.26 near the basin in Wanstead Park." Potamogeton compressus. "In a gravelpit & in Hoghill Pond on Henault Forest." A. Potamogeton heterophyllus. "In the pond called the Lake on the Forest near Wanstead. 27 July 1816." Pyrus communis, "in a wood in Chingford lane & in a wood near Horn lane Woodford in Hither West field near Hale End House— in the Larks." Linum radiata [now Radiola linoides]. "on the Forest near the Windmill, near the Bald faced Stag & near the Kings Oak." Rosa canina b. sarmentacea.26 "in hedges very common." Rosa surculosa Woods.26 "on the Forest near the End of Hagger lane." Rosa systyla.26 "in hedges & on the Forest—in Hagger lane & else- where." Rosa micrantha.26 "On the Forest near the End of Haggar Lane & elsewhere." Rosa dumetorum Woods.26 "in hedges, in Green leaves lane, Waltham stow and elsewhere." Rosa Borreri Woods.26 "in hedges—in the Lea bridge road & else- where, not uncommon." Rosa Forsteri (collina b.) Woods.26 "in Moons Lane leading from Chapel End to Higham hill Walthamstow, & on the Forest, in hedges common. Rosa tomentosa (villosa b.)26 "In a hedge in Walthamstow marsh near the end of the watery lane, in Chingford lane & elsewhere." Drosera rotundifolia. "On a bog between Walthamstow & Wanstead & near Fairlop on Henault forest, on a bog S.E. of the Kings Oak & betwn Loughton & Theydon Gate, on the Forest between Mill Cottage27 & Long Acre & beyond Woodford Workhouse." This former extension of the Sundew all over the Forest, as com- pared with its very restricted range to-day, is interesting. A. Sherardia arvensis. "In a field sown with Trefoil leading from Clay- street towards Chapel End & in the Common Field near Waltham- stow Church." Rubus corylifolius.28 "in hedges, common." R. glandulosus.28 "in hedges & on the Forest." R. affinis.28 "on the Forest between Hagger lane & Salter's buildings." if. nitidus ?28 "on the Forest." R. rhamnifolius.28 "in Longdown wood Hale End & elsewhere." b. cordifolius.28 "in Longdown wood Hale End." 25. The initials are not very legible, but appear to be either T.T.F. or T.I.F. ; if the latter they may refer to Edward's nephew Thomas Ignatius Forster, son of his eldest brother, Thomas Furly Foster, but this is mere conjecture. 26. The nomenclature is Forster's. The records are inserted here for the benefit of students of the genus Rosa. 27. Mill Cottage, Woodford, on the Forest, was Edward Forster's residence during the later years of his life.