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THE ESSEX NATURALIST.
obovata from the Woolwich Beds, which had been brought up from a depth
of only 19 feet from the surface at Newcastle Wharf, Bow, on the bank of
the River Lea, near Bow Bridge, in July last. The well-sinkers, the Mary-
land Point Engineering Works, record the following section:—
Thickness. r>epth.
ft. fr.
Made ground .. .. .. . . .. 4 4
[Valley Drift] Sand ........ 4 8
[London Clay] Blue Clay .. .. .. 11 19
[Woolwich Beds] Hard Clay with shells .. 5 24
Mr. Thompson remarked on the extreme thinness, or even in some
spots entire absence, of London Clay in the neighbourhood of Stratford,
due to a local uprise, and quoted instances from local well-sections.
Another exhibit by the Curator was a selection from the, approximately,
three thousand prehistori# implements and flakes which have generously
been presented to the Stratford Museum by Mr. G. J. B. Fox.
The Curator also showed and described a chipped neolithic axe from a
former gravel pit at Upton, found about 1900, and just given to the
Museum by the finder.
Mr. Robert Paulson gave viva-voce his report as Club's delegate to the
Congress of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific Societies at Folkestone,
1925.
The President then called upon the lecturer of the afternoon, Mr.
William E. Glegg, F.Z.S., who gave a most interesting account of his
experiences "Among the Nesting Birds of Shetland." Mr. Glegg illus-
trated his lecture by the exhibition of some eighty beautiful lantern-
photographs of his own taking.
The President complimented the lecturer upon his fine slides and most
instructive talk, and proposed the hearty thanks of the meeting to Mr.
Glegg. These were warmly accorded, and the meeting then adjourned.
CRYPTOGAMIC FORAY—THEYDON BOIS TO HIGHBEACH.
(603RD MEETING).
SATURDAY, I4TH NOVEMBER, 1925.
The annual Cryptogamic Foray was held in Epping Forest on the above
date, 34 members attending. The conductors and referees were:—
For the Mosses and Hepatics, Mr. St. John Marriott and Mr. W R.
Sherrin, A.L.S.
For the Lichens, Miss A. L. Smith, F.L.S., and Mr. R. Paulson. F.L.S.
For the Fungi and Myxomycetes, Miss G. Lister, F.L.S.
London was shrouded in thick fog, with the usual result that the
train service was thoroughly disorganised, Theydon Bois station being
finally reached three-quarters of an hour behind time, about 11.40 o'clock.
The Forest skies were, however, clear, and for the greater part of the day
bright sunlight illumined the woodlands and delighted the visitors.
Collecting was assiduously carried on for several hours, with a break for
lunch, and some interesting finds were recorded. One of the most impor-
tant was the rare hepatic, Ptilidium pulcherrimum, which was sought for
in its new station of two years ago, and was found to be well established