MILLER CHRISTY—AN OBITUARY.
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This is not the place for an extended list of Christy's papers,
which included such widely differing subjects as Manitoba,
the History of Banking in Essex, Fire-raising Methods and
Appliances, Oven Clocks, Essex Erases, the Trade Signs of
Essex, Deneholes, Roman Roads in Essex, in addition to a
number of communications on natural history matters to the
Field, Zoologist, Journal of Botany, Journal of Ecology, New
Phytologist, Journal of the Linnean Society and other journals ;
he compiled Durrant's Handbook for Essex, and wrote many
of the articles in the Victoria County History, and he was one
of the founders of, and a frequent contributor to, the Essex
Review.
We must, however, refer specially to his many scientific
papers and notes written for our Club, the more important of
which were :—
1880. "On the Occurrence of the Great Bustard and the
Rough-legged Buzzard near Chelmsford in 1879."
1883. "On the Species of the Genus Primula in Essex."
1888. "Notes on an Alluvial Deposit in the Cann Valley."
1888. "On the Reported Breeding of the Scops Owl in
Essex."
1898. "Two Interesting Primula Plants."
1899. "Essex as a Wine-producing County."
1900. "A History of Salt-making in Essex."
1907. "On the Breeding of the Kite and Buzzard near
Maldon."
1907. "A History of the Mineral Waters and Medicinal
Springs of Essex" (with Miss May Thresh).
1908. "Dr. Benjamin Allen, of Braintree ; a forgotten
Essex Naturalist."
1909. "On the Abnormal Fruiting of the Common Elm
in 1909."
1911. "More about Benjamin Allen, of Braintree, Naturalist."
1912. "The Ray, Dale, and Allen Commemoration Fund."
1914. "The Chigwell Row Medicinal Springs."
1917. "John Gibbs : an Essex Botanist."
1917. "The Mid-Essex Windrush and Whirlwind of 27
October, 1916.
1918. "Samuel Dale, of Braintree, Botanist, and the Dale
Family."