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THE ESSEX NATURALIST.
Mrs. Florence Vandepeer, of "Glenwood," Church Hill, Loughton.
Mrs. Lilian Wilson, of "Pittencrieff," The Uplands, Loughton.
Mr. Thorrington exhibited specimens of two succulent groundsels from
South Africa, namely, the Candle-plant (Kleinia articulata) with evil-smell-
ing flowers which are attractive to flies, and the African Ragwort (Othonna
crassifolia).
Mr. Scourfield exhibited Ricciocarpus natans, an uncommon liverwort
which has only recently been recorded, by himself, from Epping Forest.
He also showed a series of lantern-slides of various marine organisms—
actual specimens, not photographs—prepared by the late Dr. Sorby and
now in the possession of Sheffield University.1
Mr. Avery exhibited eleven Essex water-colour sketches by Major
Bamford, comprising views of Fryerning Mill; St. Andrew's Church, Fing-
ringhoe; Willis' Farm, East Hanningfield; St. Andrew's Church, Heybridge;
the old bridge at Kelvedon; St. Mary's Church and All Saints' Church,
Maldon; Newland Hall, Roxwell; All Saints' Church, Great Oakley; Black
Chapel, North End, Great Waltham; and Mill at Walton-on-the-Naze.
The Hon. Secretary exhibited a cardboard disk and a metal cap, covers
to a glass milk-vessel, which had been pecked into holes by a Blue Tit in
its determined attempt to get at the cream in the vessel; they came from
Leigh-on-Sea. Similar damage to milk-covers has been recently noted
at Loughton and in Hertfordshire, and in each case a Blue Tit was seen
to be the culprit.
The Curator also showed a series of prints and photographs of Havering-
atte-Bower and Hornchurch from the Club's Pictorial Survey collection.
He also exhibited a specimen-cabinet of the extensive Mera Collection
of British Lepidoptera which had just been presented to the Stratford
Museum, contained in two large glazed mahogany cabinets and six smaller
mahogany cabinets, a most valuable acquisition.
Thanks were accorded to the various donors and exhibitors.
Mr. Edgar E. Syms then read a paper entitled "An Account of the
British Snake-flies (Raphidia)," which he illustrated by a large number of
lantern-photographs; and he was followed by Mr. Hugh Main, with
"Further Notes on Methoca ichneumonides," which also was illustrated by
an extensive series of lantern-photographs taken by the author.
On the President's proposition, the thanks of the meeting were passed
to Messrs. Syms and Main for their communications.
The meeting then resolved itself into a conversazione for the inspection
of the various exhibits.
ORDINARY MEETING (680TH MEETING).
SATURDAY, 31ST JANUARY, 1931.
The Third Meeting of the Winter Session was held, as usual, in the
Physics Lecture Theatre of the Municipal College, Romford Road, Strat-
ford, at 3 o'clock on the above afternoon, the President, Sir David Prain,
I These specimens were exhibited to the Club by Dr. Sorby himself on September 9th, 1897,
and again on May 21st, 1898. Essex Naturalist, x., pp. 226 and 346.