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nepeta was located. H. perpropinquum s.s
was found abundantly all over the Backwarden
and main part of Danbury Common, and in the
area just north of the gravel pit an extensive
colony of a large plant tentatively identi-
fied as a form of H. trichocaulon was found.
This was sparsely hairy above, with glandular
hairs on the phyllaries and some long white,
bulbous based hairs and the (up to 15) stem
leaves had long, forward pointing teeth.
After lunch the older parts of Galleywood
Common were explored for Hieracia. Numerous
very large plants of H. umbellatum were
found along the track west of the church,
in the surrounding woodland, and along the
road beside the racetrack and down the hill
leading to Margaretting. H_. perpropinquum
was also found all over the common. The
bogs cleared some years ago by the Chelmsford
Group of the E.N.T. were found to be sadly
overgrown and the several acres of Equisetum
sylvaticum were reduced to a few clumps.
Several plants of Lesser Skullcap (Scutellaria
minor) were located in one of the bogs and
in the main stream.
A series of black and white silhouettes is
being prepared of all our Essex Hieracium
species to produce a guide to their identi-
fication. Any Hieracium records for
Essex with precise grid references would be
appreciated. H. salticola has been found
in three sites in Epping Forest, in Hainault
Forest, and on a road verge by High Warren,
Theydon Mount. This large H. sabauda group
species has numerous leaves with long, forward
pointing teeth, and undulating margins, and
an elongated inflorescence with glabrous
phyllaries. It is said to be introduced