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Beech tree, I was surprised and delighted to find the Toothwort,
Lathraea squamaria—a very rare plant in Essex. Scattered about
in the drive near the old coach-house is the white form of Geranium
robertianum; G. pyrenaicum is also there. An enclosure on the
south side of the walled garden has in it many ferns, but the main
attraction here are the Echinops, of which there are three species
taking up a large area now, E. bannaticus, E. sphaerocephalus,
and the white form, E. exaltatus. There is Lathyrus sylvestris,
Lamium galeobdolon, Lectuca virosa, Potentilla recta, Verbascum
nigrum, Dentaria pinnata. Helleborus orientale, Saponaria
officinalis, Petasites hybridus, Lysimachia punctata, Polygonum
polystachyum, P. cuspidatum, Sedum album, Epimedium alpinum,
Valeriana officinalis, Buphthalmum speciosissimum and, to my
surprise, a few plants of Tulipa sylvestris have survived.
There are a great variety of trees and shrubs—some have
already been mentioned in specific areas, and here are some of the
others growing in various parts of the gardens: —Syringa persica,
Prunus cerasus, Quercus cerris, Q. acuta, Rhododendrons, Arbutus
unedo, Elaeagnus macrophylla, Cornus alternifolia, Sorbus (pos-
sibly) commixta, Garrya elliptica, Hypericum androsaemum,
Cotoneaster horizontalis, C. franchetii, Robinia pseudoacacia, Ilex
aquifolium argentea and Buxus sempervirens aurea marginata.
I have still some plants which have not yet been identified,
but I hope from the list already given my readers will agree that
these derelict gardens are of great interest to the botanist and
horticulturalist. To me it is a sad reflection on the ineptitude of
the local authorities of that time that nothing was done to take
over the gardens for the benefit of the public. Instead, the
grounds were purchased ostensibly for development, which was
not permitted, and have been allowed to fall into decay.
For further information about Warley Place gardens, The
Essex Naturalist of 1912 has an excellent article by J. C. Shen-
stone. I would like to thank the Council of the Linnean Society
of London for permission to quote from their Proceedings (Proc.
Linn. Soc. Lond., 1934/5). I am grateful to Mr J. E. Lousley for
suggestions in writing this article and help with identification,
also his interest to make several visits to the gardens with me, to
Mr E. F. Williams of Navestockside for details and loan of books
about Warley Place, especially The Genus Rosa, and the many
people, including former workers, who have given me information.
Mycology Report, 1965
By Doreen J. Boardman
The 1965 season has proved very rewarding from a recording
point of view. A wet summer and autumn gave a fine crop of
fungi from early August till late October. The circulation of the