Excerpt from The Essex Naturalist, Vol. 14: Being the Journal of the Essex Field Club; January, 1905-December, 1906

Ignorance of the forest trees may readily be overcome by a little study of the specimens, which are already shewn in the museum, mounted in glass-cases affixed to the wall on the great staircase and on the landings. Here the visitor finds preserved specimens of the foliage and the fruit, with sections of the wood, and photographs of the trees shewing their characteristic habit whilst in some cases, the diseases of the trees have been illustrated by Mr. Paulson.

The Herbaceous Flowering Plants of the forest are illustrated during the season by specimens Of cut flowers, duly labelled - a source of never-failing interest to the procession of young people who pass through the rooms at holiday time. The frequent change Of fresh flowers involves, however, much work; and it seems to me desirable that some of our members living near the Museum should offer to assist the Curator in this respect. Botany is a subject much cultivated by many ladies, and it would surely be an interesting occupation for ladies Of leisure to collect the plants and label them, giving with the name a brief note which might include, if nothing else, scraps of folk-lore, such as may readily be found in popular works on wild flowers. Such information, neatly expressed, makes very pleasant reading, and would render the plants attractive even to those who have no aspiration to become botanists. Of the many thousands who visit us on every sunny day in summer, says Mr. E. N. Buxton, few return without securing some floral trophy, which it has given them infinite pleasure to Would it not be well that they should carry off with their trophy some interesting scraps of, information, which will abide long after the flowers themselves. Shall have perished!

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