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EXCURSIONS, 1910. 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park. 



On Saturday, April 2nd, the Club commenced its excursion 

 season by visiting as for many years past the Royal Botanic 

 Cxardens, Regent's Park. The weather was beautifully spring- 

 like, and thirty-eight members attended, including several who 

 have recently joined. Pond-life was scarcely so forward as usual, 

 notwithstanding the mild winter, and, as is to be expected after 

 so many annual visits, the captures are liable to partake rather of 

 the character of old friends than of novelties ; but of these latter 

 there were plenty. One visitor has recorded species of Floscu- 

 laria, Stephanocet'os, and Melicerta, besides a large number of 

 less-noted organisms, and " a host of rotifers," A small branch 

 was taken from the water which bore a great quantity of the 

 fresh-water sponge Spongilla. A Closterium and a Cosmarium 

 among the desmids were found. In the Victoria j^egia house 

 several fine banana trees were noticed, one bearing a huge bunch 

 of nearly ripe fruit. In the economic plants house the large 

 Mo7istera showed one inflorescence at its best, besides several 

 others. Its resemblance to that of the miscalled " arum 

 lily " and our native cuckoo-pint was noticed, these plants, 

 though so different in size and appearance, being members of the 

 same natural order. In the conservatory a Brazilian coffee shrub 

 with a good crop of berries, and some fine specimens of Amaryllis 

 in full flower, were on show. 



Wood Street to Higham's Park, Epping Forest. 



The excursion on April 23rd, to Wood Street, Epping Forest, 

 was favoured by fair though somewhat chilly weather. There 

 was a good attendance of members, who were conducted by 

 Mr. Wilson, and had the pleasure of tb.e company of Mr 



