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excavated valleys below, Sir Antonio points out the spots where were 

 found the Lion, the Elephants' tusks eleven feet in length, and other 

 prizes of his collection. We ask whether he thinks there is any game 

 left for future hunters ; he points to our feet, and hints that there may 

 be as good bones in the bank as ever came out of it. Meanwhile some 

 of our number endeavour to enjoy the pleasures of the chase ; not, 

 however, with the flint implements of their palaeolithic progenitors, 

 or even the shovels and picks of our friends the navvies, but with a far 

 more potent v.-eapon in these degenerate days — the almighty dollar. 

 With such arms, Mr. Walker secured an excellent molar tooth of a 

 Mammoth with twenty-two dental plates, as well as a tooth of a Calf 

 Mammoth. One workman had a large collection of bones, including a 

 magnificent pair of horns of Bos primigenius, but the price — £2 los. — 

 rather scared even the boldest of our huntsmen. 



A move was soon made to the Angel Inn, an afternoon's Elephant 

 hunting by no means lessening our appreciation of the good and sub- 

 stantial meal provided for us by Mr. Ashmole. 



After tea the Ordinary Meeting of the Club was held. The minutes 

 of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the following 

 persons balloted for and elected members: — Messrs. K. J. Friswell, 

 F.C.S., F.I.C., Ernest Heathfield, C. E. Prince, W. Mackonochie, 

 W. E. Martin, Luther Reeves, R. M. Bird Thompson, and G. J. 

 Thompson. The names of fifteen new candidates for membership 

 were read. 



The Secretary exhibited, on behalf of Mr. R. M. Christy, some 

 plants of Galium aparine sub-species Vaillantii, gathered in fields near 

 Saffron Walden, where it was discovered by Mr. Gibson many years 

 ago. This form of a very common plant is especially interesting from 

 the fact that it does not occur elsewhere in England. 



Mr. F. Parker exhibited a number of bones obtained at various 

 times at Ilford, including a large hip-bone of Mammoth, a vertebra of 

 Irish Elk, and many bones of Bos. 



The President said that he wished to make a proposal in connection 

 with their last Field Meeting. It would be in the recollection of those 

 who were present on that occasion that General Pitt-Rivers, and the 

 other archaeologists who had examined the ancient Camps in Epping 

 Forest, had come to the conclusion that these were not Roman, but 

 that it would be impossible to fix their period without carrying on 

 excavations. The President stated that he had now much pleasure in 

 informing the Club that since that meeting referred to. General Pitt- 

 Rivers had suggested that an excavation fund should be started for 

 this purpose ; that the General had offered to head the list with £=), and 

 he was of opinion that the necessary operations could be completed 

 for about ^30 for each Camp. Mr. Meldola said that in his opinion 

 this archaeological problem was one which the Club ought to take up, 



