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erectcfl for the purpose, Mr. Hudlcston, as President of the Geo- 

 logists' Association, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. 

 Erown, which was seconded by Mr. Hopkinson, as Secretary of the 

 Hertfordshire Natural History Society, and heartily carried. Pro- 

 fessor P. Martin Duncan, F.E.S., then expressed the thanks of 

 the party to the Directors, specially mentioning the wide extent of 

 knowledge of the local geology of England possessed by Professor 

 Morris. 



Before separating, the members of the throe Societies had an 

 opportunity of inspecting a fine collection of local fossils made by 

 Mr. Saunders, and some artistically-executed diagrams, illustrating 

 the geology of the district, prepared by Mr. A. Ewen. 



Mr. Saunders reports the following plants as seen in flower in 

 the course of the day. 



On the hills near Totternhoe : — Galium sexatile, Campanula 

 glomerata, Polygala vulgaris (of various colours). 



Xear the village of Totternhoe : — Ferbena officinalis. 



In the hedges near Totternhoe : — Bryonia dioica, Rhamnus catJiar- 

 ticus, Cornus sanguinea. 



Approaching the Dunstable Downs: — Orchis maculata. 



On the Downs: — Carex prtscox. 



In the woods near Whipsnade : — Hellehorus viridis, Prunus 

 tnstitia, Carex remota and C. sylvatica. 



In deserted pits : — EcMum vulgare, Reseda lutea. 



Field Meeting, 9th July, 1881. 

 HUNTOX BRIDGE AND WATFORD. 



Members and their friends assembled at Hunton Bridge at about 

 half -past three and walked across the meadows in the direction of 

 the Haggery Farm. A pond on the Langleybury estate offered an 

 enticing hunting-ground for microscopists, nets and small bottles 

 being quickly brought into requisition. 



The Grove Park, with its splendid beech trees and picturesque 

 slopes, was next crossed, and those who had known the Grove 

 longest agreed in the conclusion that they had never before seen it 

 to greater advantage. 



The wood- walks which bound the Cassiobury Park on its eastern 

 side were then traversed, and here several interesting botanical 

 specimens were obtained, including Impatiens parviflora and several 

 orchids. The members then entered the private grounds of Cassio- 

 bury, where they were received by the Earl of Essex, and they 

 strolled about here for some time inspecting the many fine trees 

 which grace these picturesque grounds. 



Leaving Cassiobury by the Nascott gate, the members adjourned 

 to Watford House, where they were kindly entertained by Dr. 

 Brett. The many objects of interest contained in Dr. Brett's 

 museum were then inspected, and a large oak, the girth of which 



