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phlomaides. I then examined the shores of the Shoreham river, 

 between the bridges, but did not find much. 



Oct. 6. Wet day. Examined the flowers of Cuscuta Europaea. 



Oct. 7, 8, 9. Continued wet weather. 



Oct. 1 2. To London by the Horsham road ; it is very pretty the 

 whole way, and passes through Dorking and Kingston-upon-Thames. 



Oct. 14. Went with Professor Don to Chelsea to hunt for the 

 Cyperus fuscus ; we did not find it on account of the rain and lateness 

 of the season. It grows in a very shallow drain, coming up at right 

 angles to the footpath from Walham Green to Pomona Terrace. 

 Close to the bridge, on entering the field, we found Polygonum 

 Braunii. Dined with Mr. Forster at Woodford. 



Oct. 15. Eeached Cambridge. 



Oct. 17. Dined at Henslow's to meet Darwin, who was just 

 returned from his voyage round the world. 



Oct. 18. Walked to Baitsbite and gathered Polygonum Braunii^ 

 and laxum, Lythrum HyssopifoUa, and Bumez maritimus. 



Oct. 20. Went with Power and Borrer to Dr. Jermyn's, and 

 returned to Cambridge the next day. 



Nov. 9. Finished my paper upon the East Indian Polygona. 



Nov. 14. Went with Prickett to the Observatory and saw some 

 •of the spots on the sun. 



Nov. 19. This day Mr. Simeon was buried in King's College 

 Chapel. He died last Sunday the 13th inst. 



Nov. 22. Dinner of the Philosophical Society at the " Eagle." 



Nov. 29. A tremendous gale of wind, four trees were destroyed 

 in the College walks ; it went off suddenly, and was then quite calm 

 afterwards. 



Dec. 23. Went to R. M. Lingwood's, Highlands, near Uckfield, 

 Sussex. 



Dec. 24. This morning the snow lay heavy upon the ground, 

 and it continued most part of the next day 25th and 26th. It also 

 snowed upon the 29th, 30th, 31st, and Jan. 1st. We were quite 

 snowed up, and so I could not see much of the country. 



1837. Jan. 5. Lingwood and I went to Lewes and called upon 

 Mr. J. Woods ; we also went to see the place where the snow had 

 fallen from the cliffs and destroyed five houses. Eight persons were 

 killed by the fall. 



Jan. 17. Left Highlands and arrived in London. Went to the 

 Linnean in the evening. 



Jan. 18. Saw Mr. James Sowerby on the subject of his "Supple- 

 ment to English Botany." Geological Society's meeting. 



