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small Helix, was observed, but the maker of the nest could not be 

 discovered. The following species of Coleoptera were taken on this 

 occasion, Gonioctena 10-puiictata, Linn., beaten from willow trees on 

 Reigate Hill ; Cholera spadicea, Sturm. ; Ocalea picata, Kirby ; Ocalea 

 badia, Er. ; Trichophi/a pilicoruis,M.a,nn.; and several species of 

 Homalota, Lithocharis, &c., from dead leaves in the Gatton Woods. 

 After exploring the Gatton and Chipstead Woods, the members 

 walked on to the Merstham Station, returning thence by train. 



June 29, 1867. — The Club made an excursion by train to 

 Gomshall Station, and thence walked to Ewhurst Mill and back. 

 The day was remarkably fine and the views clear, and the members 

 were much pleased with the fine hilly country they had to ramble 

 through. Soon after leaving the station the boggy piece of ground 

 near the Railway Bridge occupied the membei-s for some little time, 

 hunting for the numerous bog and water plants to be found there, 

 Orchis palustris was in very fine flower and somewhat abundant. 

 The sandy ground on the rise south of the boggy ground was found 

 wonderfully infested with corn Spurrey [Sptrg^da arvensis) : some 

 fields were literally covered with the weed, to the exclusion of other 

 vegetation. In the narrow lanes leading to the open heathy country 

 a very extraordinary development of the leaves of the wild Strawberry 

 [Fragaria vesca) was noticed : this development occurred on rather 

 shady moist sandy banks ; the leaves were quite double their usual 

 size. In the same lane the common Brake [Pteris aquilina) grew very 

 tall, with finely expanded fronds of a very delicate texture, and much 

 more beautiful than when exposed to more light and wind. Some 

 remarkably exposed roots occurred on a very steep sandy bank on 

 the road-side at the top of the hill by Ewhui-st Mill : these were of the 

 common Larch, and were found so to have accustomed themselves to 

 their altered circumstances that they assumed the nature of stems, 

 and were covered with well-formed bark of the usual aerial 

 character. 



This excursion is admitted by the Lepidopterists to be tlie most 

 successful one ever undertaken by the Club. The following are a few 

 of the species captured by them on this occasion : — Eutliemonia 

 JRussula, L., Liihosia tnesomella, L., Epione advenariu. Hub., 



