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Brachypodium S5-lvaticum. It had already been recorded from Wray Lane, 

 but this occurrence gives a second southern localitj- for this Darlington 

 species. A Green Woodpecker was heard and seen in Addington Park. A 

 great variety of Fungi was observed, including the following species : — 

 Agaricvis phalloides, A. muscarius, and A. rubescens, belonging to the sub- 

 genus Amanita; A. fcruginosus, A. laccatus, Lactarius deliciosus, L. 

 quietus, Hygrophorus conicus, Cantharellus cibarius, Boletus scaber, 

 Craterellus sinuosus, &c. The Addington Hills consist principally of very 

 round flint gravel, for the most part nearly uniform in size, and intermixed 

 with comparatively little sand or clay. This belongs to the formation 

 known as the Oldhaven sands, and is here remarkably well displayed. A 

 gravel pit in Addington Park presented a perjjendicnlar section of some 15 

 feet, along the face of which were traceable at intervals of every few 

 feet layers of rather smaller sized and less tightly packed gravel, seeming to 

 indicate the course of a stream at some former period. It was also 

 interesting to note here and there the dark staining of some of the gravel, 

 as if from the presence of organic matter. The angular character of the 

 gravel now known as theWandle gravel in the pits of the Brighton Eailvvay 

 Company at Central Croydon Station presented a striking contrast to that 

 of the Addington Hills. 



Donations.- Vclq thanks of the Club are due to Mr. Tyndall for si.x; 

 volumes of " Symons's British Rainfall" for the years 1872 to 1877 

 inclusive, and to Mr J. Linnell, jun., for " Bentham's Illustrated Hand- 

 book ef British Flora " in two volumes. 



The Committee cannot close their report without referring with feelings 

 of sincere regret to the death of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., 

 the founder, and for many years the valued and esteemed President of 

 this Club, to whose constant devotion to its welfare and advancement a 

 large measure of the Club's success is due. His death occurred at 

 Eaystead, Worthing, on the 13th of September. 



ABSTRACT OF BALANCE-SHEET. 



Receipts. 



£ s. d. 

 Oct. 1878. Balance in hand 15 3 4 

 1879. Subscriptions re- 

 ceived 23 17 



£^9 4 



EXPEUDITURE. 



£ s. d. 

 1878-1879. Eentof Museum 



and Gas 16 3 2 



Expenses, Assistant 



Curator 5 12 6 



Attendance and clean- 



i-39 4 



