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by visitors. Amongst the 54 British plants noted at Mentone 

 are representatives of "Al Natural Orders ; 6 species belong to 

 Leguminifera ; 4 each to Boraginacem and Labiatm; and 3 

 each to Scrophulariacem, Cniciferm, and Orchidacece. 



Mr. A. J. Orosfield exhibited dried specimens of a large 

 number of the plants referred to in his paper. 



He also gave some account of the birds he had observed in 

 the neighbourhood of Mentone, including the Serin Finch, 

 Citril Finch, Woodchat Shrike, Blue-headed Wagtail, Pied 

 Flycatcher, Black Eedstart, Cliff Swallow, Common Eedstart, 

 Nightingale, Wryneck, Blackcap, Eusset Wheatear, and 

 others. 



Evening Meeting. — Decembee 9th, 1881. 



Mrs. T. L. Aspland exhibited a specimen of Camelina sativa, 

 gathered by herself by the side of a road below Eeigate Hill. 

 This is a species new to our immediate district, though re- 

 corded as met with in several localities in the ' Flora of 

 Surrey.' 



Mr. J. B. Crosfield exhibited specimens of a number of 

 wild flowers gathered by him within the past week, accom- 

 panied by a list, showing fifty-three species met with in 

 flower since the commencement of December, including 

 Anthyllis vulneraria, Helianthemum vulgare, Viola odonita, 

 Carduus acanthoides, Cnicus paliistris, &c. 



Mr. W. M. Webb exhibited some very perfect specimens of 

 Palaeolithic flint implements — arrow-heads, needles, &c., 

 found some years ago in Mr. Trower's fields at Eedhill. 



Mr. J. J. Gill exhibited portions of a Eoman tesselated 

 pavement from Walton Heath, which he described as being 

 in a very perfect condition. It was about a yard below the 

 surface of the ground. 



Mr. T, Cooper read a paper on ' The Genus Mesembryan- 

 themuni,' and brought a large number of growing specimens 

 to illustrate the subject. He stated that the species are 

 mostly perennial, a few are annual, and fewer still are 

 biennial. DeCandolle enumerates 316 species. Mr. Cooper 



