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grounds siuTounding Mr. Norris's house, and on the very 

 brow of the hill, enjoying a most extensive and varied pros- 

 pect, a path runs in a homeward direction ; this path was 

 doubtless originally just outside the castle-walls, and con- 

 tinues for a considerable distance on the brow, then suddenly 

 descends into the valley through a narrow copse. Proceeding 

 for a short distance along the high road towards Kedhill, the 

 members arrived at the path leading down the north slope of 

 the Sand range, towards the vicarage of Nutfield. As a 

 general rule, the land for agricultural purposes is better on 

 the north slope of the hiU than on the south. The escarp- 

 ment or steep side lies towards the south, the more gradual 

 descent towards the north, taking in fact the same direction 

 or dip as the chalk takes. And this dip of the strata is com- 

 mon throughout the whole length of its northern range, from 

 near Folkestone in the east to Godalming in the west ; and 

 as the Greensand series curves round to the south at its west 

 boundary, and afterwards runs eastwards again pai-aUel to 

 the South Downs, the inclination of the strata is always 

 towards the Chalk, so that ultimately the escarpment of the 

 south range faces the escarpment of the north range. But 

 little of interest was observed in the walk home from Nutfield 

 across cultivated fields. Nearer Eedhill may be observed one 

 of the feeders of the brook noticed at the beginning of the 

 excursion ; some very marshy land lies along its borders, 

 where in spring may be gathered fine specimens of the Marsh 

 Marigold [Caltlta paliistiis). 



TiLGATE FoEEST. — September 23. The party assembled at 

 Three Bridges Station about 9 a.m., the conductor being Mr. 

 Joseph Cheal, of Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, who had 

 kindly obtained leave from the owners of property in Tilgate 

 Forest for the party to go over their land. A walk of about 

 three-quarters of a mile brought us to the borders of the 

 Forest, the timber of which is chiefly Oak, though not of 

 large size. In some parts of the Forest many trees of the 

 Turkey or Levant Oak {Quercus Oenis) were observed. Fungi 

 were growing in profusion, the Buleti being especially abun- 

 dant, including B. scaber, li. chrysenteron, B. i/iannlatus, B. 



