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country sparsely peopled, to Worms Heath. From the 

 elevated laud a distant prospect north, beyond London to 

 high ground in Essex, was obtained ; the Crystal Palace was 

 prominent; Eeigate Hill and high ground beyond to the 

 north-west, probably about Bagshot, were in view. At 

 Worms Heath, funnel-shaped excavations in the sandy, gravel 

 soil of the Oldhaven beds were noted. The earth from these 

 excavations was thrown up in heaps at the edge of the 

 excavations. It has been suggested that these excavations 

 were habitations of a bye-gone race, but this is doubtful. 

 Near these excavations was a large gravel-pit, with masses of 

 gravel cemented firmly with iron, hard as rock. The gravel 

 was of various colours : some almost blood-red, others with 

 dark, nearly black stains. Sand was mixed with gravel. 

 Keturuing home through Halleloo Valley, Fumaria VaiUuntii 

 was found. This valley is one of the principal sources of the 

 Bourne, which flows freely at irregular times down the 

 Caterham Valley, finding its way into the Wandle at Croydon. 

 October 1st. — Fungus Expedition. Members met at Gom- 

 shall Station, twenty in number, and proceeded to the woods 

 on the higher ground, north of the station. Plants of Lady's 

 tresses [Spiranthes autumnalis) were found. Fungi were not 

 very abundant, but still a considerable number of species were 

 laid out in the evening in the room of the Club at Keigate ; 

 and descriptions of several species were given by Mr. James B. 

 Crosfield, showing the difference in formation by which species 

 may be known. More than 130 species of plants were found 

 in blossom. From the high ground near to the grass road 

 leading to Dorking was a most beautiful prospect, the near 

 view looking into a wooded valley. The distant view embraced 

 Leith Hill, and the sand range westward to Hindhead and 

 Blackdown. 



Printed Proceedings for the years 1884 and 1885 were 

 published last autumn. 



Donations. — ' Proceedings of the Entomological Society of 

 London for 1884, 1885, and 1886'; presented by the Society. 

 A paper on ' Equiseluni litorale as a British Plant,' by Mr. 



