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Whole-day excursion to Worm's Heath and. Woldingham, 

 Sept. 15th. — Fourteen members and their friends started 

 from Warlingham Station, under the guidance of Mr. W. 

 Gilford. While ascending the hill-side above the railway 

 some Clouded Yellows [Culias Edusa) were seen, but none of 

 them could be secured. The rough flinty chalk slope below 

 the road abounded with Kriffeion acre. After passing through 

 Warlingham Village, in a wood skirting the road some fine 

 specimens of Epipactis latifolia were found. Arjaricus fnsijies 

 was also here met with, its curiously-shaped and contorted 

 stems rendering the species quite unmistakable. Another 

 fungus found in the course of the day was Coprinm coDuitus ; 

 some specimens were afterwards cooked and eaten by one of 

 the party, who found them excellent. Of Worm's Heath little 

 need be said, as it was described in the report of last year's 

 excursions. Leaving the Heath, the party presently turned 

 to the left, the road skirting the head of the Halleloo Valley. 

 Caiiipanuhi ijlumerata was here found in abundance. Another 

 mile or two brought us to Woldiugham, where we were 

 bountifully provided for in a farmhouse by the kindness of our 

 conductor. After the repast the party walked on, to the edge 

 of the chalk escarpment, at a point where a somewhat northerly 

 trend begins. From here a splendid prospect was obtained 

 over all the country southwards. On the return walk some 

 of the party went down the Halleloo Valley, and found on the 

 bank by the road-side two or three specimens of Fumaria 

 jyarviflora almost in the exact place where F. Vaillantii was 

 met with last year. As the specimens have both been satis- 

 factorily identified as belonging to the two so-called species 

 respectively, it may well be doubted whether these are any- 

 thing more than varieties of the same, as the differences are 

 at best but extremely slight. A white cruciferous plant, 

 thought to be Ahjssum incanum, was also gathered, probably 

 introduced with foreign seed. The day was very fine and hot, 

 and summer-like. 



The last excursion of the season was taken on October 6th 

 to Gomshall. Two of the party went by the early train, and 

 thus commenced their walk soon after seven o'clock, this first 

 portion of the day being spent on the chalk-hills north of the 



