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of Dog Rose. The cry of the Green Woodpecker was fre- 

 quently heard in the more wooded parts of the Forest, and 

 occasionally one or two might be seen. A farm-house and 

 several ruined cottages were passed, which had been deserted 

 owing to the poverty of the soU. The party then walked in 

 the direction of the tower at Forest Lodge, and joined the 

 main road. From the top of the tower a good view was 

 obtained, looking over the Forests of Tilgate and St. Leonard's, 

 stretching to the South Downs, and to Hindhead to the W., 

 Leith Hill and Ewhurst Mill to the N.W., also to Betchworth, 

 Reigate, and White Hills. From the tower the road was 

 followed down to Fay Gate Station. Here Diplotaxis mwalis 

 was found. 



Mr. J. B. Crosfield exhibited specimens of a rare Fungus, 

 Trenellodon fjelatinosum, found by Mr. E. S. Salmon at Crock - 

 ham Hill, near Edenbridge. 



Mr. W. F. Tindall exhibited a specimen of the Ring Ousel, 

 which was killed, on September 26th, on Headley Heath. 



Messrs. E. S. and C. E. Salmon exhibited beautifully- 

 mounted specimens of most of the plants referred to in the 

 papers read. 



Evening Meeting. — Decembeb 20th, 1889. 



The Secretary read a paper by Mr. Alfred B. Gough, entitled 

 * Notes on Britanny and Jersey ' : — 



On the 31st of July last we left Southampton for St. Malo. 

 We stayed in St. Servan, which is close to St. Malo, for 

 nearly a month. The ancient city of St. Malo is built on a 

 small island connected with the mainland by a causeway. 

 It is surroimded by an enormously thick wall. The whole of 

 the neighbouring coast is very rocky, there being some scores 

 of islets off St. Malo, which make the sea-views very pic- 

 turesque. Two or three of these rocks are fortified. The 

 coast is skirted by low cliffs for some miles, until on crossing 

 a promontory the vast expanse of St. Michael's Bay appears 



