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continued to the top of the hill, and was ascended by zigzag 

 paths. Numerous specimens of Tway-blade and of the Large 

 White Helleborine (Epipactis (jrandiflora) were seen. A few 

 spikes of Fly Orchis were also found near the top of the woods. 



On June 27th the members met at Gomshall Station 

 shortly before 3 o'clock, and walked through the village of 

 Albury, and along the high road to Chilworth Station. The 

 whole distance, about five miles, lay over the Lower Green- 

 sand formation. The party numbered twenty. 



On July 11th, five members, meeting at Grange Eoad, 

 walked along the road to Hedgecourt Mill-pond, a sheet of 

 water nearly half a mile long by a quarter of a mile wide, and 

 mostly shallow. On the way, the note of the Wryneck and 

 the Lesser Whitethroat's song were heard, although the 

 summer was advancing. Honeysuckle was abundant in 

 blossom. Spotted Palmate Orchises were plentiful, and 

 Butterfly Orchises, both Lesser and Greater, were gathered. ■ 

 The pond lies in an extended flat, the general elevation of the 

 land being about 230 to 250 ft. above the sea-level. On the 

 N. side the margin was scarcely above the level of the water. 

 Here grew Cnicus pratensis, Sparganium neglectum, Skull-cap, 

 and Saw-wort. The rare Viola lactea was sought for and 

 found, but in seed only. The yellow spikes of Bog Asphodel 

 and Drusera intermedia grew in the wet ditches. On the way 

 to Three Bridges a plant of the large and handsome Spurge, 

 Euphorbia Lathyris, was noticed, which had sprung up on 

 waste ground in a cottage garden. 



July 25th. — Nine members and friends met at Coulsdon 

 Station. The walk was towards Chipstead, and on the high 

 land in its neighbourhood. The subsoil on this elevation is 

 chalk, but covered with a coating of reddish brown clay. The 

 general elevation above the sea-level is about 500 ft. On 

 descending from the high ground the party reached the main 

 road from Croydon to Merstham. Through this valley in 

 former days ran a railway from Merstham lime-quarries to a 

 canal at Croydon. Both have disappeared, but the course of 

 the old line may be distinctly seen in many places, sometimes 

 in a cutting, and further north on the side of the hill. 



