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tract running from the neighbourhood of Farnham to the foot of 

 the Hindhead range and the Devil's Jumps is a very remarkable 

 one ; a number of very shallow but extensive lakelets are found 

 in its slight depressions. The day was intensely hot, which 

 seemed appropriate to the character of the country. The botany 

 of the district is rich and interesting, several plants seldom met 

 with elsewhere in the county are abundant. Among the most 

 interesting is Curex arenarifi, a species of sedge everywhere else 

 a distinctly seaside or sandhill plant. Others noteworthy are 

 the sweet rush, Acorns Calamus; Littnrella lacustria, AnagaUis 

 tenella, Care.v dioica, <!, stellulata, C. puJicaria, Chara aspera, and 

 (\ fragilis. The white water-lilies were in great beauty and pro- 

 fusion. Vipers were disporting themselves in the pools, au 

 example which was soon followed by many of the party. I wish 

 some of our entomological friends had been present, as I have no 

 doubt they would have reaped a rich harvest. 



On July 17th a half-day's excursion to Warlingham was on 

 the programme. The morning was very threatening and showery, 

 so that many doubtless were discouraged from joining us ; but 

 the afternoon turned out extremely fine and enjoyable. We met 

 at Lower Warlingham Station, and ascending the hills above it, 

 walked along them to the entrance of the Hallelu Valley, which 

 we followed upwards to Sline's Oaks, and then mounted the 

 steep slopes formed of Oldhaven pebble-beds like those of Adding- 

 ton to Worms Heath, from the top of which (about 800 ft. above 

 the sea) a view of great extent and beauty was spread before us, 

 Box Hill and Leith Hill being conspicuous objects. I happened 

 to be staying with my family at Beech Farm, close by, and had 

 the pleasure of entertaining the party there. Amongst the rarer 

 plants noted were the grass-leafed vetch, Lathj/rus nissolia, with 

 its beautiful crimson blossoms ; Lathyrns Inrsutus, one of our 

 greatest county rarities ; Pkyteumii orbicularis, &c. ; and one of 

 my boys had found in Tilsey Woods, close by, the small Winter- 

 green, Pi/rol(i miliar, a very interesting addition to the flora of 

 this division of the county. 



Mr. McKean, who very kindly conducted the party, has 

 favoured me with the following notes of the half- day's excursion 

 to Leatherhead on August 7th : — "At the Leatherhead excursion 

 eight members turned up. Thinking that some photographers 

 might be among the number, I had arranged to take them to 

 the hunting ground by a roundabout way, ru., through the 

 village of Bookham, where there are some pretty cottages and 

 rustic peeps. However, there were no cameras that day. On 

 arriving at our destination. Great Bookham Common, we found 

 the string of ponds were almost totally dry, so there was not 

 much collecting to be done. Mr. Beruey had come fully equipped 

 for Entomology, Dr. Franklin Parsons and Mr. Holmes for 



