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timbered houses surrounding the church. St. Peter’s Cross was 
next visited; this was built in 1300, and is still in good pre- 
servation. Annexed to this, but of much later date, is the 
Blockhouse or cage, formerly used for prisoners. Some remains 
of ferns and other plants were discovered in the Tunbridge Wells 
Sandstone, in a quarry not far from Lingfield. The Hammer 
and Furnace Ponds were passed on the way to Holtye Common; 
these ponds take their name from the iron furnaces formerly 
existing in this locality. Very good iron was made here, and 
there is still abundance of iron ore; but owing to the discovery 
of iron in proximity to the coal-fields in the North of England, 
smelting has long been discontinued. Heaps of slag are still 
to be seen. In the Furnace pond the narrow-leaved bulrush 
(Typha angustifolia) was in abundance, and the water not being 
up to its usual level, in consequence of the dryness of the season, 
several fine specimens of fresh-water mussel were obtained. 
From the top of Holtye Common there is an extensive view over 
Crowborough and Ashdown Forest and the surrounding country. 
Here was an encampment of 140 boys from a Home at South- 
wark, and the boys seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves 
with cricket on the Common. Among the plants found were 
Ranunculus flammata (lesser spearwort), Dianthus armeria (Dept- 
ford pink), Sedum telephium (orpine), Achillea ptarmica (sneeze- 
wort), Anthemis cotula (stinking mayweed), Helosciadium inundatum, 
Angelica sylvestris, Silaus pratensis, Ginanthe phellandrium, Lastrea 
dilatata and L. oreopteris, Lycopodium clavatum (which is a rarity 
in the South of England) and Cuscuta epithymum (dodder), which 
was parasitic on the following plants :—Cytisus scoparius, Potentilla 
tormentilla, Erica cinerea, Calluna vulgaris, Hypericum pulchrum, 
Vaccinium myrtillus, Solidago virgaurea. On the way to Cowden 
Station a visit was paid to the church, where there is some fine 
timber work. 
August 24th.—General half-day excursion to Oxted for Worm’s 
Heath and Warlingham by way of Botley Hill (conductor, Mr. 
Goodman). Belladonna in fruit found. The party on reaching 
Warlingham were very kindly entertained at high tea by Mr. 
and Mrs. Goodman. 
Sept. 21st—On Saturday, Sept. 21st, a visit was paid to 
Epping Forest, under the guidance of Mr. N. F. Robarts, for 
the purpose of searching for fungi in that district. Very few 
members attended. Rail was taken from Fenchurch Street to 
Loughton, the party being joined at Woodford by a lady member 
of the Essex Field Club. The route taken through the forest 
was through Debden Slade to the ancient British earthwork 
known as Loughton Camp, discovered in 1872 by the late Mr. 
