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The second Saturday excursion was to Keston and Holwood Park 
on July 16th. Salvia verticillata, an introduced species resembling 
in foliage the native S. verbenaca, was found on a roadside bank by 
Hayes Common. In Colyer’s Wood, between Hayes and Keston— 
actually in Bromley parish—where the caper-spurge, Hwphorbia 
Lathyris, had occurred in some plenty in previous years, only dead 
stems of last year were found, but young seedlings of this curious plant 
were seen in the adjoining potato field, where also later in the year the 
thornapple (Datura Stramoniwm), another plant formerly cultivated, 
’ was found. In the wood on the other side of the road—Padmall’s 
Wood, in Keston parish—the lily of the valley was found, and, it was 
also abundant in Holwood Park. The lesser skullcap, Scwtellaria 
minor, also grew in Padmall’s Wood. In the ponds in Holwood Park 
and on their borders a number of aquatic and moisture-loving plants 
and several species of ferns grew in luxuriance—e. g. the white and 
yellow water-lilies, the bog-bean, Typha angustifolia, Osmunda 
regalis, &c.; these have no doubt been planted where they now are, 
but some of them may be the descendants of plants formerly native in 
the neighbourhood, the Osmunda being mentioned in old records at 
Keston Heath and Hayes Common. Several notable trees were seen 
to which names have been given; thus a large beech tree with twelve 
trunks springing from one base is called the ‘‘ Twelve Apostles,” and 
two ancient oaks bear the names of “ Pitt’s Oak” and ‘‘ Wilberforce’s 
Oak.” Another well-known object is a yew and an oak tree, the 
trunks of which have completely coalesced. 
The third Saturday excursion, usually known as the fungus foray, 
took place on Sept. 17th. The route taken was by Ballard’s Lane to 
Shirley Hills, and fifty species were collected and identified, a larger 
number than on any previous occasion. Among the more noteworthy 
species were:—Agaricus (Tricholoma) humilis, A. (Collybia) con- 
jiuens, A. (C.) dryophilus, A. (C.) protractus, A. (Mycena) filopes, 
A. (M.) tenerrimus, A. (Galera) embolus, A. (Psathyrella) atomatus, 
Pazillus atrotomentosus, Gomphidius viscidus, Boletus awranti- 
formis (so named at Kew), Polyporus chioneus, Arcyria punicea. 
The Thursday evening excursions were as under :— 
-On May 19th, under the leadership of Dr. Parsons, a visit was paid 
to the Rock Garden of Coombe Wood, Coombe Road, by the kind 
invitation of Mr. Arthur Lloyd, who conducted the party over it. The 
extremely skilful imitation of natural rockwork, and the great success 
with which it is laid out to suit the needs of so many rare and beautiful 
alpine and other plants, were much admired. The free flowering of 
some of these plants, generally very shy in cultivation, is very notice- 
able. The beautiful Gentiana verna is an example of this, growing in 
large patches covered with its brilliant blue flowers. 
The second Thursday evening excursion was on June 16th to 
Farthing Down, conducted by Mr. Jas. Ed. Clark, B.A., B.Se. Start- 
ing about 6.15 from Coulsdon Station, a party of twenty-eight first 
followed the hedge which forms the north-eastern boundary of the 
common land. It was noted that most of the fine yews had been 
appropriated to the private side of the barbed wire fence, erected this 
last winter along the hedge above the first field. Beyond this the path 
running along the lower side of the hedge was followed, the hedge 
