running northward parallel with the main ridge of the hill. At 

 the bottom of this valley is a patch of boggy ground, kept satu- 

 rated by springs issuing from the base of the Hythe beds where 

 these rest on the subjacent Atherfield Clay. Here were found 

 several interesting bog-plants, as two species of sundew, viz., 

 Drosera rotundifolia and D. intermedia ; the bog asphodel, gay in 

 flower ; the bog pimpernel {Ana(/allis tenella) ; and the ivy- 

 leaved campanula {€. hedemceu) ; also several species of ferns. 

 From the summit of the hill a fine view was obtained, though 

 hardly so panoramic as that from Leith Hill. The way back to 

 the station led through sandy lanes between deep banks. 



A half-day excursion, on Aug. 18th, to Chislehurst and St. 

 Paul's Cray Common, was announced, but so far as I am aware 

 not even a quorum of one member was obtained. 



On Sept. 15th a half-day excursion for the especial purpose of 

 a fungus hunt was made, by kind permission of Col. Warde, to 

 Squerryes Park and Crockham Hill. The party, of whom some 

 had walked from Oxted Station, and others had come by train to 

 Westerham, met at the Westerham entrance by a picturesque 

 overshot water-mill, now used for pumping purposes by the 

 Kent Waterworks Co. They then walked through the beautiful 

 undulating and well-timbered park to Crockham Hill and Kent 

 Hatch, returning by Limpsfieid Common to Oxted Station. 

 Nearly forty species of fungi were found and identified, among 

 the less common being Cantharellus cinereus, Hygrophonis calyptra:- 

 formis, and Craterellus cornucopioides. The last named was 

 plentiful on the bare soil in beech-groves, though its blackish 

 irregular pilei were little conspicuous against the dark soil, 

 an instance of resemblance in hue between a fungus and its 

 habitat. The purpose subserved by the often bright colours of 

 fungi, whether protective or attractive, is an unsettled question. 

 One can hardly suppose these colours to be without any use, but 

 what their use to the plant may be is not known. The fungi 

 collected on this day were exhibited at the evening meeting on 

 Sept. 18th. 



Since our last annual meeting eight ordinary evening meetings 

 of the Club have been held, viz., on the third Tuesdays m 

 February, March, April, May, September, October, November, 

 and December. I am glad to say that there has been no diffi- 

 culty in maintaining a supply of communications for these 

 meetings ; all with one exception, which was not the sole paper 

 of the evening, having been from members of the Club. We 

 gladly and gratefully accept the help of friends from outside, but 

 it is satisfactory that the Club is able to keep up its meetings 

 without external aid. We should be glad, however, to see more 

 of our members, especially the younger ones, taking an active 



