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Proceedings of the Soricty. 
May 19th.—The members met on KEEP Am for their first 
field day this year. Some little time was spent in examining the 
chalk-pit, but scarcely any fossils were found, and they then 
rambled across the hill. Among the many flowers just appearing 
were the Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), the Cross-leaved Bedstraw 
( Galium cruciatum), the Horse-shoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa), &c. 
Orchis mascula was in full bloom; O. maculata had only put in an 
appearance of leaves. The Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) was 
covered with its lemon-coloured blossoms at the foot of the slope. 
Among the insects were seen a few specimens of the Holly Blue 
(Lycena Argiolus), which is rather rare in this locality; Lacon 
murinus, Cicindela campestris, and several other beetles were fly- 
ing about, while the body of a hedgehog yielded several Carabide 
or Burying Beetles. From Keep Hill the members passed into 
Dane Garden Wood, where they noticed the Coralwort (Dentaria 
bulbifera) in flower, and several Orchids just appearing. 
June 9th.—Ramble in Hottow Lanz. An hour or two passed 
very pleasantly in this curious old lane, which has attracted 
the attention both of the archeologist and the geologist in no 
small degree; the former looking upon it in the light of an 
ancient road for packhorses, &c., from the neighbouring settle- 
ments on the hills to the more populous valley; the latter as a 
still more ancient watercourse, along which a torrent rushed 
to join some larger body of water in the present Hughenden 
valley. Probably both are right, at any rate the views are not 
opposed to each other, since there is many a similar ravine in 
Devonshire at the present day which is used for traffic in summer, 
but is impassable in winter. Hollow Lane is famous alike for 
its flowers and its insects—the botanist or entomologist who has 
not examined it has a treat yet to come. In the course of the 
ramble the members found several larve of Sawflies, a fine 
specimen of one of the Chrysomelida, larvee of Oak Egger (Bombyx 
