28 Proceedings. 
Aug. 8.—Ashdown Forest. 
Sept. 5.—Leith Hill and Ockley. 
Oct. 3.—-Godstone, Brewer Street, and Merstham. 
Afternoon. 
April 18.—Betchworth and Reigate Heath. 
May 16.—Westcot. 
June 20.—Boxhill and Betchworth. 
July 18.—Merstham and Chaldon. 
Aug. 22.—Ranmore Common. 
Sept. 19.—Chipstead. 
The following Officers were elected for the ensuing year :— 
President. Mr. W. H. Tyndall. 
Secretary. Mr. A. J. Crosfield. 
Treasurer. Miss Crosfield. 
Curator. Mr. John Linnell. 
Committee. Messrs. J. Bonnor, T. Cooper, J. B. Crosfield, 
F. H. Ellwood, A. G. Northover, E.8. Salmon, 
C. E. Salmon, A. Trower. 
Mr. N. E. Brown, of Kew, lectured on 
LEAVES AND THEIR DOINGS. 
Leaves are almost the most abundant product of nature, and 
without them we could not exist. To the plant they are the 
organs of life, by means of which it obtains its solid food. 
Leaves need light, and strive in various ways to obtain it. 
They also protect themselves against the evil effects of an excess 
of light. Hence we find many modifications of the form and 
position of leaves. The leaves of a daisy, for instance, radiate 
from the centre at a slight angle, and the inner leaves are 
smaller than the outer, in order not to overshadow them. The 
angle at which they grow serves to direct the rain downwards 
to their roots. 
The leaves of trees are mostly at the ends of twigs, and the 
