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glens and deep ravines; now and again the woods cease, and 
the bold curves of sweeping grassland charm and refresh the 
eye. Such spots as these the little Milkwort (Polygala oxyptera) 
loves, and Lithospermum officinale and Rubia peregrina were 
seen in some of the ravines. Valeriana Mikanii was also 
frequent in shady places, and Lathyrus sylvestris trailed its 
showy flowers over the hedge-rows. 
Tea was kindly provided by Mr. Marshall at his Vicarage at 
Graffham, terminating a most successful day. 
Sept. 7, 1901.—Send and Newark Abbey. 
A bright sunny day made this excursion, attended by about 
a dozen members and friends, a very enjoyable one. 
The walk from Worplesdon Station to the river at Send is 
by no means uninteresting. The way is by footpath and 
tangled lane, and where the former led through a rough field 
the party was delighted to see a decidedly scarce Surrey plant, 
Lactuca virosa, growing in some profusion; a few of the 
specimens were over 6 feet in height. In the same field, con- 
fined to a small area, Gnaphalium sylvaticum was abundant and 
remarkably tall in growth—some examples quite 2 feet high. 
Hypericum dubium in seed and Erigeron acre were also noticed 
here. 
Obtaining boats at Send, the river was followed up to the 
ruins of Newark Abbey, where the party halted for lunch. 
An examination of the ruins showed them to be in rather a 
crumbling condition, but still there is much to show that the 
Priory once existed as a very fine and impressive Early English 
building. 
The party afterwards rowed further towards Wisley, then 
turned, and disembarked at the Lock at Send. 
A Rerorr from the Rev. R. A. Bullen, who attended (with 
Miss Ethel Sargant) as Delegates to the Haslemere Conference 
of the Sourn-Eastrrn Union oF SCIETIFIC SOCIETIES on 
June 6th to 8th, was presented and read. A record of the 
Proceedings will be found in the ‘ South-Eastern Naturalist.’ 
