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Sxcursion to Wy& WownSj May 27, ^867. 



Reprinted from "Kentish GMette," May 28, 1867. 



The first excursion of this Society took place on Monday, 

 the 27th May, when, hy the kind permission of T. Saw- 

 hridge Drax, Esq., the members assembled in the grounds 

 of Ollantigh Towers, and after inspecting the foreign 

 conifers and other shrubs there collected, and seeing 

 with regret how severely they had suifered by the late 

 frosts, departed in parties for "Wye Downs. The members 

 who came by the South Eastern Railway unfortunately 

 failed to fall in with those who went from Canterbury by 

 the road, whereby the party at luncheon was somewhat re- 

 stricted, and the collection either of rare plants and insects, 

 having been interrupted by a heavy shower lasting half-an- 

 hour, wag not so large or so varied as on the last occasion 

 of the Society visiting these Downs. In consequence of the 

 wet weather, the proprietor of Little Ollantigh Farm kindly 

 lent his barn for luncheon, the grass being too wet for pic- 

 nicing out of doors. The party here consisted of the worthy 

 President and Mrs. Cox and party; Col. Horsley and party; 

 J. S. Pilbrow, Esq., and party , Capt. Kemp and party ; 

 John Brent, Esq., and Mrs. Brent ; A. B. Andrews, Esq., 



