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The route taken was westward at first along Somers Road, and 

 then northward up Coppice Lane to the foot of Colley Hill, then 

 westward again as far as the old waterworks. Here the party 

 ascended the face of the grassy slope, which severely taxed the 

 energies of more than one of them, but on reaching the top, the 

 glorious view away to the south over the Weald of Surrey and 

 Sussex went far towards making up for their exertions. 



The path along the top was now followed eastward past the 

 handsome stone drinking fountain presented to the Borough by 

 Col. Inglis, and through the beech woods past the dismantled fort, 

 which was built as one of the outer defences of London. Just past 

 this a narrow lane northward afforded a short cut to the " Cross- 

 way's House." 



Owing to some misunderstanding between the proprietor and his 

 family, we had to wait some time before tea was put upon the 

 table, but eventually twelve members and friends sat down to an 

 enjoyable meal to which they were able to do full justice. 



Nothing of special note appears to have turned up during the 

 walk, but no less than seven species of " plumes" were either taken 

 or noted. 



Two members have been good enough to send me lists of insects, 

 and Mr. Step a list of plants observed. 



Most of the more or less conspicuous chalk flowers were in 

 considerable abundance, including Blackntonia perfoliata, Hypericum 

 perforation, Verbascum i/iapsns, V. ninrum, Clematis ritalba, Thijmas 

 serpyllum, Inula conyza, Asperula cynancJiica, AnthylU-i vulneraria, 

 etc., with Ophrys apifera and OrcJiis pyramidalis. 



Lepidoptera was fairly abundant and among other species the 

 following are the more worth notice: — Pieris rapic, Epinepliele 

 jurtina, Ctenonympha pamphilus, PolyommatuH icarus, Niaoniades 

 tages, Auyiades sylvanua, Anthrocera filipenduhe (cocoons) in plenty, 

 Euchelia jacohaiP (larvffi) abundant, Macrothylacia rubi males, Tricena 

 psi, Triplurna pronuba, Taniocampa incerta (larvae), Cuculiia verbasci 

 (larvag), C. umbratica, Eivula sericealis, Rumia Inteolata, Geometra 

 vernaria, Acidalia dimidiata, A. oniata, in plenty, belated specimens 

 of Cabera pusaria and Lomaspilis maryinata, Larentia viridaria, 

 Melanippe procellata, M. sociata, M. yaliata, Camptoyramma bilineata, 

 Pkibalapteryx vitalbata, Cidaria dotata, etc. 



Among the so-called "micros" were the following : — Pyrausta 

 piirpuralis, Scopula olivalis, S. prunalis, Ebulea sambucalis, Gillmeria 

 ochrodactyla, OxyptiluH parvidactyla, Marasmarcha lunctdactyla 

 [phaiodactyla), Stenoptilia pterodactyla, Wheeleria niveidactyla {balio- 



