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EXCURSIONS, 1948 
PROGRAMME. 
May 8th— Wisley, Surrey. 
May 28th to 31st — Malham Tarn, Yorkshire. 
June 18th to 21st — Leicester. 
June 26th to July 3rd — Dolgelley, Merionethshire. 
August 20th to 23rd — -Huntingdon. 
MAY 8tli. THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S GARDENS, 
WISLEY. 
Leader: Mr J. S. L. Gilmour. 
At 11 o’clock on a warm sunnj^ morning, under a blue sky, a party 
of 32 met opposite the Hut Hotel, Wisley. Before lunch a walk was 
taken round Boldermere, the lake in front of the hotel, and the following 
[jlants were noticed: Littorella, Eriophorum a iKjusti folium, Scirpus 
caespifnsus and Hypericum elodes-, on the lake were seen a pair of Great 
Crested Grebes with three chicks. A small pond to the eastward of the 
main lake was also visited, and among various interesting finds Carex 
1‘seudo-cyperus and I/iizula laultiflora may be mentioned. 
After lunch the President, Mr J. S. L. Gilmour, welcomed the party 
to the R.H S. Gardens and gave a short account of their history and 
aims. Small groups under the guidance of Mr Gilmour and Mr Scase 
then wandered around the Rockery and Wild Garden. Many interesting 
native plants were seen, in particular, healthy specimens of Schoeniis 
ferrugineii-s transplanted from the doomed station at Loch Tummel. The 
party re-assembled at 4.15 for tea, most kindly provided in the magni- 
ficejit Laboratory. After a vote of thanks to the President, Mr vScase 
showed his albums of plant iihotographs and the collection of living local 
wild plants which he maintains for the .students. 
MAY 2Sth-31st. MALHAM TARN FIELD CENTRE. 
This meeting was arranged at short notice through the kindness of 
the Council for the Promotion of Field Studies, and we wish to thank 
all those who assisted, and especially the Warden (Mr Holmes) and 
Assistant Warden (Mr Douglas) at the Field Centre. 
The following account has been contributed by Miss Joan Gibbons. 
Only five members (Hon. Marjorie Cross, Mr M. C. A. Foster, Mrs 
Gibby, Miss Parsons, and the writer) and one guest (Miss Brenda Chalk) 
journeyed to Malham Tarn Field Centre for this excursion, and were 
joined by Pi'ofessor Clapham on Saturday afternoon. The Assistant 
