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bage resembled much the latter species ; the stem varying 
from ten to nineteen inches in height, and the leaves of con- 
siderable size. Mr. C. also observed that the variety of R. 
Flammula /3 reptans Lightfoot, was exceedingly plentiful on 
Hampstead and other Heaths near London. 
The following Paper was also read, being “ Details of the 
First Excursion made this Summer by the Members of the 
Botanical Society of London : with Observations on varieties 
of Plants.” By Daniel Cooper, Esq., A.L.S., Curator to 
the Society. 
The first excursion made by the members of this Society 
was to a spot situated about twenty-five miles from London, 
called Woking. This spot was chosen on account of the easy 
access by the London and Southampton railway. Upon alight- 
ing at the station at Woking Common, Surrey, and proceeding 
to the right of the carriage-road leading to Guildford, on to 
the common, great abundance of Ulex nanus, Carex (Ederi, 
Aira caryophyllea and Aira prcecox w r ere observed. One of 
the party discovered a single specimen of Tee'sdalia nudicaulis, 
which appeared to be very scarce in this locality, as no other 
specimen was noticed by any other individual. 
Passing beneath the archway of the railroad, (the railroad 
dividing the common into two parts,) and turning a short 
distance to the left, on the borders of small water-courses 
Lycopodium clavatum and Lyc. Selago are to be sparingly 
found; the latter species being exceedingly unfrequent in the 
neighbourhood of London, never having before met with it. 
It would be as well to state that it was not in fructification, 
while the other species also, Lyc. clavatum, was in excellent 
condition. I do not see any reason why Lycopodium inundatum , 
which is so plentiful on Wimbledon and other commons 
around London, should not be found on Woking Common, 
as the subsoil and situation are very similar. 
In the opposite direction, towards the small wooden bridge 
that crosses the canal, a large sandy plot of ground will be 
observed, abounding in Littorella lacustris, Hypericum, elo- 
des, Anagallis tenella, Helosciadium inundatum, Carex st.ellu- 
lata, C. flava, C. (Ederi, Juncus uliginosus var, bulbosus, 
Juncus bufonius, Eleocharis palustris and ccespitosa, Ranun- 
culus Flammula var. reptans, and Scirpus fluitans. In dry 
sandy ground Blechnum boreale. On the slopes of the canal 
