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all sides most hearty and sincere thanks were expressed to the owner for his 
extreme courtesy and kindness. moonlight walk across the I’ark, on through 
Bricket Wood Scrubs, brought the party to Bricket Wood Station in nice time 
for the 9.14 train back to the metropolis. 
September 3. — Only a small party, after the morning’s heavy rain, assembled 
at Woldingham for the walk. The path taken was the old right-of-way over- 
looking .Marden I’ark, where crab-apples and blackberries were <liscovered in the 
hedge-side. It was noticed thatjmany birds had been drowned in their attempts 
to get water from the tanks set about in the meadows for the use of the cattle. 
A suggestion was made, which is worth record, that to prevent this waste of 
bird-life blocks of wood might be floated in the water wherever similar tanks 
are in use ; these would serve as platforms for the birds to alight on and drink 
from. Leaving the meadows, the way led through the end of a wood, and at 
this corner, just inside the park itself, a noble group of lofty beech-trees were 
much admired, and while passing through the park frequent halts were made 
to enjoy well-wooded hills and valley. Through the woods, across the road, and 
then down a steep wild patch of uncultivated meadowland, the party found their 
way into Ilogtrough Lane. Some of the fields were yellow with Inula dysen- 
teriea, and numerous specimens of Erigeron acris, two species of gentian and 
Campanula glcmerata were obtained. white musk-mallow was noticed, as 
well as some marjoram, the flower of which was fasciated. Through a hop- 
garden, and by the old Oxted Church, the walk ended at New Oxted, just as 
dusk closed in. 
September 10. — In delightful weather sixteen members met at Box Hill 
Station and r.ambled over the fields and through woods to the breezy uplands of 
Kanmore Common. Here the ground was covered with heather and petty whin, 
while the hedges were clothed with the beautiful heart-shaped leaves and plentiful 
green berries of black bryony. Bath the wayfaring-tree and guelder-rose were 
found in ruddy fruit. The fine marble work in Ranmore Church was duly 
admired, and the party feasted their eyes on the lovely views of Box Hill and the 
Mickleham Valley, and of the Holmesdale Valley, in which lie Dorking and the 
little village of Westcott. After tea at the Post Office the party split up, some 
returning to Box Hill, while others made their way through the drives of Denbies 
Park to Dorking Station. 
September 17. — On leaving Oxshott Station the parly of Selbornians, number- 
ing nearly thirty, proceeded along the heathy foot of the scarped outcrop of the 
Bagshot Sands, through a grove of Scots firs of all ages, with numerous self-sown 
seedlings, where the brilliant scarlet of the Fly Agaric was conspicuous among the 
ling and cross-leaved heath, and the blue purple of Scabiosa snccisa indicated the 
moist ground on the London Clay. Crossing the line, a field-path was ascended 
to a height which afforded fine views from Pains Hill to Ashstead and the Mole 
gorge at Mickleham. A large flock of plover was sighted in the distance, and 
Campanula Rapunculus was found by the side of the path. Descending into the 
Mole Valley and entering the grounds of the Manor, the parly reached Stoke 
d’Abernon Church after a walk of not more than two miles. Some herring-bone 
work in flat bricks among the flint work suggest a date prior to the thirteenth 
century for parts of this little church ; but the chancel is said to have been built 
by Sir John d’Abernon, who died in 1277, and the Norbury chantry to the 
north of it is fifteenth-century work. The west end is a recent addition and much 
has been done to alter the character of the building. Harvest-festival decorations 
were not very conducive to an arch.eological examination. Attention was called 
by Professor Boulger, the conductor, to the glauconitic Reigate stone of the 
original doorway and its holy water stoup, and to the remains of a sun-dial above 
it. In the interior the rood-stair, the piscina, the traces of fresco on either side 
of the modern east window, the iron hour-glass stand, the fine Jacobean pulpit, 
and the recently erected glass mosaics, attracted attention ; but the chief interest 
of the church lies in its monuments. Before the altar are the two fine brasses to 
Sir John d’Abernon, senior and junior, the former of which is the oldest m.onu- 
mental brass of ascertainable date in England. Close by on the wall is a brass to 
a chrisom child of the Bray family, and others belonging to the Norburys of the 
fifteenth century ; whilst one a century later showed the decadence of the art of 
engraving brass. The conductor explained that though brass— an alloy of about 
