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^Ebc Selborne Society’s flDaoasine 
No. 134. FEBRUARY, 1901. Vol, XII. 
SELBORNIANA, 
Death of Her Majesty the Queen. — Whilst, in 
common witli all loyal subjects, Selbornians mourn their 
long-revered Sovereign, they also especially lament the 
loss of one who to artistic love of beautiful scenery added 
a great fondness for flowers and a humane consideration 
for animal life. As the owner of an interesting and well 
cared for little menagerie of pets at Windsor, and as patron 
of the R.S.P.C.A., Her Majesty showed herself imbued 
with true Selbornian principles. 
Editor’s Change of Address. — Correspondents are re- 
quested to note that the Editor’s present address is 56, Mount 
Ararat Road, Richmond, Surrey. 
A New Use of the Name “Selbornian.” — Mr. E. A. 
Martin calls attention, in the January number of Science Gossip, 
to the fact that, in a recent Geological Survey Memoir, Mr. 
Jukes-Browne proposes to apply the name “ Selbornian ” to the 
Gault and Upper Greensand — two formations which merge into 
one another and are very typically developed in Gilbert White’s 
old parish. Naturalists will recall the careful notes on these 
rocks that occur in the early letters of the “ Natural History.” 
Croham Hurst Safe. — We have much pleasure in learning 
that the Croydon County Council has decided, by an unanimous 
vote, to purchase the whole of the beautiful wooded hill to the 
south of Croydon, known as Croham Hurst. Two years ago 
