SEIJiORNE SOCIETY NOTICES 
199 
the Chairman of Council, will be awarded for the best illustrated records of 
continued observations on an animal, or a plant, or on the relations between the 
two, made during the past year, by an Associate (member of a Junior Branch), 
or by an ordinary Member of the Society, under 21 years of age. All essays 
(written on one side of the paper only), illustrations or specimens (which latter 
must not involve the destruction of any rare creature), should be clearly labelled 
with the name, address, and age (which will be taken into consideration in 
making the award) of the competitor, and .should be in the hands of the Honorary 
.Secretary of the Selborne Society, at 20, Hanover Scjuare, W., by November 2C, 
1905. .Ml parcels to be securely packed and endorsed on the outside “ b'irst 
Competition. ” 
h'or particulars regarding the formation of Junior Branches in .schools and 
elsewhere, as well as of ordinary membership, application should be made to 
Wilfred Mark Webb, Honorary Secretary, 20, Hanover Square, W. 
Excursions. — At the Meeting of the Council held on May 23, the following 
were elected to form an Excursions Committee (not to l>e confined to members of 
the Council): Mrs. Percy Myles, Mrs. Douglas Wilson, Mr. Avenell, Professor 
Boulger, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Hailes, Mr. Nash, .Mr. U. M. Wattson, Mr. A. B. 
Wilkinson, Mr. Poole and Mr. Webb. The Chairman to be ex-officio a member. 
Library. — The Honorary Librarian will attend at 20, Hanover .Square, 
from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. on the evenings when the Publications Committee 
meet (at present on the second Monday in ihe month), for the purpose of issuing 
iiooks to Members. 
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. 
Indoor Meetings. 
Business Meetings. — The next meeting of the Council will be held on 
Tuesday, October 24, at 5.30 p.m. The Publications Committee will meet on 
Monday, October 9, at 5.30 p.m. 
Fiei.I) Ci.ub R.\mbi,e for October. 
.\rrangements have been made for Selbornians to join the Essex Field Club 
in their annual Fungus Foray; as, however, the date is not yet fixed, Members 
wishing to take part must send a stamped addressed envelope, at once, to 
.Mrs. Percy Myles, 7, Lincoln Street, S.W. Tea and expenses, 2s. 6d. each. 
FIELD CLUB RAMBLES. 
August 12. — From Tadworth station our Field Club walked over Walton 
Heath, through the village of W'al'.on-on-the-Hi!l and then by field, meadow, 
and wood-paths to Headley. On the Heath were noticed the three usual species 
of Heather, viz., Ling, Bell and Cross-leaved. The noble expanse of bracken 
among the trees presented a fine sight. Some moths and caterpillars were taken 
by entomologists present. Our botanists reported Papaver somnife''iiin, Sedum 
I eiephium. Verbena officinalis, Gentiana Amarella, Campanula glomerata, C. 
Trachelium, and near Headley Church a good specimen of Cichoriuni Intybus. 
Tea was taken in the corner of a cottage garden, gay with flowers. Some pretty 
views were taken by photographers present, and a very pleasant afternoon was 
spent on this new walk. 
September 2. — On this day we paid what is now become our annual visit to 
the Black Pond at Oxshott, and the fourteen Members who attended were 
favoured with most perfect weather. On arriving at the pond we were 
successful in finding a great variety of the bog-plants for which this locality is 
noted. As usual, Drosera rotundifolia was plentiful, but rather to our surprise 
Drosera intermedia was also found in great numbers. This latter is as a rule 
.somewhat rare in Surrey. Marsh St. John’s Wort, Marsh Pennywort, the Great 
Water Plantain, Cotton-grass and various rushes were also found. The heather 
was in full bloom on Oxshott Heath, and on our way to tea at Akerman’s we 
saw one of the most splendid sunsets of the year, thus fittingly winding up a 
really delightful ramble. 
