SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES 
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Subscriptions. — The Council has pleasure in acknowledging subscriptions 
of greatervalue than 55^ from the following Members: A. K. Currey, Esq.,;^i los.; 
Mrs. Currey, Cl los. ; J. II. Bowman, Esq., G. Huntley, Esq., los. ; 
Johnston Macfie, Esq., los. ; Mark Pole, Es([., los. ; F. G. Stewart, Esq., los. ; 
also a contribution of Leaflet Fund, kindly sent by the Committee 
of the Birmingham Branch. 
Excursions Committee. — At the first meeting of the Excursions Com- 
mittee, held on October 24, Mrs. Percy Myles was elected Chairman and Mr. 
Hubert H. Poole Honorary Secretary of the Committee. 
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 the month), for the purpose of issuing 
books to Members. 
The Honorary Librarian has pleasure in announcing the following additions 
to the Library: “Natural History of Selborne,” Blyth’s edition, 1836, kindly 
presented by E. Nash, Esq. “School Gardening,” by \V. E. Watkins and A. 
Sowman, kindly presented by the Editor. 
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES. 
Ealing:. — The Committee of the Ealing Branch has pleasure in acknow- 
ledging a subscription of greater value than 5s. from the following Member : 
A. A. George, Esq., los. 
FIELD CLUB RAMBLES. 
September 30. — Upwards of fifty, including a large contingent from the 
Hampstead Branch, assembled on this afternoon, under the leadership of the 
Editor, to examine some of the trees of Richmond Park. The route taken was 
from the Richmond (Star and Garter) Gate, past Pembroke Lodge, to Ham 
Cross, and thence, past Pond Slade and between the Pen Ponds back to the 
starting point. Nothing in the nature of a formal lecture was attempted ; but 
the many species of trees available were pointed out and briefly commented 
upon as we passed them. The Lindens near the favourite seat of the poet 
Thomson, the fine Horse Chestnuts and Spanish Chestnuts, the latter with 
furrowed and twisted bark, the aged Thorns, the specimens of Craltegus coccinea, 
and, especially, the fine spear Hornbeams were pointed out ; we rested awhile 
under the largest Oak in the Park still in full vigour; and Mr. Pullman, the 
Superintendent of the Park, recalled the fact that it was owing to the protest of 
the formerly existing local branch of the Selborne Society that some of the Horse 
Chestnuts were not planted in a formal avenue. A fine Mossy-Cup Oak and a 
plantation of Dogwood, recently made by Mr. Pullman, were among the chief 
other trees examined in the Park, where attention was also directed to the 
recently introduced system of recording the dates of the plantations on iron 
tablets. The Fallow and Red Deer, Herons overhead, and various water-fowl 
on the Ponds, lent variety to the afternoon’s observations ; and the light was fast 
fading as we passed through the beautiful Terrace Gardens, with their fine Cedar, 
Catalpa and other trees, to our tea in the town. 
FORTHCOMING- EVENTS. 
Council and Committee Meetings. 
Monday, November 13. — Publications Committee at 5.30 p.m. ; General 
Purposes Committee at 6.30 p.m. 
Tuesday, November 28. — Council Meeting at 5.30 p.m. ; Excursions Com- 
mittee alter the Council Meeting. 
