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PROCEEDIN'GS OF THE 
Eurhynchium prcelongum, Dill. 
Rhynchostegium confertum, Dicks. 
Amblystegium serpens, L. 
Hypnum cupressiforme, L. 
Hypnum chrysophyttum , Brid. 
,, cuspidatum , L. 
,, Schreberi, Ehrh. 
,, purum, L. 
,, resupinatum , Wils. 
,, moUuscum, Hedw.* 
,, polymorphum, Hedw.* 
Hylocomiu>n splendens, Dill. 
,, squarrosum, L. 
,, triquetrum, L. 
The following Hepaticae (scale-mosses) were detected by Mr. 
Holmes :—Porella platyphylla, L., Lophocolea heterophylla , Schrad., 
and Jungermannia turbinata , Had. 
Field Meeting, 11th April, 1885. 
RICKMANSWOBTH, CHENEYS, AND FLAHNDEN. 
Although Cheneys (or Chenies) is the prettiest place in the 
neighbourhood of Watford, it has not before the present occasion 
been visited by the Society. It is outside the County boundary, 
and also not very accessible, being nearly five miles from the nearest 
railway station, Hickmans worth. It is situated on the ridge of a 
hill overlooking the valley of the Chess, which river rises near 
Chesham in Buckinghamshire, and falls into the Colne at Hick- 
mansworth in Hertfordshire, dividing the two counties for a distance 
of about three miles in the middle part of its course. Here it runs 
between the parishes of Cheneys and Flaunden, the latter being in 
Hertfordshire. 
The day was devoted to the meeting, the members (about five- 
and-twenty) assembling at Hickmansworth station at eleven o’clock. 
The route taken was through Hickmansworth and Loud water 
Parks, and across the meadows by the side of the river Chess to 
within half a mile of Cheneys. Here the hill was ascended by a 
path through the woods, which extend from the village to the 
river. Luncheon, with which the members had provided them¬ 
selves, was here partaken of, trees recently felled being brought 
into requisition for seats. 
On arriving at Cheneys, the church, dedicated to St. Michael, 
was visited. It is chiefly interesting as containing a chapel which 
has been the burial-place of the Hussell family since 1556, and in 
which are some magnificent tombs of the Dukes of Eedford. In 
the church also are some brasses to the Cheynes. The adjoining 
Manor-house of the Sapcotes, where Queen Elizabeth was enter¬ 
tained in 1570, a very picturesque old building, was next inspected. 
A walk of about a mile through the woods along Lady Cheynes’ 
Walk, and across the river, brought the party to the ruins of the 
old church of Flaunden, in Hertfordshire. It is a very small 
church, cruciform in plan. The roof is now gone and also the east 
wall and the four arches formerly supporting a square central 
tower. The most perfect parts remaining are the west doorway and 
the south transept window, which contains three lights, and is of 
good Perpendicular style. The south transept was formerly a 
