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■weather being perfect and the river banks lookin<^ their best in their attire of 

 -early summer flowers. The scientific conductors were Prof. Roulger, F. L.S., 

 J\Ir. Wilfred Mark Webb, F.L.S., and we were favoured with the presence of our 

 President, Mr. Rudler, F.G.S., Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S., and iSIr. J. A. 

 Clark, F. E.S. Stoppages were made from time to time to permit of botanising 

 on the banks and meadows. A great number of the commoner riverside plants 

 were noticed— and the great abundance of the yellow iris [Iris pseud-acorns), the 

 yellow mimulus (commonly called Mimuliis luteus), the melilot [Melilotus 

 offi,cinaUs),'\\\Qi ot tomato plants (!) on the rubbish-heaps forced themselves upon 

 the attention of even non-botanical visitors. A number of " nests " of the 

 tortoiseshell butterfly [Vanessa tcrticce) were observed on the nettles by the water- 

 side. Some of informal demonstrations on the mollusca, insects and plants 

 •Avere given on the deck of the barge. 



Luncheon was taken at the Rye House, Hoddesdon, and afterwards an 

 ■Ordinary Meeting (the 231st) was held, the President in the chair. 



Mr. Alfred Buxton was elected a member. 



A paper on " The Uredineae and Ustilaginese of Essex, "by Mr. F. J. Chitten- 

 den was read in abstract by Prof. Boulger. (This paper was printed ante pp. 

 283—294). 



The Secretary read portions of a paper by Mr. F. W. Reader, entitled 

 ""Wooden Water-pipes at Clarkenwell " [ante pp. 272 — 4). 



Thanks were voted for these papers, and with some announcements of future 

 meetings, the business ended. 



During the afternoon Prof. Boulger gave a very interesting address on 

 ■" Aquatic Plants," illustrated by several species obtained from the river, and Mr. 

 Wilfred Mark Webb gave a demonstration on Aquatic Mollusca, based on 

 •examples obtained during the day. 



Tea was served on board as on previous occasions, and the Voyage terminated 

 at Enfield Lock, the bulk of the members taking train home, whilst others drove 

 by road to Woodford, Buckhurst Hill, etc. 



THE ANNUAL FUNGUS FORAY. 



Saturday, October i^tJi, 1904. 



As frequently on previous occasions, the headquarters for this meeting were at 

 the " King's Oak " Hotel, High Beach, Epping Forest. 'Jhe day was flne and 

 ■dry, and the numerous parties of collectors much enjoyed the ramble in the 

 autumnal woods. The experts on this occasion were Dr. M. C. Cooke, A.L.S. 

 Mr. George Massee, F.L..S., Mr. Arthur Lister, F.R.S., Miss G. Lister, and 

 Mr. A. Clarke, of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, from Hudderslield. 



A short excursion had been made on the previous Thursday by the Hon. 

 Secretaries, and the specimens collected had been sent to the exhibition room, 

 together with those collected during the early part of the day on Saturday, so that 

 the examination and determination could be proceeded with at once. The ground 

 in the forest was very dry, and cracking in many places, so that the crop of fungi 

 was unusually small, and considerably reduced by the cold dry winds and recent 

 frosty nights. Notwithstanding all the drawbacks, no fewer than loospecies were 

 <letermined as the result of the foray, and amongst these were several species of 

 special interest. Of the latter may be mentioned a young specimen, about five 



