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Elliott (Board of Agriculture), Prof. James Long, Dr. Wormall, and Sir 

 Edward Verney. 



At the close of the meeting the guests had an opportunity of inspecting 

 the School buildings and appliances, and tea in the gardens concluded a very 

 pleasant and instructive visit. Lady Warwick's experiment has proved to 

 be most successful, and is one that should be attentively studied by all 

 interested in the pressing problem of rural and secondary education. 



THE ANNUAL CRYPTOGAMIC MEETING AND 



205TH ORDINARY MEETING. 



Saturday, October i2TH, 1901. 



This meeting was held at High Beach and surrounding parts of the 

 Forest. The arrangements were precisely those of last year; the "Head- 

 quarters " being at the " King's Oak " Hotel, where the large exhibition and 

 meeting-room had been engaged. 



The Referees were: — Dr. M. C. Cooke, E. M. Holmes, Esq., F.L.S., 

 George Massee, Esq., F.L S. [Kcw Herbarium), and Prof. H. Marshall Ward, 

 D.Sc, F.R.S. {Professor of Botany, Univasity of Cambridge, and President of the 

 Mycolooical Society) . 



The botanists reached the assembling place at various times throughout 

 the day, and parties explored the woods at Woodford, Buckhurst Hill, 

 Loughton, High Beach, and the Theydon Woods. A very large and varied 

 collection of specimens was made, which were exhibited in the room and 

 determined by the experts present. Dr. Cooke's and Mr. Massee's reports 

 will be found in another part of this issue (pp. 127-30). 



Amongst the other interesting things shown were a series of beautiful 

 coloured drawings of some species of Micro-Fungi occurring in the Forest, 

 drawn and exhibited by Mr. Massee. Mr. Cole exhibited a selection from 

 the Cryptogamic Herbarium formed by the late George Varenne, of Kelvedon, 

 recently acquired by the Club. Mr. H. Whitehead exhibited some specimens 

 of Micro-Fungi (leaf- fungi) recently collected in Essex. 



Tea was taken about 5.30 o'clock, and afterwards an Ordinary Meeting 

 (the 205th) was held, the President, Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., in the chair 



The following were elected members of the Club: — Miss A. E. Baxter, 

 Miss Camilla Jebb, Mr. F. T. Norris (Saga-Master, Viking Club), Mr. W. B. 

 Parsons, M.R.C.S., and the Right Hon. the Earl of Warwick, Lord- 

 Lieutenant of Essex. 



Dr. Cooke and Mr. Massee reported on the results of the day's work. 

 These reports will be found in the present part of the Essex Naturalist 

 {ante pp. 127-130). Dr. Cooke was of opinion that the "bag" was the 

 best for the last 10 years 



Dr. Cooke also delivered an address ; the first part of it, consisting of 

 corrigenda to his Illustrations, with indications of new species to the Forest, or 

 corrections in the nomenclature of old ones, is printed in the present part 

 {ante pp. 131-34). The second part of his speech consisted of humorous 

 descriptions of the utility and social aspect of these annual forays. 



