308 THE LOCAL FIELD CLUBS OF GKEAT BBITAIN. 



The botaiiicnl contributions to the annual volumes are as follow : — 



1866.—" On the Plants of the Malvern Hills," by Edwin Lees, F.L.S. 

 " On the Relative Value of the British Oaks," by the Rev. H. Cooper Key, 

 M.A. " On Wandering Plants," by Dr. Bull ; in which the appearance 

 in Herefordshire of Veronica Buxhanmii, Blitiim virgatum, and Xnnth'mm 

 spimsmn was noticed. A coloured plate of the last-named plant (which 

 appeared in luxuriance in the neighbourhood of Hereford for four years, 

 in two of which it ripened a few seeds) illustrated this paper. " On Here- 

 fordshire Yew-trees," by the Rev. Tlioraas Woodhouse ; illustrated by 

 photographs of some of the more remarkable. This is the first of a series 

 of papers on Herefordshire trees, which is still in course of continuation. 

 " On Water Eanunculi," by Thomas Blashill, Esq. The most important 

 publication of the year, however, was the first part of the " Flora of Here- 

 fordshire," by the Rev. W. H. Purchas. It consists of a description of 

 the districts into which the county has been divided, with an excellent 

 map; a sketch of the geology, by the Rev. W. Symonds, F.G.S.; and a 

 tabular summary of the species found. The second part, containing de- 

 tails of the distribution of each species, is now in course of publication, 

 and will be issued as soon as completed. 



1867. — "Variations of Primula." by Flavell Edmunds, Esq. "On 

 Agaricus Georgii and J. campeHti-is" by Mrs. Key. " On Pruning Trees 

 of neglected growth," by C. Wren Hoskyns, Esq., M.P. " On the Trees 

 of Harewood and Pengethley." " On the British Oaks," by the Rev. H. 

 Cooper Key, M.A. In this year was commenced a series of papers, 

 " Illustrations of the Edible Fungi of Herefordshire," by Dr. Bull, with 

 original drawings on stone, coloured by some ladies of the county. These 

 illustrations have been continued from year to year, three coloured plates 

 appearing in each volume. Although all the species noticed are more 

 or less common, and the papers might therefore equally illustrate the 

 Fungi of any other county, it is to them that the origin of the 

 repute the Club has now attained in fungology may be mainly attributed. 

 In 1868 Dr. Bull, representing the Club, took the first prize at the 

 Royal Horticultural Society's show for the best collection of edible 

 Fungi ; ami in the same year a special meeting, to l)e held on(;e every 

 season for a " foi'ay among the funguses," was established. Among the 

 new or rare Fungi found by members of the Club may be named Jgaricas 

 (Etdoloma) juhatiis, Fr. ; Lactarim conlroversus, Pers. ; Hygrophorns 

 cali/pf,neformis, B. and Br. ; Slrobilonnjr.es slrohilaceus, B. ; PistUlaria 

 pnheruli, B. ; Cctlocera cornea, Fr. ; Hydnmn. erluaceum, Bull. ; Curt'uiariiis 

 (Phlegmacium) ruHSHS* Fr. ; Scleroderma Geaster, Fr., etc. 



1868. — "The Elm-tree in Herefordshire," by Dr. ]>ull. "On Cusciila 

 hnsvaca, L ," with a coloured plate, by Dr. Bull. "Our Native Food- 

 producing Plants," by Thos. Blashill', Esq. " A Botanical Stroll in 

 Herefordshire," by Mr. B. M. Watkins. "Why we should not eat 

 Funguses," by the Rev. J. D. Latouche. " On the Spores of Fungi," by 

 W. G. Smith, Esq. " New and Rare Fungi," by W. G. Smith, Escj. 

 "Fairy Rings and their Fungi," by Edwin Lees, Esq. "The Remark- 

 able Trees of Whitfield." 



1869. — "The Mistletoe Oak and Amrum. of Deerfold Forest," by Dr. 

 Bull.t " Heywood Forest and ils Funguses," by Dr. Bull. " Claxh 

 Agaricinorum ," h^ W. G. Smith, Esq. J "A Complete List of British 



* See Journ. Bot. VIIT. 273. t. 110. f See Journ. Bot. VIII. 87 and 161. 

 X Journ. Bot. VIII. 137, etc., t. c.-cv. 



