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ceived a special compliment from the Central Committee, and an additional one 

 from the guests in the generally expressed regret that there was not more of it. 



After dinner a very amusing satire on mycological theories was read by 

 Dr. M. C. Cooke, M.A., &c., entitled, "A Missing Chapter from the Tramp 

 Abroad." It was a little above the audience generally, since it required some 

 knowledge of mycological science fully to appreciate its pungent wit. This was 

 followed by a very learned paper on " Fish-Culture, as Practised by the An- 

 cients," by the Rev. Wm. Houghton, M.A., &c., &c., which proved, once again, 

 that the ancients were much more wide-awake than the moderns are always wil- 

 ling to allow. An evening reception was afterwards given by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Cam, in St. Owen Street, where an excellent paper on " The Fish-Eating Birds 

 at the Fisheries Exhibition," by E. Cambridge Phillips, Esq., F.L.S. ; and sev- 

 eral other mycological papers, were read by the Rev. Canon Du Port and Messrs. 

 Edwin Lees, Henry T. Wharton, and C. B. Plowright. A very interesting and 

 pleasant evening has thus passed into history. 



In addition to those already named, the following gentlemen took part in the 

 day's proceedings :— The President, Mr. G. H. Piper; the President of the Mal- 

 vern Naturalists' Field Club, Mr. Henry Wilson ; the Vice-President of the Wor- 

 cester Field Club, Mr. Edwin Lees ; Mr. and Miss Bartlett, froui Malvern ; the 

 Revs. C. H. Bulmer, J. E. Grasett, E. J. Holloway, A. G. Jones, J. J. Lomax, 

 V. T. T. Orgill, from Aston, Ludlow ; H. P. Strong, T. A. Stoodley, and F. S. 

 Stooke-Vaughan ; Messrs. Arthur Armitage, Thos. Blashill, Joseph Carless, jun., 

 A. D. Chapman, C. Dawbeny, from Cote, Westbury-on-Trym ; Charles Fortey, 

 from Ludlow ; S. Greaves, from Malvern ; Arthur Houghton, from Cheshire ; 

 G. H. Jones, from Malvern ; J. Tuke Mannell, from Croydon ; C. G. Martin, 

 A. E. Owen, W. A. Roberts, O. Shellard, Henry Southall, and Theophilus Lane, 

 Secretary. 



During the week papers were read on the following subjects : — 



"A Missing Chapter from the Tramp Abroad : " by Dr. M. C. Cooke, M. A., &c. 



"Jensenn's Discoveries concerning the Potato Disease:" by Mr. Chas. B. 

 Plowright. 



"Fish-Culture, as practised by the Ancients:" by the Rev. Wm. Houghton, 

 M.A., &c. 



"On some so-called Fish-Eating Birds at the Fisheries Exhibition:" by 

 Mr. E. Cambridge Phillips, F.L.S., &c. 



" On the Colours of Fungi, as indicated by the Latin Words used by Fries : " 

 by the Rev. Canon Du Port, M.A. 



" Mr. C. G. Stewart's Notes on the Alkaloids and other Substances that have 

 been extracted from Fungi:" by Mr. Henry T. Wharton, M.A., O.xon. 



"Some Remarks on Polycistina : " by Rev. J. E. ViZE, M.A. 



"Notes on some Species of Tricholoma not easily distinguished from each 

 other:" by the Rev. Canon Du Port, M.A. 



" Researches upon the Uredines : " by Mr. CHAa. B. Plowright. 



" Notes on the Chroolepus Jolithus and other Algoid Colorific Plants : " by 

 Mr. Edwin Lees, F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. 



