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cirrhatus, a rare and elegant little fungus, growing from a sclerotium, was 

 at once pointed out by Dr. Bull; then aa abundance of the interesting 

 Hydnum auriscalpium, growing from mosscovered fir cones ; and the Phis- 

 bia merismoides, and other commoner plants. On Merryhill Common, 

 where the carriage was again left, Marasmius caulicinalis was found grow- 

 ing on the fir cones, as indeed it was subsequently in Mynde Paxk. it is 

 a very rare and local plant, and many specimens were gathered. Here,^ 

 too was Hyphomyoes lateritius groNving on Lactarius deliciosus, a " find 

 so exciting that, in north-country fashion, it was forthwith solemmsed by 

 a hearty shake of the hands. At Haywood Forest Copriuus Lagopus was 

 fomid, and in the next field to it Mr. Moore gathered Lactarius uvidus. 

 of which the white milky juice turned quicldy on bruising tu a debcate 

 lilac A special "hark back" was made to hunt for more specimens, and 

 rewarded at the time by a single find. Later in the day, however, it was 

 gathered again under an oak tree on Bryngwjn Hill. Here also Mr. 

 Plowright gathered Merulius Tremulens, and Agaricus sinuatus was met 

 with amongst other discoveries. A shower of rain at this point of time, if 

 it did not damp the ardour of the party, at least counseUed a return to the 

 carria-e, especially as it was near one o'clock, and a friendly shelter was 

 in store at Mjmde Park, where they were hospitably and kindly received 

 and refreshed by the owner, iL-. Hudson Lutwyche. Before two o'clock 

 the rain had ceased, and the hunt was resumed in the park. Here, an abund- 

 ance of the warm richly-tinted Hygrophorus puniceus wa« found, studding 

 the turf in shades varying from apricot to blood-red, and along the slopes of 

 the Mynde and of Br>-ngwyn Hill were gathered Lactarius glycyosmus, and 

 L palUdus by Mr. Broome ; Sphinctrina turbinata by Mr. Phillips ; Hyd- 

 num udum and Polyporus Schweinitsii by Messi-s. Kenny and Plowright, 

 as well as many others. 



Alon^ the brow of the hiU it may be stated that the poisonous Lac- 

 tarius torminosus and L. turpis were particulariy plentiful, the one as 

 inviting perhaps by its colour as the other was forbidding by its hues of dirty 

 dusky brown. Tne lovely Agaricus muscarius was also particularly abundant 

 beneath the bii-ch trees. But the shades of evening began at length to 

 interfere with the ardent quest of these gems of la^vn and hiU-side, and pre- 

 pared the excursionists to turn aside to Bryng^^u. where the High SherifiE, 

 a former president of the Woolhope Club, and one of its ablest as vjeU as 

 most Uberal members, received them and sustained their inner man with 

 his wonted hospitality, so as to send back the devoted band to Hereford 

 all the more satisfied with their day because of its goodly end. A very 

 interesting microscopic soiree was given in the evening by Mr. J. Griffith 



Morris. 



Wednesday morning was devoted to a close examination of the funguses 

 coUected for the exhibition and to their arrangement on the tables of the 

 Club-room; but in the afternoon, by the kind permission of F. E. Wegg- 



