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exhibited fresh specimens antl carsful drawings of three ditferent kinds of 

 funguses with the Sulerotia from whiuh they sprang. He showed Agaricus 

 tuberosus springing from Sclerotium co.-nutum ; Agaricus cirrhatum springing 

 from Scleiotium trun corum ; and Peziza tuberosa, with its hard, corky, 

 Sc'erotium some two inches underground (applause). 



Mr. Plowright, of King's Lyon, then made some observations on 

 Peziza tuberosa and its mode of growth, and expressed liis opinion that 

 Sclerotia were indeed nothing more than the mycelium of different funguses 

 in a compact state, and the better able to withstand the different conditions as to 

 moisture and temperature to which they would have to be subjected (applause). 



The Rev. M. J. Berkeley, who on rising was again received with warm 

 and continued applause, expressed his thanks for the very kind reception he 

 had met with, and said that it was a very great pleasure to himself to take 

 a part in so interesting a meeting. He then went on to discuss the several 

 points which had been raised with reference to the growth of Sclerotia, and 

 concluded by saying that very much more required to be learnt about them — 

 although there was no doubt as to their general nature — namely, that they 

 were dormant conditions of more perfect plants, 



Mr, Phillip.s, of Shrewsbury, then read his paper on " The Fungi of 

 Charcoal Beds." 



This was followed by a lively and interesting pai^er on " The Fungi of 

 Gerarde's Herbal," by Mr. Plowright, of King's Lynn. 



At this point— as the country members were dispersing to catch the trains 

 in various directions — the President, after proposing a vote of thanks to those 

 gentlemen friends of the Club, who had opened their parks, gardens, and 

 houses to receive the foragers during the week, announced that the meeting 

 would now adjourn to the house of Mr. Cam and finish the evening at a 

 roHferzasione open to all who were able to avail themselves of that gentleman's 

 hospitable invitation. Here the visitors enjoyed a rare treat in the exhibition 

 by Mr. Berkeley of some most Interesting volumes of plates and drawings. 

 1. Original drawings of Fries, the Swedish mycologist, from the Museum at 

 ITpsal. 2. Copies of drawings of Ceylon fungi, by a native artist, named 

 Alwis, 3. A number of drawings of Himalayan fungi, by Dr. Hooker. 

 These were inspected lovingly and leisurely ; and this done, Mr. C. E. Broome 

 kindly read some notes on new genera, which he has placed at the disposal of 

 the Club for publication ; and then Mr. Renny read an equally interesting 

 paper on certain minute and microscopic fungi, and exhibited what Mr. 

 Berkeley truly called hig " magnificent moulds," the curiosity of which, 

 bewrajang as it did the perfect work of a Divine Artificer, in things minute 

 as well as grand and stupendous, led one naturalist to recall the a,\>t words of 

 old George Herbert— 



Thou art in small things great, not small in any ; 



Thy even praise can neither rise uor fall. 

 Thou art in all things one, in each thing many ; 



For Thou art infinite in one and all. 



