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Tintern in their special train for Chepstow ; at the Beaufort Arms they partook 

 of a cold collation, and hurried on to spend the rest of the time at the grand old 

 castle of Gwent. 



An extra meeting of the club was held on September 20th, to visit Mordi- 

 ford. The Rev. F. Merewkther, of Woolhope, read a paper on the " Drifts in 

 his neighbourhood," and took the members along the road and river-side to 

 Fownhope, to show them masses of debris that had evidently been washed out of 

 the Woolhope basin, at places always opposite to well-marked outlets. 



In the evening, the Rev. James Davis read an interesting account of 

 " Herefordshire Customs," which he has done well to record, ere they pass into 

 oblivion. 



Mr. Rankin also read a paper on "The difficulties of estimating geological 

 time," wliich ought to have led to an interesting discussion. 



The Fungus Foray, on October 4th, concluded, as usual, the meetings of the 

 year. The country chosen was Whitfield, with its fruitful lawiis and woods. 

 Funguses were few and far between, and yet some rare trufHes and some new 

 Agarics rewarded the search for them, so great is the advantage of hunting with 

 those who know how to find the game. The dinner was at the Green Dragon, 

 where seventy -five covers were placed, and a menu had been specially designed for 

 the occasion. Craterellus cornucopioides had been found in abundance, and, on 

 the recommendation of M. Maxime Cornu, was cooked, making its appearance for 

 the first time at a Woolhope banquet. Its colour was jet black, and its flavour 

 was thought by some of the connoisseurs present to be excellent. After dinner. 

 Dr. Bull gave a cordial welcome, in their own language, to the French gentlemen 

 who had done the club the great honour of coming to England for the first time 

 specially to attend the Woolhope Forays, and called on Mr. Elmes Steele to ex- 

 press more fully the sentiments of the members to Messrs. De Seynes and Cornu. 

 This he did with much ease and eloquence. 



Messrs. De Seynes and Coenu expressed their thanks for a reception so 

 friendly and grateful to them that they could never forget it. M. Cornu stated 

 that it was in imitation of the Woolhope Club that Fungus Forays had been held 

 in the neighbourhood of Paris for the last two years. 



Dr. Bull gave his usual report of the progress of mycology during the last 

 year. 



The Rev. C. H. Bdlmer, next gave a report of the progress of the Hereford- 

 shire Pomona. 



Dr. Cooke read a highly amusing paper, which set forth, in flowing terms, 

 thirteen different uses of Fungus hunting. 



The meeting then broke up in time for the evening trains, but all who could 

 remain attended the soiree given at the house of Mr. Cam, the Treasurer. The 

 folloviring papers were read during the evening : — M. CoRNU, on a new disease of 

 the vine, of fungoid origin, that had lately broken out in the neighbourhood of 



