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Pluteiis chrysophceus, Flamniula carbonarius, Leptonia incanus, Cortinarius anoma- 

 lus, Lactarius uvidus and fuligmeus, Marasmius erythropus and a Clavaria, which 

 gave rise to an animated discussion between Messrs. Cooke and Plowwright, and 

 was supposed by the latter to be argillacea. 



The next day (Wednesday) was devoted to the classic ground of Dinmore. 

 The time was short and the portion examined smaller than usiial, but it yielded 

 an unusual number of interesting species. Mr. Spencer Perceval found Peziza 

 saniosa, a species with a violet juice, which has only been found once or twice 

 before in this country, also Strobilomyces strobilaceus. In addition to this may 

 be recorded Sebeloma obscurm, Pholiota imicolor, Eccilia atropiinctata, Mycena 

 rosellus, CoHinarius caUochrous, tabularis, flexipes, and sublanatus ; Lactarius 

 plumbeus and pubescens, Panus torulosus, Thdephora Soiverbii and Hypomyces 

 rosellus. In the evening, a telegram was received from three Parisian friends — 

 Messrs. Cornu, Roze, and Cintract, wishing success to the Woolhope meeting. 



On Thursday, Sufton Court, the residence of Richard Hereford, Esq., was 

 visited. This, like Dinmore, yielded many interesting species, among which may 

 be mentioned Mycena pelianthinus, Pholiota erebiux ( LeveiUianus), Pluteus 

 phlebophorus, Entoloma sinuatus and rhodopolitis, Russula lepida, Hygrophorus 

 puniceus and pratensis, Polyporus intybaceus, Clavaria pistillaris, Peziza leporina, 

 succosa, hemispheerica, and CortitMrius armeniacus. Mr. Plowright dug up a rare 

 tuber, a species of Balsamia. 



In the evening, the usual annual dinner took place, and afterwards, Mr. 

 Augustin Ley read an interesting paper on the Mosses of Herefordshire. Dr. Bull 

 made an amusing speech, alluding to the various accounts of poisoning by fungi. 

 He read an extract from a paper, describing how a man had been taken seriously 

 ill after partaking of bread pudding, and thought if such a case had occured it was 

 not surprising that persons should be ill after eating improperly cooked and care- 

 lessly selected fungi. He announced that Mr. Spencer Perceval and Mr. Howse 

 had been elected honorary members of the Woolhope Club. Mr. Plowright also 

 alluded to the recent case of poisoning by fungi, in Norfolk, and stated that the 

 species eaten had been selected in the dark, and so covered with pepper that their 

 taste could not be recognised. HygrophoriLs pratensis, and Clitocybe nebularis were 

 served at the dinner of the Club, and both highly approved of, especially C nebu- 

 laris, which had the flavour of ketchup. 



At the Fungus Exhibition, in the large room of the Museum, a considerable 

 number of species were represented. The most remarkable were Tricholoma 

 frumentaceus, brought by Mr. Kenny, and a curious Hypholoma, with a connate 

 stem, differing from lacrymabundus by its ccespitose habit and dry gills. The 

 Rev. M. J. Berkeley sent ^i/gropAorM* lacmus, Jifygrophorus turundus, Hygrophorus 

 Wynnei, the last a new species. After the dinner a soiree was held in the house of 

 Mr. Cam. Dr. Cooke read a paper on Corticium, a marvel of patient research in 

 that difficult genus. 



" In tenui labor, sed tenuis non gloria," 



