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After dinner the members adjourned to the house of Mr. Cam, where the 

 Rev. A. Ley displayed a collection of freshly mounted Saxifrages, which he had 

 recently gathered in County Kerry. The Rev. J. E. Vize read an interesting 

 paper on "Land and fresh-water snails," accompanied by the exhibition of many 

 species. Mr. Wm. Phillips was unable to stay to read the paper which he had 

 prepared on •' Methods of reproduction in Fungi." 



On Friday the mycologists, travelling by train to Ledbury, took a carriage 

 for Eastnor. The view of the Castle, with the autumnal tints on the shrubs 

 running down to the margin of the pool in the foreground, presented a charming 

 picture for an artist. Alighting at Eastnor Church, the return walk to Ledburj' 

 was by Conigre Wood through the grounds of Michael Biddulph, Esq., M.P. 

 Looking backwards from the rising ground just above Eastnor Church upon the 

 Church and Castle, the infinite gamut and gradation of autumnal colouring upon 

 the various knolls, with the background of the Herefordshire Beacon and Malvern 

 range of hills, left upon the spectators an impression which will not soon be 

 forgotten. 



The dearth of fungi was greater than ever : nevertheless the healthy 

 weather and delightful scenery rendered some compensation. The pleasant 

 day terminated with an excellent dinner at the house of Mr. G. H. Piper, which 

 put everyone in an amiable temper, and brought the Fungus Foray of 1887 to a 

 close, with the hope of re- visiting the Forest of Dean upon a future occasion. 



