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On Wednesday, October 2nd, the grounds °^ Sir Charles Rouse Boughton, 

 at Downton Hall, were visited, and the search for funguses was conducted in the 

 plantations on each side of the drive, for a distance of one mile and a half, with 

 the result of sixtj'-eight species being met with. This ground is situated wholly 

 in Shropshire. 



The Museum at Ludlow was visited. The excellent arrangement of the 

 geological specimens in their proper sequence ; the classification of the British 

 birds, and the natural way in which they have been set up ; the cabinet for the 

 Herbarium of the county ; and the method of exhibiting the various objects of 

 natural history, of local and of general interest, reflect great credit on the 

 Committee of the Institution, which is fortunate in having secured upon its staff 

 the services of one of the members of the Woolhope Club, Mr. Charles Fortey, to 

 whose fostering care we feel assured the citizens of Ludlow are much indebted. 



The mycologists returned to Hereford on Wednesday night, and resumed 

 their foray on Thursday, October 3rd, the Chib Day, over Dinmore Hill. Dr. 

 Cooke continued his daily record of species found, which to-day amounted to 

 sixty. Of edible funguses a solitary specimen of Cantkardlus cibarius, and a dish 

 of Hydnum repandum, the vegetable oyster, were found, which latter, excellently 

 cooked in a .stew with white sauce, was served at the dinner which took place, as 

 usual, at the Green Dragon. 



The Annual Meeting took place in the Woolhope Club Eoom soon after the 

 return of the mycologists from Dinmore. The following members attended : — 

 Mr. H. SouthaU (President), Rev. Preb. Elliot, Rev. A. Ley, Dr. T. A. Chapman, 

 Dr. O. Lane, Dr. J. H. Wood, Dr. A. J. H. Crespi, Messrs. T. Cam, James 

 Davies, Luther Davis, W. P. J. Le Brocq, E. Cambridge Phillips, Walter Pilley, 

 Burton Watkins,' James B. Pilley (Assistant Secretary), and H. C. Moore 

 (Honorary Secretary). Sir Herbert Croft, Bart., was elected President for the 

 following year, and the name of Mr. James Davies was added to the Central 

 Committee. 



After dinner Dr. Cooke, in an address, reminded the members that the 

 subject of mycology was first taken "up by the Woolliopo Club twenty-two years 

 ago, in the" year 1867, by a paper on the ])robable identity of Agaricus Ocorgii 

 (known as the " Horse-mushroom ") and the common edible mushroom (Agaricus 

 'campcstris) by Mrs. Cooper Key, published 'on page 75 of the Woolhope Trans- 

 actions, 1867. This was followed by excellent coloured illustrations of the following 

 three edible funguses in' the" same volume ; namely, Agaricus procerus (the parasol 

 agaric), iactonus rfc^tciosKS (the orange'milk^agaric), and Marasviius arcades (the 

 fairy-ring champignon). A great stimulus was given to the subject in the 

 following year, 1868, by^the' [first prize being awarded to the Woolhope Clubby 

 the Royal Horticultural 'Society, South Kensington, fur the finest collection of 

 funguses,'classified as 1st, confessedly edible ; 2nd, edible but not usually eaten ; 

 3rd, not edible from a variety of causes ; .4th, poisonous ; the report of which by 

 Dr. Bull is given on page 193 of the Woolhope Transactions, 1868. The first 

 expedition termed "a Foray amongst 'the Funguses " was organised in 1868, when 



