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(Lasch) Fr., Marasmius urens (Bull.) Fr., Pleurotus corti- 

 catus Fr. on elm, Geoglossuni ophioglossoides (Linn.) Sacc, 

 (svn. glabrum), Cortinariiis (Hydrocybe) dolabratus Fr., 

 Pholiota squarrosa (jNIiill.) Fr., on walnut, Hygrophorus ob- 

 russeus Fr., and Clavaria fumosa (Pers.) Fr. After luncheon 

 the walk was continued through the woods in the direction of 

 the road to Bishop's Castle, and the following fungi were gath- 

 ered on the way : Lepiota fulveUa Rea (new to science)*. Bo- 

 letus porphyrosporus Fr., Mycena pelianthina Fr., Lactarius 

 obnubiJus (Lasch) Boud., Marasviius fuscopurpureus (Pers.) 

 Fr., Hygrophorus pudorinus Fr., Marasmius porreus (Pers.) 

 Fr., Clavaria pistillaris (Linn.) Fr., Clavaria stricta (Pers.) 

 Fr., Cortinarius (TeJamonia) impennis Fr. and Collybia 

 xanthopus Fr. Aliss Wakefield subsequently reported the 

 finding of Polyporus stipticus (Pers.) Fr., which is an 

 addition to the British list. It was past four o'clock when 

 the highway was reached and over two miles of this had to 

 be traversed before they could rejoin the other members who 

 had accompanied the President and Mr. Parry to Walcot 

 Park. Here they were most hospitably entertained to tea by 

 the Earl and Countess of Powis and great regret was 

 expressed that time did not allow for the investigation of the 

 Walcot woods. The return train was taken from Plowden 

 station at 5.55 p.m., and at Horderley Miss Lister rejoined 

 the party having after luncheon, accompanied Messrs. W. 

 B. Allen and W. X. Cheesman in a walk through the woods 

 bordering the Onny valley. They made the following 

 additions to the list : — Lepiota Friesii (Lasch) Fr., 

 Hygrophorus olivaceo-albus Fr., Cortinarius {Hydrocybe) 

 saturninus Fr., Thelephora anthocephala (Bull.) Fr., 

 Thelephora spiculosa Fr., Micro glossuni viride (Pers.) Gill., 

 Cortinarius (Telamonia) psammocephalus Fr., and Lactarius 

 pallidus (Pers.) Fr. In the evening, at nine o'clock, the 

 President (Miss A. Lorrain Smith F.L.S.) took the chair, 

 and the following officers were unanimouslv elected for the 

 ensuing year: — The \"ery Rev. David Paul, LL.D., D.D., 

 President; Miss Gulielma Lister, F.L.S., Vice-President; 

 and Mr. Carleton Rea, B.C.L., M.A., &c., Hon. Secretary 

 and Treasurer. Selby was selected as the centre for the 

 autumn foray of 1918 and Mr. W. Norwood Cheesman, 

 F.L.S. very kindly undertook to arrange the details for the 

 meeting; the date to be fixed subsequently bv the Hon. 

 Secretary after consultation with the President elect and Mr. 

 Cheesman. Miss A. Lorrain Smith, F.L.S., was appointed 



*See description (p. 6i). 



