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THE BASLOW FORAY, i-^rat^y 



NEW YORK 



22}id-2jth September, 1919. botanical. 



OaKUEN 



The twenty-third annual week's Fungus Foray was held at 

 Baslow, Derbyshire, from September 22nd to September 27th, 

 19 19. This first post-war meeting was attended by some thirty- 

 two members and visitors, and was in every way a most en- 

 joyable one. Unfortunately however, not only in Derbyshire 

 but generally, the autumn of 1919 was a bad season for fungi, 

 consequently the list of species numbers only three hundred 

 and ninety-one, as compared with the 1909 list of five hundred 

 and thirty-three. The difference is the more marked when it is 

 remembered that the number, three hundred and ninety-one, was 

 only attained after practically a fortnight's work on the part 

 of various members of the party. A few enthusiasts had spent 

 the previous week-end at Baslow, and owing to the railway 

 strike a number of members were held up for some days after 

 the 27th, spending their time in adding as far as possible to 

 the records for the Foray. 



The headquarters for the meeting were at the Grand Hotel 

 and Hydro, where the manager kindly placed at our disposal a 

 large room for the exhibition of specimens and the holding of 

 meetings. 



Here on the Monday evening various fungi of interest brought 

 by members were placed on exhibition. Dr Adams* had brought 

 from Keswick Tricholoma imbricatum, Ladarius mitissimus, 

 Cortinarius pholideus, and Boletus porphyrosporus, and from 

 Looe Polyporus varius. Mr Rea showed Marasmius foetidus, 

 Leptonia euchlora, Cortinarius caerulescens, and Lycoperdon 

 velatum, all from Tick Wood, Shropshire. Subsequently 

 Mr N. G. Hadden sent from West Porlock Boletus sulphur eus 

 and Paxillus panuoides, both found growing on sawdust. 



On Tuesday, September 23rd, the party started out through 

 the Yeld Wood at the back of the Hotel, intending to make for 

 some promising ground near a stream which had been noticed 

 the previous day. Unfortunately however the way was missed, 

 and instead we found ourselves on a high moorland, which 

 yielded nothing but numerous specimens of Anellaria separata, 

 growing on cow-dung. It was decided to attempt a short cut 

 back to Baslow by climbing down, a proceeding which was 



C: * Members will learn with deep regret that Dr Adams has since passed away. 



" The Society is glad to welcome his son, Mr J. Adams, who was also present at 

 Baslow, as a member. 



M. S. I 



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