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found somewhat difficult, especially for the ladies, owing to 

 the very rough nature of the ground. During this return journey 

 the party became broken up, and various members succeeded 

 in finding more suitable collecting ground in copses round the 

 village, with the result that quite a fair number of species had 

 been gathered by lunch-time. After lunch at the Hotel, a few 

 members went out again, chiefly into the Yeld Wood, but others 

 stayed in in order to sort and work out the specimens already 

 collected. A piece of old sacking yielded Botryotrichum piluli- 

 ferum*, new to Britain, subsequently reported by Miss Lorrain 

 Smith. 



In the evening, the Annual General Meeting was held, the 

 President, Dr Wager, occupying the chair. The Officers and 

 Council for 1920 were elected (see p. 2 of cover) and the new- 

 Rules, with some slight amendments, chiefly verbal, were con- 

 firmed. Mri\. D.Cotton urged the necessity of the Society taking 

 a more active part in the development of Plant Pathology in 

 Great Britain, and suggested the formation of a special sub- 

 committee to deal with questions of interest to plant patholo- 

 gists. After a vigorous discussion the general opinion seemed to 

 be that some steps should be taken to make it clear that the 

 Society includes in its scope all branches of mycology, including 

 pathology, but the details of action were left to be settled by 

 the Councilf. 



After the adoption of the balance sheet for the year, the 

 Treasurer pointed out that it may become necessary to raise 

 the subscription in 1920, to meet the enormously increased cost 

 of printing. Should this become necessary, due notice will be 

 given before the next Annual General Meeting. It was resolved to 

 publish the Transactions for the future in two half yearly parts. 



Miss Lorrain Smith then showed a very interesting abnormal 

 specimen of Fonies idmarius, which had been found in a drain 

 30 feet below the surface of the ground. 



On the following day, Sept. 24th, motors were in attendance 

 at 10. a.m., and the party was taken first to Highlow Wood. 

 This being a damp wood with much fallen timber lying about 

 was specially productive of resupinate Hymenomycetes. Miss 

 Wakefield collected the new species Hypochnus roseo-griseus, 

 which was described for the first time last year. The Rev. C. 

 Fynes-Clinton gathered a fine specimen of Fomes conchatus, and 

 Mr Thos. Smith brought in Dacryomitra glossoides, which was 

 also gathered at the 1909 Foray. Messrs Pearson and Rea 



* For description see New or Rare Microfungi, to be published later. 



t At a Council Meeting held December 1 7th, 1919, a sub-committee for plant 

 pathology was constituted as follows: F. T. Brooks, M.A. {Chairman), A. D. 

 Cotton, F.L.S. (Secretary). G. H. Pethybridge, B.Sc, Ph.D., J. Ramsbottom, 

 M.A,, F L.S., together with the President and Secretary of the Society ex officio. 



