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of specimens of Cordyceps militaris. There appeared to have 

 been an epidemic amongst Lepidoptera. 



On ^londay, Sept. i8th, the whole party drove to Lodore, 

 and then split up into three sections. Some members worked 

 through Barrow Wood and Great Wood, others went to Borrow- 

 dale, while the remainder returned to Ke5\nck \'ia Manistey 

 Park and Brandlehow on the other side of Derwentwater. The 

 low-h-ing ground round about Derwentwater proved rich in 

 pasture-lo\-ing forms, such as species of Hygrophorus and 

 Clavaria. Specially interesting records on this day were Tricho- 

 glossum hirsiitum, Elaphomyces granulatiis, Hygrophorus ohrus- 

 seus, Flammula riihicundida, F. scamha, Cortinarius armillatus, 

 C. holaris, and Clavaria fumosa. 



In the evening the President, Mr F. T. Brooks, delivered his 

 Presidential address on "Some Present-Day Aspects of ^lycology." 



On Tuesday the party was conveyed by charabanc to the 

 Bassenthwaite district. First of all the woods round Mire House 

 and sawmill were examined, where specimens of Apostemidium 

 aridiila Karst. were obtained, and then a move was made to 

 Armathwaite, at the head of the lake. The grounds here pro- 

 \ided several interesting records, notably Leotia chlorocephala, 

 Cordyceps ophioglossoides, and Aleurodisciis amorphus, the latter 

 being found in quantity on dead limbs of Silver Firs. 



In the evening Mr Somer\-ille Hastings gave an interesting 

 account of some observations made by him in the Alps on 

 growth forms of Anellaria separata. Professor Buller read a 

 paper on "Luminosity in Panus," and at the close provided a 

 demonstration of luminosity of decaying leaves. 



The last expedition, on Wednesday, was to the woods at 

 Wythop and \Miinlater. Spathulariajlavida, Cheilymenia dal- 

 meniensis, Inocxbe praetervisa, Cortinarius uraceus, C. myrtillinus, 

 C. largus and Radulum mucidum were among other species 

 added to the hsts. Particularly noteworthy was the great 

 abundance of Bulgaria inquinans on felled oak logs. 



In the evening Miss Wakefield gave a short account of six 

 months spent in mvcological work in the West Indies. Dr J. C. 

 Walker, of the United States Department of Agriculture, con- 

 tributed some remarks on the distribution of Phoma Lingam and 

 Urocystis Cepulae, as affected by chmatic factors. Mr Rea read 

 an amusing paper on "Edible Fungi," and Professor Potter 

 recorded some experiments on the influence of soil reaction on 

 Wart Disease of Potatoes. 



At the conclusion of the meeting votes of thanks were re- 

 corded to the various lando\\Tiers who had allowed their estates 

 to be \'isited, to the proprietors of the Royal Oak Hotel for 

 arranging accommodation, and to the officers of the Society. 



