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THE BRISTOL FORAY. 



April 20th-2yd, 1923. 



The 1923 spring foray was held during the week-end April 

 20th to 23rd at Bristol, where, through the President, Professor 

 O. \\ Darbishire, the Botanical Department of the University 

 had been kindly placed at the disposal of the Society. 



On the Friday evening, at 8.30 p.m., the members assembled 

 at the University and were received by Professor Darbishire and 

 his assistants. The evening was spent very pleasantly greeting 

 friends and examining the various mycological exhibits in the 

 Department, including excellent bottled specimens of some of 

 the more striking plant diseases. Miss Ida M. Roper had brought 

 a specimen of Polyporus sulphur eus found gro\ring in a cellar. 



On Saturda}', April 21st, the party drove by charabanc to 

 Ashton Court. Work in the grounds there yielded a few of the 

 larger fungi, but more in microscopic forms, such as Rusts and 

 Pyrenomycetes. A young ash plantation especially pro\'ided 

 some interesting species. 



Towards the end of the afternoon the various scattered groups 

 made their way towards the Research Station at Long Ashton, 

 where tea had been provided. Mr Wallace, of the Long Ashton 

 staff, conducted the party over the laboratories and the outdoor 

 experimental plots, and gave some account of the work that was 

 being carried on. Proof was pro\'ided of the excellent results 

 of experiment in cider production. 



In the evening, at the L^ni versify. Miss B. M. Breeze read a 

 paper on "The Sterility of the Pollen of the Potato 'L^p-to- 

 Date,' " suggesting the possible parasitic nature of certain bodies 

 observed in the pollen-grains. 



Nine new members were elected, bringing the total number 

 of members to over 300. Some discussion took place as to the 

 locale of the next spring foray. Dovedale was suggested, \\ith 

 Buxton as a centre, but the Council was empowered to adopt 

 an alternative should this prove impracticable. 



On Sunday, April 22nd, two alternative excursions were 

 arranged for the afternoon. Some of the party drove by chara- 

 banc to Corsham, near Bath, and were sho^^^l over the under- 

 ground mushroom beds belonging to Messrs Agaric, Ltd. Others, 

 under the leadership of Mr A. A. Pearson, \'isited Blaise Castle 

 Woods, and added a number of species to the list, which would 

 otherwise have been very scanty for this da\-. Mr Pearson 



