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obtained a good specimen of Ada stenodon, apparently quite 

 rare in this country. 



In the old mine workings at Corsham quantities of Coprinus 

 radians were found, but little else of note was gathered by that 

 party. 



In the evening, Mr F. E. Smith gave an account of some work 

 he had been doing on the fungus Mycogone perniciosa. The 

 fungus is a parasite of the cultivated mushroom, and material 

 had been obtained from the beds at Corsham. 



Monday, the 23rd, was spent in the woods at Cleeve Combe 

 and Goblin Combe, in the county of Somerset. Here on dead 

 branches in a beech wood Bertia nioriformis was found abun- 

 dantly, and in some cases old specimens showed the large spores 

 with up to 6 or 7 septa mentioned by the late Sir Henry Hawley 

 {Trans. Brit. Myc. Sac. viii, p. 227). Another noteworthy find 

 on this day was Myriangium Duriaei, which was abundant on 

 scale insects on some young ash trees. 



In the evening, Miss Wakefield reported briefly the finding 

 by Mr W. M. Ware of Helicohasidium purpureum associated with 

 Rhizoctonia violacea on red clover, and in drawing attention to 

 the possibility of a connection between the two fungi she ap- 

 pealed to members present to watch for and to send further 

 specimens of either fungus, especially of the Helicobasiditim, as 

 cultural experiments were being started. 



An additional new member, Dr W. Watson of Taunton 

 School, w^as elected, and hearty votes of thanks were accorded 

 to the Bristol University authorities for their hospitality and 

 to the various landowners who had given permission for their 

 estates to be visited. 



In thanking Professor Darbishire for the trouble he had taken 

 to organise such an interesting and enjoyable meeting, Mr Rams- 

 bottom took the opportunity to convey to him the congratula- 

 tions of the Society on the birth of a son and heir, the good 

 wishes taking the form of a silver porringer. Professor Darbishire 

 replied. 



With this little ceremony the meeting was brought to a close. 



The Secretary is indebted to Mr Ramsbottom, Mr Pearson, 

 and Dr Bayliss Elliott for assistance in compiling the subjoined 

 list of species gathered during the Foray. 



^4 =Ashton Court (Somerset). B=Blaise Castle Woods (Gloucestershire). 

 C= Cleeve Combe and Goblin Combe (Somerset). Corsham records, which are 

 for Wiltshire, are specially indicated. 



HYMENOMYCETES. 



Tricholoma melaleucum (Pers.) Fr., B. 



Mycena discopus Lev., B. 



Clitocybe fragrans (Sow.) Fr., A. 



Marasmius conigenus (Pers.) Karst., A., dryophilus (Bull.) Karst., B. 



