Fungi. — The extensive dispersion of the majority of the Fungi causes thein to be 

 met with in most parts of the country at all favourable to fungoid development. The 

 moist grassy declivities of the hills are, however, in autumn peculiarly adapted to the 

 growth of the Agaric tribe ; and at that season great quantities appear, and of every 

 conceivable colour, from the vivid scarlet of Agaricus muscarius, or the brilliant gi'een 

 and yellow of A. psittacinus, to the dullest brown assumed by the common fairy-ring 

 A, oreades. Mushrooms are generally very plentiful, though the common kind, A. 

 campestris, is much exceeded in numbers and luxuriance by A. Georgii : A. procerus 

 is also very abundant, and frequently of enormous size. A. granulosus, pratensis, co- 

 nicus and coccineus commonly occur. The short turf, too, is often adorned by different 

 coloured Clavarice, inteimixed with the dark Geoglossum glahrum and Spathularia fia- 

 vida. The brilliant little blood-red Peziza humosa is very common amongst dark 

 masses of Polytricha ; while in moist weather a characteristic feature is presented to 

 view in the great number of " Jews' ears " {Exidia Auricula-Judce), hanging upon the 

 countless old elders that cover the eastern declivity of the Herefordshire Beacon. 



The little beech-wood behind the Wells Hotel, harbours several rare or curious 

 species ; and here Mr. L. had gathered the following species in great abundance : — 

 Agaricus hypothejus, Fries. Hydnum repandum Helvella crispa 



torminosus Thelephora coralloides Peziza onotica, Pers. 



violaceus Clavaria abietina Phallus impudicus 



glaucopus rugosa 



In the same little wood Bryum roseum may always be found, and Mr. L. had ga- 

 thered it in fruit there. 



Many other fungoid productions may be met with : and here followed a list of 

 those observed. 



On the whole the Flora of Malvern may be considered as most remarkable and 

 abundant rather in its Cryptogamous than Phanerogamous productions. After an at- 

 tentive examination of the hills and the district around them for some years, Mr. Lees 

 had been enabled to detei-mine : — 



Dicotyledonous Plants, 553 



Monocotyledonous Plants, 173 



Total Phanerogamic, 726 



Mr. L.'s Cryptogamic census amounts altogether to 712, and with a little more in- 

 dustry and research among mycological productions, the author doubted not it might 

 considerably exceed this amount, while few, he thought, could be added to the Pha- 

 nerogamous list. The flowering plants observed by Mr. Lees are extended to the limits 

 (given in the first paper, Phytol. 152) to the banks of the Severn, while the Cryptoga- 

 mia are more exclusively the product of the hills and the woods at their bases. Alto- 

 gether the entire number of plants which Mr. Lees had determined and appropriated 

 as belonging to the Flora of the Malvern Hills, amounts to 1438. 



Thanks having been voted to Mr. Lees for his interesting communication, the Pre- 

 sident announced that the Council had appointed Mr. Arthur Henfrey, Curator ; and 

 that the herbarium might be inspected every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 

 10 to 4, and on Friday evenings from 7 to 10. The President also announced that the 

 first excursion of the members would take place on the 7th instant. — G. E. D. 



