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copes, etc., were provided by the committee, and were at the 

 service of anyone present. 



Mr. Massee brought beautifulh^-mounted slides, showing the 

 grass disease Cladochvtriiim gramineiim Busgen Tliis disease 

 produces scorched, sickly-looking patches in the grass. 



A dark-coloured mould, Hormodendron hordeii Zopf. was 

 found on Circcea httetiaua. which may be considered the first 

 formal British record. 



The total number of species determined, including a few 

 taken home for furl her study bv several members, is four hun- 

 dred and ninety, and eight varieties. Of these, two hundred 

 and forty-four are previously recorded for Castle Howard and 

 Bulmer. Of the remainder, one is a new species to be called 

 Flainmvda carnosa Massee, and to be fully described in a future 

 issue. Ccrcospora caloidida Sacc, on cultivated marigold in 

 the Inn garden, Welburn ; Acremoniella afra Sac., on moss 

 and dead leaves ; Hormodendron hordeii Zoph., and \'ar. rigens 

 of Pluteus cervinus are new to Britain. 



The following are new discoveries for the county : — 

 Scleroderma viilgare var. IcBvigdtuni. Poly par us cerebriiiiis. 



Helvella atra Konig. On the ground 

 in Ray Wood. 



Sphcerospora confusa (C. K.) Sacc. 

 On the ground in Ray Wood. 



Helotiurn phyllogeiion Rehm. 



On the nerves of decaying poplar 

 leaves. 



Molisia niiitabilis. 



Septoria ulmi Kye. On elm leaves. 



Septoria heracli Fckl. On cow pars- 

 nip leaves. 



Chalara loitgipes Cke. On decaying 

 bark. 



Amanita strobiliformis Vitt. 

 Tricholoma argyraceum (Bull). 

 Clitocybe yividosa (Pers.) Fr. 



Among grass near Carrmire Gate. 

 Collybia tylicolor Fr. 

 Agaricus xanthodermits Gen. 

 Psilocybe catervata IMass. 

 ■Copy in us macvocephalns Berk. 

 Hygvophovus leporinits Fr. 



Brought from Scarborough bv 

 Mr. Peck. 

 Marasmiits impitdicus Fr. 

 Marasmiiis cohcerens (A. tS: S.) Fr. 



[^Mycena coheerens Fr. ) 



All were gathered in the neighbourhood of Castle Howard, 

 ■excepting Hvg. leporinits. 



It was considered by all present that the foray had been one 

 of the most successful and enjoyable, with one exception, 

 hitherto held by this section. There was a good attendance, 

 and each one put a bit of zest into the work, either in collecting 

 or determining, or both. 



In addition to Yorkshire members, there were members and 

 friends from Kew, Boston, Derby, Alderley Edge, and Liverpool. 



A box of specimens was sent from Scarthingwell Park by 

 the Leeds Naturalists, per Mr. W. D. Roebuck. 



The weather was all that could be desired for collecting 



cgog Dec. i. 



