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Report of the Cryptogamic Field Meeting at Oxshott on 

 Saturday, October 20th, 1900. 



By Mr. Stanley Edwards. Read October 25//;, 1900. 



When the preHminary arrangements for the Field Meetings were 

 made, it was intended that the meeting at Paul's Cray Common 

 on September 22nd should be largely devoted to Fungi, but 

 owing to the exceeding dryness of the weather just preceding that 

 date it was thought that the chances of success in this branch 

 would be remote, and that portion of the programme was accord- 

 ingly abandoned, the energy of the members present being devoted 

 chiefly to the collection of larvae instead. It was then decided that 

 a special fungus gathering should be held at a later date, and the 

 somewhat "softer" weather of the early days of October appeared 

 to suggest that the time was arriving when such a meeting might be 

 held with good chances of success. Saturday, October 20th, was 

 accordingly fixed, the scene of action being Oxshott, and the re- 

 sults obtained — no less than seventy distinct species being collected — 

 appear to fully justify the alteration. 



The journey from town was made by the 2.22 train from Water- 

 loo to Oxshott station, whence a party of fourteen set out, shortly 

 after 3 o'clock, through the pine wood by the direct route for the 

 " Black Pond." Fortunately the afternoon was bright, and the 

 daylight held while an investigation of the productive banks in 

 the neighbourhood of the " Black Pond " was being made ; but 

 long before the return journey was completed the "hunt" was 

 brought to a close by the advent of darkness, or doubtless many 

 other species might have been added. The party having partaken 

 of tea at the cottage, and filled in a spare half-hour by a stroll to 

 Oxshott village and back, returned to town by the 7.44 train, all 

 having thoroughly enjoyed a most interesting, and so far as weather 

 was concerned perfect, autumn afternoon. The Society is indebted 

 to Dr. M. C. Cooke for the verification and in several instances the 

 identification of the species mentioned in the following list ; some 

 few of which, it may be noted, are somewhat rare and local in their 

 occurrence : 



Amanita phalloides, A. riibescens, A. spissiis, A. muscarius, Lepiota 

 granulosus, Tricholoma cohimbetta, T. imbricatus, T. rutiians, Clito- 

 cybe laccatus, C. tuba, C. ditopa, Collybia radicatns, C. butyracea, C. 

 inaculata, C. tuberosa, Mycena gakriculata, M. galericulata (var. 

 ca/opus), Entoloma serkella, E. sericea, E. nidorosa, Hypholoma sub- 

 lateritia, H. fasciadaris, Hebeloma crustuliniforniis, Stropharia sub- 

 globosa, Psilocybe eriava, Cortinarius cbmamomeus, C. caninus, C. 

 elatior, C. paleaceus, Paxillus involutus, P. atrotomentosus, Alaras- 

 inius peronatus, Lactarius iurpis, L. quietus, L. pallidus, L. subdtilcis. 



