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become established as one of the institutions of the Club, this 

 being the fourth that has now taken place in four successive 

 years. Nor is this to be wondered at, as the variety and beauty 

 of the members of this humble section of the plant kingdom 

 are worthy of more attention than they have hitherto received. 

 The results of the past forays, too, have proved very interesting. 

 By their means much knowledge of the fungus floras of the 

 districts examined has been gained, and many additional records 

 of species made, as may be noted in the important list lately 

 contributed by one of the members to the Club's Proceedings. 



It was soon felt that the demesne grounds were kept too trim 

 and neat to produce a great variety of species, and, after a short 

 search in the rougher ground, and admiring the beauties of 

 the situation, the party left for the park. Here " The Fort " — 

 a sturdy relic dating from 1642, and famous as one of the 

 halting-places of William III. on his march southward — is first 

 visited. The room, a spacious one, said to have been occupied 

 by that distinguished monarch, has, owing to necessary repairs, 

 entirely lost its ancient character, and is now used as a store. 

 The party were glad of its shelter on this occasion, as the rain, 

 which had been increasing as the day advanced, had now 

 gained full force, and threatened to stop the foray. Brightening 

 up, however, the search is again commenced, and some good 

 finds are made by the lake shore and through the underwood. 

 All kinds of fungi were, however, scarce ; the dry weather and 

 the frosty nights of the previous fortnight had not favoured 

 their growth. They need a warm damp atmosphere to call 

 them up, the collections, therefore, displayed after tea were small 

 compared with those of any former year. However, about 

 seventy species were found during the day, but they did not 

 include anything unusual. The beautiful orange species {Pholiota 

 squarrosa) was found in fine form on two trees. The curious 

 little Geoglossum hirsutum^ which grows like little black tongues 

 protruding from the grass, was obtained along the lake margin. 

 Six species of Boleti (one of which, B. pachypus^ measured nine 

 inches across the cap) and seven species of Polypori were 

 collected in the woods, where also were noticed Marasmius 



