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The Naturalist. 



Plowright, who had arrived later and followed the party, with Mr. 

 Phillips and Eev. J. E. Vize. 



At two o'clock, the whole of the party had reached the mansion in 

 Moor Park, where a most sumptuous luncheon was provided by Mr. 

 Forster ; after which the gardens and conservatories were inspected. 



Near the park entrance several monstre specimens were gathered of 

 Polyporus giganteus and P. dryad^us, also large examples of Boletus 

 Satanus. Later on in the day, the party was hospitably entertained 

 at Abbey Villa, Ludlow, by Messrs. Fortey, and subsequently returned 

 to Hereford, where the bulk of the fungi was deposited in the museum. 



In the evening the party met at the house of Dr. Bull, where the 

 Eev. Canon Du Port read an instructive paper on the " Colours of 

 Fungi," and was followed by a paper on " Recent ' Kesearches upon 

 the Uredines," by Mr. C. B. Plowright. The latter dwelt chiefly on 

 the connection of Puccinia arundinacea (not magnusiana) with 

 jEcidium rumicis. 



Wednesday, Oct. 3rd. — Most of the party were up early studying 

 the fungi, and towards nine o'clock the clouds assumed such a 

 threatening attitude, that only four of us ventured on the Dinmore 

 excursion. We were somewhat at a disadvantage, as our baskets had 

 to be filled during a continuous downpour of rain which lasted several 

 hours ; however, we were well repaid by the many good things we took 

 back, and by the charming scenery about Dinmore. All the hedges 

 were covered with Clematis vitalba, and many other rare flowering 

 plants occurred in the woods. Arriving back at Hereford we found 

 most of the party still busy with the fungi. 



Shortly afterwards the whole of the party got scattered at various 

 dinner parties in the district, after which a meeting took place in the 

 Wooihope Club Room, where an elaborate paper was read by Dr. 

 Wharton (on behalf of Dr. Stewart) on the " Chemical Constituents of 

 Fungi," followed by Mr. C. B. Plowright, on " Jensen's Discoveries 

 concerning the Potato Disease." 



Thursday, Oct. 4th, was the Club day. Three large waggonettes ' 

 left Hereford for Hay ward Forest and Bryngwyn, several miles out, 

 and where fungi were again abundant. 



A fine specimen of the tawny owl was taken from a trap and bagged 

 by one of the party. 



On returning to Hereford upwards of seventy sat down to the 

 public dinner at the Green Dragon, at which the Chanterelle was served 

 (badly cooked). 



Dr. Bull made a brilliant speech, and Dr. Cooke followed with a 



