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ANNUAL FUNGUS FORAYS. 
Woolhope Club. — The annual meetings commenced on the 
evening of October 5th, and closed on the 9th. The excursion on 
Tuesday was made to Pontrilas, where several interesting species 
of Cortinarius were found, as well as Ag. ( Trich .) guttatus — the 
latter only once before recorded for Britain. Wednesday was 
occupied by an excursion to Dinmore, the most interesting species 
collected being Cortinarius dibaphus. On Thursday, being the Club 
Day, the Foray was somewhat limited in results. Friday excursion 
was made in Haywood Forest. The most interesting species found 
during the week were Cortinarius saturninus, Cortinarius privignus , 
and Cortinarius infractus. The attendance was not so good as usual, 
and the specimens collected much fewer in number than in preced- 
ing years. Several papers were read, and discussions promoted at 
the evening meetings. Though Dr. Bull was present as usual, it 
was generally noted that he seemed far from well, and but little 
characterized by his wonted vigour and enthusiasm. How very 
few then present dreamt of the possibility that they would never 
look upon his face again. As we write, under a feeling of sad- 
ness, we cannot help the conviction that the city of Hereford, and 
the Woolhope Club, have sustained a heavy and irreparable loss 
in the friend and fellow-labourer whose sudden departure we mourn. 
Hackney Natural History Society. — The annual Fungus 
Excursion on October 24th was made, as usual, in Epping Forest, 
and although some of the party spent the whole day in the Forest, 
many did not arrive until the afternoon. The number of species 
recorded was a little in excess of the record of last year, but very 
little addition was made to the record of the flora of the Forest, 
the most noteworthy being Agaricus squarrosus, var. vermiculosus, 
Cortinarius argentatus, Cortinarius saturninus, and Russula vesca. 
Here, as elsewhere, the paucity of species and individuals was 
clearly manifest. White-spored Agarics were particularly scarce, 
and even the ubiquitous Agaricus melleus had comparatively few 
representatives. Fistulina hepatica , Hydnum repandum , and 
Cantharellus cibarius were not to be found at all. 
Leicester Natural History Society. — The Botanical Section 
had their second annual Foray on Wednesday, October 28th, 
under much more favourable circumstances than last year. The 
number of species recorded was 116, of which a considerable 
number had not been previously recorded for Leicestershire ; nothing 
particularly rare or novel was met with, although the locality was 
a promising one, and would probably yield very good results in a 
favourable season. In a note, adverting to the Foray, Mr. Mott 
remarked : “ I found yesterday a quantity of Agaricus ( Tricho - 
loma ) personatus being sold at a little greengrocer’s shop in a back 
street in Leicester. I have never known it to be used here 
before.” This is the species which has been alluded to by many 
authors as having been sold under the name of “ Blewits ’* in 
Covent Garden Market, but we have never seen a specimen offered 
for sale in any part of the Metropolis. 
