THE SPHAGNACEHi:. 
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43. Sph. fimbriatum, WiJs. 
44. var. robustum. 
45. Spb. Lindbergii, Schimp. (exot.). 
46. Spb. Wulfii, Girgens ; (exot.). 
47. Spb. intermedium, IToffm. 
48. var. pulcbrum. 
49. var. riparium. 
50. Spb. cuspidatum, Ehrh. 
51. var. falcatum. 
52. var. plumosum. 
53. var. brevifolium. 
“SESSION MrcOLOGIQUE” OF PARIS. 
Tbe following notice of this meeting was communicated to tbe 
“ Gardener’s Chronicle — 
Tbe second annual session of tbe Botanical Society, wbicb is 
specially dedicated to mycology, commenced on Sunday, October 
21, and closed on Friday, the 26tb. Previously some of tbe 
members bad made short excursions in order to collect specimens 
for tbe opening exhibition, and when we arrived at Paris on tbe 
Saturday evening these specimens were under arrangement in tbe 
large room of tbe Horticultural Society, in tbe Rue de Grenelle. 
Tbe method adopted at Paris is a novel one, and for many reasons 
not tbe best, to commence the session with an exhibition. All tbe 
results of tbe week’s excursions do not meet the public gaze, and 
it appears to throw considerable labour and responsibility on the 
officers of tbe Society to make excursions beforehand, and collect 
specimens for the exhibition. 
On Sunday morning, October 21, the exhibition was opened to 
tbe public from ten o’clock until five, and during tbe whole time 
was well filled with visitors, who appeared to take considerable 
interest in tbe subject. About 180 feet of tables were filled with 
specimens of fungi displayed on w^bite plates, after the manner 
adopted at Hereford this year. The walls were decorated with 
water-colour drawings, to the number of 350, by MM. Boudier, 
Dr. Bull (of Hereford), Cornu, Cuisin, Quelet, Riclion, and Seynes. 
The drawings by M. Boudier were highly artistic, and the most 
exquisitely finished of any we ever remember to have seen. Un- 
fortunately 700 of these excellent illustrations were burnt during 
the war. Many of the specimens exhibited on the tables were of 
considerable interest, but, on account of the unfavourable season, 
the fresh specimens were few in number. Several specimens of the 
rare Battarrea Gaudicliandi were sent from Florence. A collec- 
tion of dried Hymenomycetes from M. Barla, of Nice, mounted 
for the herbarium, excited much attention from the excellent 
manner in which they were prepared. Each species was accom- 
