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invitation was unanimously accepted and the date* was subsequently 
to be so fixed as neither to clash with the British Association Meetings 
or with the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland. A hearty vote of 
thanks was unanimously accorded to Mr. George Massee for his very 
excellent and instructive address, and for the assistance he had given 
the Society during his year of office. The Hon. Sec. then brought 
before the notice of the members the curious way their Society had 
been treated by the Nottingham Naturalists’ Society, which in the 
spring of the year, in response to a letter from him informing them 
of our intention of visiting Sherwood Forest, offered to assist us 
to the very utmost of their powers, but when the time arrived, had 
done nothing whatever to assist our Society. Mr. Carleton Rea 
then exhibited drawings by Miss E. A. Rose, of a Coprinus new to 
science, which he had named C. roseotinctus, by reason of its being 
characterized by the presence of deep rose coloured meal on pileus 
and stem. A full description of which will be found amongst the 
record of fungi new to Britain. Mr. E. Salmon exhibited a fine 
example of Sparassis crispa Fr., from Surrey, which was subsequently 
photographed by our member Mr. A. Clarke, and rumour says finally 
es by some ardent mycophagists at breakfast at the Lion 
otel. 
On Wednesday, the 15th of September, the demesne of Thoresby 
was explored under the able conductorship of our member Professor 
J. W. Carr, M.A., of Nottingham University College, who met the 
Members at Budby. He first conducted the members into a low-lying 
damp moist wood known as Budby Carr. There microscopic fungi 
were found in abundance, and a considerable time was spent in 
exploring it, so that it was somewhat late before the members pro- 
ceeded to explore the home park of Thoresby, but the following were 
noted on the way: Armillaria mucida Schrad., Clitocybe decastes Fr., 
Entoloma majale Fr., and Leptonia serrulata Fr. During the evening 
Dr. C. B. Plowright, of King’s Lynn arrived, bringing specimens 
of Lepiota polysticta Berk., and Geaster mammosus Chev. 7 
_On Thursday, the 16th of September, the woods of Clumber were 
visited. ‘“Ihis was an ideal day, the members being allowed to 
wander at their own free will through the Clumber estate, but 
unfortunately the drought before referred to militated against a good 
bag, and though the members worked diligently only the following 
are worthy of notice, namely: Leptonia chloropolia Fr., Clitocybe incilis 
Fr., the so-called Ciitocybe Sadleri Berk. (stated by some authors to be 
a sterile condition of Hypholoma fasciculare Huds.), and Collybia 
vertirugis Cke. In the evening rules for the future regulation 
of the Society were passed, the limit as to foundation members, 
from 50 to I00 being only carried by the casting vote of the 
a Monday to Saturday, 19th to 24th September, 1898. C. Rea. 
