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violacea Sacc. was found on burnt heaps by the Rev. Dr. Stevenson. In 
the evening Professor H. Marshall Ward, Dr. Sc., F.R.S., &c., de- 
livered his Presidential Address, entitled “The Nutrition of Fungi” 
(see page 124), which was much appreciated by the Members of the 
two Societies. 
On Thursday, the 20th of September, the Forest of Rothiemurchus 
was again visited, our esteemed conductor, the Rev. Dr. Keith, leading 
the way to Columbridge and thence to Loch-an-Eilan. Many interest- 
ing species were gathered on the way, including Entoloma Bloxamt Berk., 
Pholiota flammans Fr., Hygrophorus turundus Fr., Cortinarius (Inoloma) 
pholideus Fr., Lactarius hysginus Fr., Pleurotus mitis Pers., Naematelia 
encephala Fr., and Cudonia circinans Fr. At 6.15 p.m. the business 
meeting of the British Mycological Society was held. Professor H. 
Marshall Ward, Dr. Sc., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c., was unanimously re- 
elected President for the ensuing year, and Mr. Carleton Rea, B.C.L., 
M.A., Hon. Sec. and ‘Treasurer. Mrs. Montague’s invitation to 
search 4,000 acres of woods near Crediton, with Exeter as head- 
quarters, was unanimously accepted, and the date fixed for the last — 
week in September, 1901.* Professor Marshall Ward kindly con- 
tributed to the Society a valuable paper of original research on 
“ Naematelia” (see page 143). A hearty vote of thanks was accorded 
to Mrs. Carleton Rea for kindly colouring the 200 plates in the last 
number. The Hon. Treasurer pointed out that the costs of the 
Transactions were rather beyond their means, and if the same were 
to be maintained in a high rate of efficiency more funds were 
necessary. He suggested that the number of foundation members 
should be closed at 71 and not limited to 100 as per rules. On the pro- 
position of Dr. C. B. Plowright, seconded by the Rev. Dr. D. Paul, 
it was unanimously decided that an appeal should be made to the 
members to contribute voluntarily an annual sum in addition to their 
subscription until the funds of the Society were sufficient to enable 
them to publish their Transactions with plates, which were necessarily 
costly, out of the annual income, and the Hon. Sec. was directed to 
send a circular embodying this resolution to all the members. In 
the evening Mrs. Carleton Rea exhibited drawings of Collybia 
veluticeps Rea and Mycena carneosanguinea Rea, which are shortly 
described in full at page 157. 
On Friday, the 21st September, the members proceeded to the, 
woods to the west of the Boat of Garten, but beyond a Boletus 
thought to belong to the Gyredon group little of any consequence was 
found, and hence the members in the afternoon again resorted to 
Abernethy Forest, where fine examples of Lactarius hysginus Fr., 
Tubaria paludosa ¥r., and Omphalia umbratilis Fr, were found. 
Saturday, the 22nd September. Many of the members dispersed 
on this day, but a few ardent members remained to take the 12.1 $. 
train to Aviemore, from whence through birch-clad hills they walked 
to Lynwilg and on to a pine wood some mile to the southward and 
* Monday, 23rd September—Saturday, 28th September, 


