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further directed to make the membership cards date for one year only, 
and not from season to season as had previously been done. ; 
The invitation of The Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club to hold 
their next annual week’s foray at Hereford was considered, and 
provisionally accepted subject to the approval of Professor J, 
H.W. Trail. 
The Hon. Treasurer and Secretary reported that he had at that 
date a balance in hand of {14 os. od., which was entirely due to the 
printing fund, and that he must still earnestly invite members to 
contribute liberally to the same. At the present time he had five 
outstanding subscriptions to come in for the current season, but they 
had yet to pay for the Transactions, the Programme of that Foray, 
and other incidental expenses for the same period, thus showing that 
apart from the printing fund they had no means with which to do it. 
78 foundation members had now been enrolled, of which number 
55 might be considered as on the active list. 5 new members— 
Messrs. C. P. Bird, W. H. Burrell, Cecil H. Spencer Percival, and 
C. T. M. Plowright and Professor F. W. Oliver—had joined the 
Society since the last Transactions were printed ; whilst 4 members 
—Messrs. F. T) Mott, J. Needham, S. G. N. Spofforth and Herr 
Dr. Professor Rehm—-had resigned. 
Miss Annie Lorrain Smith then read her paper on “ The fungi of 
germinating farm seeds” (see p. 182), and Dr. C. B. Plowright a short 
paper on “ Ozonium auricomum ” (see p. 181). 
On Thursday, the 26th of September, the members drove to 
Columb John, from whence the Killerton Woods were thoroughly 
investigated and the somewhat scarce Lepiota Badhami B. and Br. 
was found in considerable abundance, growing under oaks and 
Spanish chestnuts. On the conclusion of the day’s work, their 
fellow-member, Sir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland, most hospitably 
entertained the members to tea at Killerton. 
In the evening at the headquarters Mr. Barker contributed a paper 
entitled, “Spore formation in Saccharomycetes” (see p. 187), and 
Professor H. Marshall Ward one on “Recent observations on 
Puccinia dispersa Erikss.” (see p. 179). Dr. C. B. Plowright then 
gave a demonstration of the 250 specimens set out for exhibition in 
the room. ‘The President next drew the attention of the members 
to the fact that only a few numbers of the first Transactions were 
left for sale, and it was unanimously decided that the Hon. Secretary 
should be directed to part with no further copies except as a complete 
set with the next number of the Transactions, which would complete 
their first volume, and at an increased price. 
A hearty vote of thanks was then accorded to the landowners who 
had so kindly granted to them permission to visit their estates, to 
Mr. E. H. Quicke and to Sir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland for 
their generous hospitality, to Mrs. Amy Montague for the able 
