THE HEREFORD FORAY. 
22nd to 27th September, 1902. 
The sixth annual week’s Fungus Foray was held at Hereford, on 
the invitation of the well-known Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club, 
which in former days had done so much to foster and encourage the 
study of mycology by bringing its devotees together at their annual 
forays. “The Woolhope Club very kindly placed at the disposal of 
the British Mycological Society their Club Room at the Public 
Library, and numerous works on mycology. The members assembled 
at the Woolhope Club Room, Hereford, on Monday, the 22nd of 
September, and a few specimens were put out on exhibition. Mr. 
Charles T. M. Plowright brought from Putney some nice examples 
of Merulius Guillemoti Boud., a species which the Hon. Secretary 
said he had found on the stands at the cricket ground at Worcester in 
June, 1902. He also brought from Epping Forest Flammula decipiens 
W. G. Smith; Polyporus cuticularis Fr., Fomes applanatus Wallr., and 
Trametes cinnabarina Jacq.,and Mr. Rea some specimens of Geoglossum 
hirsutum Pers. and glabrum Pers., from the Forest of Dean. 
On Tuesday, the 23rd of September, the famous Dinmore W oods 
were explored, and some good finds rewarded the members, viz. : 
Geaster rufescens Pers., Lactarius scrobiculatus Fr., Leptonta euchroa 
Pers., Marasmius Vaillantiit Fr., and two Clavariz new to the British 
Fungus Flora, namely, Clavaria Michelii Rea=Clavaria fragils 
Holmsk. var. C. gracilis Pers., and Clavaria subtilis Pers., the latter, 
however, had been gathered in the Forest of Dean at a meeting of 
the Worcestershire Naturalists’ Club on the 16th of September, 
1902, and Dr. Plowright gathered the rare Clavaria rufa F1.D., and 
Omphala retosta Fr. In the evening the Society’s dinner was held 
at the Green Dragon Hotel, and afterwards at the Headquarters 
(the Woolhope Room), the presidential address was read on behalf 
of the President, Professor W. H. Trail, M.D., F.R.S., who was at 
the last moment imperatively prevented from attending the meeting. 
It was entitled, “ Distributional Records,” and dealt chiefly with the 
following questions. Did some plant appear to be indigenous? If 
of recent origin, could it be determined when, how, or whence it 
came? How was it related to its environment? Was it extending 
its range or becoming less common? What was its relation to man 
