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in the district? He then pointed out minute methods for recording 
such observations on detailed maps, and thought that sucha Process 
was applicable to fungi. 
On Wednesday, the 24th of September, the members started at 
mid-day from the Headquarters in carriages for the grounds and 
woods of Belmont and Haywood Forest. Amongst the specimens 
collected we note fine examples of Lycoperdon echinatum Pers., Mar. 
asmius urens Fr., and Hudsoni Fr. (at its original station at Belmont) 
Tubaria crobula Fr., Boletus castaneus Bull., Mycena oltvaceomarginata 
Mass., Pluteus umbrosus Pers. and Clavaria dissipabilis Britz, «At 
the evening meeting at the Headquarters the Hon. Treasurer reported 
that he had at that date a balance of £24, but that donations to the 
printing fund would still be gratefully received, as the cost of their 
Transactions still exceeded their income by a good deal, the cost of 
plates being, as they all knew, very expensive, but absolutely necessary 
to maintain the Transactions in a state of eficiency. The Hon, 
Secretary reported that eighty-three members had now been enrolled 
as foundation members, of which fifty-three may now be considered 
as on the active list. Since his last report four new members have 
joined the Society, namely-—Dr. C. Theodore Green, M.R.CS,, 
England, L.R.C.P., London, F.L.S., Professor J. Brentland Farmer, 
F.R.S.. The Library and Philosophical Society, Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne, and the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A, 
and ‘one resignation has been received from Mr. E. S. Salmon. The 
election of officers was then proceeded with, and the Rev. W. L. W, 
Eyre, M.A., was unanimously elected President ; Professor H. 
Marshall Ward, D.Sc., F.R.S., & Vice-President, and Mr. Carleton 
Rea, B.C.L., M.A., was prevailed upon to accept the post of Hon. 
Secretary and Treasurer for another year. It was decided that the 
next annual weck’s foray should be held in Savernake Forest, with 
Marlborough for headquarters, in the first week of October, 1903.* 
A short note was then read on behalf of their member, Dr. C. 
Theodore Green, F.L.S., on “ Cintractia cingens”* De Toni, which 
he had found in July, 1g02, growing upon Linaria vulgaris at Glyn- 
dyfrdwy, in Denbighshire, in a shady lane near the river Dee. ‘The 
foliage of the Linaria which had not flowered looked chlorotic, to 
use a medical phrase that fits the condition exactly. A closer ex- 
amination of these yellowish-green shoots shewed that both stem 
and leaves presented slatey coloured streaks that were evidently well 
within the tissues, On placing sections beneath the microscope 
the cause of this was shewn to be numerous dark brown spores 
arranged in groups around the long axis of the stem and the midrib 
of the leaves. Some underground shoots, blanched through lack o 
sunlight, shewed the same slatey colour from the same cause, though 
* Monday the 5th October to Saturday the roth October, 1903. 
