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Fr, (Hygrocybe) rigens Fr.; Polyporus Schweinitzii Fy 
Hydnum imbricatum L.; Sparassis crispa (Wulf) Ff; 
S. laminosa Fr. (first record for Britain) and Clavicos, 
microcephala (Wallr.) which infested the grass Molini, 
caerulca. The return drive to Haslemere was commenced about 
5 o'clock. In the evening, at 8.30 at the headquarters, the 
President (Mr. R. H. Biffen, M.A.,) presided over the annual 
election of officers for the ensuing year, Mr. Arthur Lister 
F.R.S. was unanimously elected President ; Professor H. Mar. 
shall Ward, D.Sc., F.R.S., &c., Vice-President, and Mr. Carleton 
Rea, B.C.L., M.A., Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. The Hop, 
Secretary read two invitations, one from Professor M. C. Potter, 
suggesting a meeting at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where the Dur. 
ham College of Science would place rooms at the disposal of 
the Society during the foray, and also the Natural History 
Society would throw open the museum and give the use of the 
Library and Committee rooms if required. The Duke of 
Northumberland and Lord Barrow would give permission to visit 
the park at Alnwick and at Raby (each about 30 miles from New- 
castle) whilst Gilside and other woods were about 10 miles dis- 
tant. The other invitation was from the Rev. H. Purefoy Fitz- 
Gerald, F.L.S., of Wellington College, Berkshire, urging the 
Society to visit that part of the country one year and that he 
would do all that he could to make the necessary arrangements. 
These invitations were carefully considered, but it was decided 
that as Mr. Arthur Lister had so very kindly consented to accept 
the position of President, that Epping Forest must be the scene 
of their Foray for 1906, the headquarters and date to be sub- 
sequently fixed by the President and Hon. Secretary after con- 
sultation with the Secretary of the Essex Field Club. The 
Newcastle invitation would very probably be acceptable for 1907 
as a northern meeting would be desirable for that year and then 
probably the Rev. H. Purefoy’s invitation to Wellington would 
be favourably considered for 1908, but the further consideration 
of these invitations must be deferred until next year. The Hon 
Treasurer reported that the sum of £25. 12s. 8d. stood to their 
credit at the Post Office but that that amount included one sub- 
scription for 1906 and a payment of £1. 17s. 6d. by the United 
States Department of Agriculture in advance for the whole 
of Volume u. of their Transactions. 
On Wednesday, September 27th, the members were busy 
in determining the finds of the previous day up till 11 o'clock, 
at which hour they departed in brakes* through lovely scenery 
to Hindhead, where they descended at a place called the Land 
of Nod. Mrs. Arnold Lyndon met the members here and kindly 
acted as guide through Mr. A. T. Whitaker’s woods in the neig! 
* The brakes were kindly provided by the Haslemere Natural History Society: 
