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Ithyphallus impudicus Fisch: and Mutinus caninys Fr, re. 
warded their endeavours with the exception that Mr ‘[Sedt 
Rayner secured a nice tuft of Clztocybe pergamena Cke. ” The 
walk was then continued uphill and down dale till the members 
neared the confines of Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson’s house, where 
they collected some examples of Hygrophorus foetens Phill (it 
is questionable whether this be really distinct from Eccilia atro. 
puncta Pers., which is said to have a very strong unpleasant 
smell when past perfection), Geoglossum glabrum Pers, and 
Rhopographus Pteridis (Sow.) Wint. Some of the members 
proceeded direct from Haslemere to Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson’s 
house, where they were all hospitably entertained to tea. The 
return walk was taken across the fields and Miss Eyre boxed 
some specimens of Leftonza solstitialis Fr. 
In the evening Dr. C. B. Plowright gave a popular lecture on 
“Mushrooms and Toadstools” to the members of the Haslemere 
and Hindhead Microscope and Natural History Society, which 
was much appreciated, and Mr. J. F. Rayner followed with a 
paper entitled “ Mycology as a Branch of Nature Study” (see p. 
123). Hearty votes of thanks were then accorded to the Hasle- 
mere and Hindhead Miscroscope and Natural History Society 
for the very kind way that they had received the Society; to 
Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson for placing his very interesting Educa- 
tional Museum at their disposal for the exhibition of the fungi 
collected, the reading of papers and the transaction of the 
Society’s business; to the various landowners and tenants for 
the kind permissions to go over their woods and lands; and to 
their fellow member, Mr. E. W. Swanton, for all the trouble and 
care that he had taken in making all the arrangements for the 
very successful week’s foray at Haslemere. Monsieur Emile 
Boudier was then unanimously elected the first Honorary 
Member of the Society under Rule 4, which provides that gentle- 
men of pre-eminence in Mycology or who have rendered special 
service to the Society are alone eligible for this position. Both 
these qualifications Monsieur Boudier possessed and they were 
grateful to him for his assistance in the past. Subsequently the 
Hon. Secretary communicated this resolution to Monsieur 
Boudier, and in reply received the following gracious letter :— 
“ J'ai bien recu hier la lettre par laquelle vous m’annonciez que 
la Société Mycologique d’Angleterre venait de m’accorder le titre 
de Membre honoraire. C’est un honneur auquel j'ai été d’autant 
plus sensible que je ne m’y attendais pas. Je viens donc vous 
prier, cher Monsieur, d’étre mon interpréte auprés des membres 
de la Société pour les remercier de l’insigne honneur qu'ils me 
font en m’accordant ce titre réservé, je le sais, a des Mycologues 
qui ont bien mérité de la Science. J’ai toujours eu de trop bons 
rapports avec nos collégues, en Mycologie d’Angleterre que J@! 
