Haywood Forest (7), Dinmore (8), Eastnor (4), Brockhamp. ton (5).

PHYSARUM BIVALVE Pers.

Hereford Foray British Mycological Society, 1902.

CHONDRIODERMA SPUMARIOIDES Rost.

Hereford Foray British Mycological Society, 1902.
Stemonitaceæ.

Dinmore (8), Holme Lacy (2), Eastnor (4), Colwall (4), Whitfield (13).

TRICHIA PERSIMILIS Karst.

Trichiaceæ.

Hereford (7), Eastnor (4), Brockhampton (5).

BOTRYTIS Pers.

Whitfield (13).

HEMITRICHIA RUBIFORMIS Lister.

The Ridgeway (4).

*This was the first record for Britain. See Trans. Brit. Myc, Soc., vol. ii., 54.

Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club.

SPRING ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 27TH, 1905.

The Spring Annual Meeting of this Club was held in the Woolhope Club Room, Free Library, Hereford, on April 27th, 1905. Present Mr. Thomas Hutchinson (president), Mr. Philip Baylis (president-elect for 1905), Mr. H. C. Beddoe, Mr. C. P. Bird, Mr. Robert Clarke, Mr. J. Cockcroft, Mr. James Davies, Rev. H. E. Grindley, Rev. E. J. Holloway, Prebendary M. Hopton, Mr. F. S. Hovil (Grafton), Rev. Augustin Ley, Mr. H. Cecil Moore (hon. sec), Rev. H. B. D. Marshall, Rev. W. E. T. Morgan, Dr. Scudamore Powell, Mr. John Probert, Mr. J. B. Pilley, Dr. G. R. Sinclair, and Mr. J. P. Sugden.

Mr. BEDDOE (as treasurer) was heartily applauded on rising to present his balance sheet, a sign of great pleasure on recovery from his recent serious illness. The general financial statement was as follows-Receipts-To balance in hand brought forward from last account, £88 3s. 1od.; entrance fees received, £7; subscriptions for 1904, 101; arrears of subscriptions received for 1903, 1 IOS.; excess of subscriptions, 6d. ; total, £197 14s. 4d. Expenditure-Subscription to Congress, £1; Messrs. Jakeman and Carver for printing, I 198.; miscellaneous expenses-editorial, volumes, prints, field meetings, &c., £8 4s. 3d.; Mr. J. B. Pilley's salary, £10; ditto for sundry expenses and postages, £5 5s.; Messrs. Jakeman and Carver for printing reports, £17 3s.; Mr. Joseph Jones for stationery, I IIS. 8d.; in hands of assistant secretary, IOS.; balance in hands of treasurer, £139 Is. 5d.; total £197 14s. 4d.

Mr. PILLEY (assistant secretary) read the annual report as follows :

The report for the past year is not from a financial point of view quite so favourable as those of the past two or three years. The wave of depression which passed over the kingdom in 1904 appears to have made itself felt on the finances of the Club. In other respects there appears to be no falling off. The number of members on the books is 239, including 12 who were elected during the year, showing a decrease of seven. Several having left the county in 1903 will account for this. The income for the past year amounts to £109 10s., against £124 in 1903, an unusual number of members having omitted to pay their subscriptions. It is with

regret it is requisite to mention that the arrears list is large. The previous year a considerable decrease was announced, the amount having fallen to £4. During the past year it has increased to £15 IOS. The issue of a new volume of Transactions will doubtless act as an incentive to considerably reduce the amount outstanding. There were seven resignations during the year, and we have to mourn the loss of four members by death. The obituary list includes the Rev. Preb. G. E. Ashley, who had been a member for 21 years, having been elected in 1884; Mr. J. P. Brown, who was elected in 1894, and read at the meeting at Symonds Yat in June, 1899, a most interesting paper on the Forest of Dean, on the borders of which he had lived for 50 years; Mr. E. W. Colt, one of the oldest members, having been elected so far back as 1872, and who contributed a paper on the Bacton chalice and paten, which appeared with illustrations in Transactions for 1888. The list closes with the name of Mr. J. Basil Masefield, a constant attendant at the field meetings. Owing to the favourable weather and the interesting localities selected for the field meetings, the attendances were very large. The number present at the May meeting at Eardisley was 51, and the June one at Crasswall 56. The meeting at Tintern Abbey (the ladies' day) was very numerously attended, and several members not having previously sent in their names, it was impossible to obtain the exact number present; it probably exceeded 120. The August meeting at Wyre Forest was not well supported, 34 only having been present. The total for the season exceeded 270, which is considerably more than the average.

The HON. SECRETARY said that the new volume was one of the best they had ever had, and he was glad they had such a good balance in hand.

The PRESIDENT said before that meeting the committee had met and discussed places that were desirable for holding field meetings during the coming year. Mr. Baylis, the new president, had named the Forest of Dean, and had two routes in his mind, which he would explain later on. It was also suggested that they should visit Holme Lacy, provided they could obtain sanction from Lord Chesterfield. From Holme Lacy it was suggested they should go and see an interesting old pear tree down by the church, look over the church also, and then proceed by the fields to Fownhope, cross the river by the ferry, and look over Caplar Camp, Fawley Court, a quaint old residence, and return to Hereford from Fawley station. Mr. Brindley suggested Bredwardine as another place to be visited, whilst for ladies' day Symonds Yat was favoured. Another place was the Great Skyrrid, and then on to Llanvihangel Court, at the kind invitation of Mrs. Attwood-Mathews, afterwards proceeding to see an interesting old house at Alterynnis, near Pandy.

The following field meetings were fixed to take place :-Tuesday, May 30th, Bredwardine and Arthur's Stone; Tuesday, June 27th, The Great Skyrrid and Llanvihangel; Thursday, July 27th (ladies' day), Symonds Yat; Thursday, August 31st, Forest of Dean.

New members were elected as follows:-Mr. R. S. Ashton, Ross (proposed by Mr. H. Southall, seconded by Mr. C. Rootes); Mr. H. Percy Bulmer, Breinton (proposed by Mr. W. J. Humfrys, seconded by Mr. J. Carless); Rev. Canon Capes, Hereford (proposed by the Dean, seconded by Mr. James Davies); Mr. R. G. Gurney, Ledbury (proposed by Dr. Herbert Jones, seconded by Rev. H. B. D. Marshall); Mr. John Jones, Ross (proposed by Mr. T. Hutchinson, seconded by the Rev. A. W. McLaughlin); Mr. F. Littledale, Clehonger (proposed by the Rev. E. J. Holloway, seconded by Mr. H. C. Moore); and the Rev. E. A. C. Weedon, Canon Froome (proposed by Mr. J. P. Sugden, seconded by the Rev. H. B. D. Marshall).

The following candidates were nominated for ballot as members The Rev. Walter Butt, Kempsford Vicarage, Fairford (proposed by Mr. H. C. Moore, seconded by the Rev. H. E. Grindley); the Rev. George Whitehouse, St. Weonard's Vicarage, Ross (proposed by Mr. T. Hutchinson, seconded by Mr. H. C. Moore); Mr. Grimké-Drayton, Clifford Manor, Newent (proposed by Mr. Baylis, seconded by Mr. H. C. Moore); and the Rev. A. S. Walpole, Dyndor Rectory, Hereford (proposed by the Rev. H. E. Grindley, seconded by the Rev. E. J. Holloway).

The HON. SECRETARY stated that he had received a postcard from Mr. C. J. Lilwall to the effect that excavations had been recommenced at Crasswall Priory, fencing erected around the excavations, and a shed put up for the preservation of some of the best stones (hear, hear).

The Rev. H. E. GRINDLEY remarked that the Cotswold Field Club intended to visit Hereford district on September 5th.

The RETIRING PRESIDENT, who thanked the Club most heartily for the generous support given to him during his year of office, then delivered his address before resigning the chair in favour of Mr. Baylis. He said Gentlemen,-It has now become my pleasing duty, before handing over this chair to Mr. Philip Baylis, your president-elect for the coming year, to thank you all most heartily for the generous support you have given me during my year of office as your President. By Rule 8 it is provided that the retiring President shall deliver at the annual meeting an address on the proceedings of the year, together with such observations as he may deem conducive to the welfare of the

Club and the promotion of its objects. Owing to the assistance we now receive from the gentlemen of the local Press who attend our meetings, and whom we welcome, and whose assistance I beg to cordially acknowledge, it appears to me that the object for which this rule was framed, namely, to keep a record of the meetings during the year, has now ceased to exist, for, owing to the assistance we get from the Press, and to the energy of our Secretary, Mr. Moore, a full and accurate account of each meeting appears in the local papers within a week or two after the meeting has taken place, and subsequently in the Transactions of the Club. In order, therefore, to comply with the rule, I will merely refer incidentally to each of the meetings and then pass on to some other matter. The Assistant Secretary has told us that the aggregate number of members who have attended the meetings throughout the year has been a record, and I think this goes a long way to prove that the meetings were well chosen and looked forward to with interest, and I feel sure that no one who attended them was disappointed. Our first meeting at Lyonshall was in every way successful, and it must have opened the eyes of many members to what considerable and well defined remains of Offa's Dyke still exist in the county, and the great interest attaching to them. The success of our second field meeting at Crasswall Priory, which I think was one of the most enjoyable I ever attended, was entirely due to the enterprise of our friend, Mr. Lilwall. It was indeed a surprise packet, for no one could have had any idea of the interesting disclosures we were to see when we arrived at the Priory, and the thanks of the Club are due to him and Mrs. Lilwall for this most enjoyable day. The excavations have, I understand, been extended, and I shall be glad to know what steps have been taken towards their protection and preservation. The Tintern meeting (Ladies' Day) was another great success, when your incoming President so ably pointed out the discoveries that have been recently made at the Abbey, together with the other chief objects of interest in a way that proved he is not only well read in the history of the Abbey, but that his heart is in the work he has in hand, and it is a great satisfaction to know that this great historical building is under the care of one who is so well qualified to protect and preserve it from the desecration of the tripper and the vandalism of the so-called restorer. The last meeting at Wyre Forest was a pleasant day, but I regret that the leggings our Secretary advised us all to wear were not necessary. The adders they were to protect us from were non est. Before leaving the subject of the meetings, I must not forget to return my thanks, as well as the thanks of the whole Club, to Mr. Moore for his exertions on our behalf during the past year. There is also one other person to whom our thanks are due-the Clerk of the Weather. He gave us a pick-me-up as we left Hereford station on the occasion of our first meeting, and a bumping stirrup cup after