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Mr. Chittenden also recognised the following "Hepatics" :—
Cephalozia lunulaefolia
C. divaricata ?
Pellia epiphylla
and some others of the group, which are held back for further examination.
Mr. Paulson's list was as follows :—
LIST OF HEPATICS AND LICHENS GATHERED ON
9th APRIL IN THE VICINITY OF OAK HILL,
EPPING FOREST.
HEPATICS.
Lepidozia reptans, L. in fruit. Lophocolea bidentata, Dum. in fruit.
L. setacea, Web. ,, „ L, heterophylla, ,, ,, „
Scapania undulata, Dum. Pellia epiphylla, L. ,, ,,
Diplophyllum albicans, Dum. in fruit, Calypogeia trichomanes
LICHENS.
Baeomyces rufus, D.C. fertile. Lecanora varia, fertile
Cladonia macilenta, Hoff. ,, L. conizaeoides, Ach. ,,
Parmelia saxatilis, Ach. Meth. Urceolaria scruposa, Ach. Mech. ,,
P. exasperata, Nyl. Lecidea decolorans, Flk. „
P. physodes, Ach. Meth. L. uliginosa, Schrad.
Lecanora galactina, Ach. Lich. Univ. L. tricolor, With,
fertile. Verrucaria nigrescens, Pers. fertile
At half-past live, the members re-assembled at the Oak Hill Farm, Theydon
Bois, the headquarters for the day, where tea was served.
Afterwards the specimens obtained were displayed and commented upon by
the botanists present.
A short Ordinary Meeting (the 280th) was held, Mr. Robert Paulson,
member of the Council, in the chair.
The following were elected members of the Club :—
Mr. Henry Whitehead, B.Sc., Wadham House, Toynbee Hall, Commercial
Street, E.
Dr. R. Loy Wilcox, South Eastern Hospital, New Cross, S.E.
The Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. Cole, said that he was sure all the members
would learn with much regret that the President of the Club, Mr. Dymond, had
been ordered away by medical advice for a considerable period, and had been
granted leave of absence by the Board of Education for six months in which to
recruit his health. Mr. Dymond had sent a letter to the Council in which he
deeply regretted his enforced absence during the summer, but hoped that in
the autumn he would return to take au active part in the Club's proceedings.
On the motion of the chairman, it was resolved to send a letter to the
President expressing the sorrow of the members at his absence and its cause,
with the best wishes for his speedy restoration to health. The Secretary was
requested to send such a letter.
Mr. F. J. Chittenden, F.L.S., then gave a short account of the observations
of the day among the Mosses, and also tendered some advice and hints on their
practical study. Mr. Chittenden mentioned some of the most useful introductory