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Mr. Broughton showed some Diptera which he had collected from speci-
mens of Polyporus cuticularis.
Mrs. Boardman expressed her thanks to the leaders of the parties and
commented on the "novelty corner" which her husband had arranged in
the tea room. This was a display of all kinds of articles showing fungi
used for decorative purposes, pictures of fungi and tinned and dried fungi
purchased abroad. It had been inaugurated this year to supplement any
possible lack of fresh specimens, but Mrs. Boardman hoped that it would
become a permanent feature and that other members would contribute in
future years.
Commenting on the day's finds, the President said that, considering the
adverse conditions, the Club had done remarkably well to find 56 species.
In a whole week the British Mycological Society meeting at Bristol for its
annual autumn foray had found about half this number. The smaller
number of specimens was an advantage to beginners, who would find less
confusion this year. There were no very outstanding finds, but Ganoderma
lucidum and Polyporus cuticularis were pleasing and uncommon records.
Finds on the forest floor were few — Russulas, usually so common, were
almost entirely absent, the wood fungi, particularly the polypores, were,
however, well represented. He congratulated Mr. Boss and Mr. Bernard
Ward on their collection of Mycetozoa and said that the Club was well
known as a centre of myxo hunters.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
Boardman for their efficient organisation of the day's arragements.
The list of Mycetozoa collected during the day follows.
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa Macbr., Badhamia utricularis Berk., Fuligo
septica Gmelin, Stemonitis flavogenita Jahn, Comatricha typhoides Rost.,
Cribraria vulgaris Schrad., Dictydium cancellatum Macbr., Enteridium
olivaceum Ehrent., Lycogala epidendrum Fries, Trichia scabra Rost.,
Trichia varia Pers., Arcyria pomiformis Rost., Arcyria denudata Wetts.,
Arcyria incarnata Pers., Perichaena corticalis Rost.
Ordinary Meeting (991st Meeting)
SATURDAY, 29 OCTOBER, 1955
Thirty-two members and friends attended this meeting, held in the
Physics Lecture Theatre of the West Ham College of Technology. The
chair was taken by the President, Professor C. T. Ingold.
The following were elected to membership of the Club : —
Miss Lesley Line, b.sc, of 95, Cowley Road, Ilford.
Mr. E. C. Turner, b.sc, of 37, Thorpe Road, Forest Gate, E.7.
Notice was given that in future the. Passmore Edwards Museum would
be open to the public on Wednesdays instead of Fridays, i.e., Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from
1 to 6 p.m.
Mr. Oxenham showed part of a large nest of the Common Wasp from
a compost heap in his garden. It had been excavated after the occupants
had been killed by sulphur dioxide. On examination, a large proportion of
queens was seen among the dead insects remaining in the nest, and grubs
were found to be still alive.
Mr. Masefield showed a. number of photographs taken during the Club's
visit to the Colne Oyster Fisheries on Saturday, 3rd September, 1955.
Mr. Bartrop showed a fossil picked up on the Little Baddow ridge at
Spring Elms. It was a fossilized Sea-urchin, and the President described
the manner in which these fossils were formed.