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place in your Journal ; but as the difficulties of this branch 

 of botanical science are acknowledged by all, and the labourers 

 are comparatively few, the smallest contributions may not be 

 without value. I am not aware that any botanist has de- 

 scribed the mycology of the neighbourhood of Bristol : at 

 least Mr. Berkeley appears to have received no communica- 

 tions from this quarter, as no mention is made of any in his 

 portion of the ^ Enghsh Flora.^ I have only mentioned spe- 

 cies which appear to be most interesting, and some which I 

 consider undescribed ; although in the latter particular I may 

 be mistaken, as I have never seen the Systema Mycologica of 

 Fries. 

 Agaricus phalloides, vaginatus, rubescens. Common in all the woods 



about Bristol. 

 Ag. Cossus, Sow. Stapleton Grove, most abundant; growing in 

 dense masses. The larger plants are four to six inches across. 



The odour is always strong. 

 Ag.fulvus, Retz. Under birch trees, Leigh Wood, Sept. 1839. 

 Ag, torminosus, SchaiFn. Pileus of a beautiful strawberry colour, 



Leigh Wood. 

 Ag. acris, Bolton. Leigh Wood, Sept. 1837. 

 Ag. uvidus, Fries. Stapleton Grove. Ag. Lysginus, Fr. Ditto. 

 Ag. blennius, Fr. Woods ; not uncommon. 

 Ag. rufus, Scop. Leigh Wood, under birch trees. My specimens 



agree with the descriptions of Withering and Persoon in having 



a zoned pileus. 

 Ag. flexuosus, Pers. Amongst bushes, Stapleton. 

 Ag, infundibuUformis, Bull. /3. major. Stapleton Woods, &c. One 



of the latest autumnal Fungi, continuing to spring up until cut 



off by the frosts. 

 Ag. giganteus, Sow. Not nearly so common as the preceding, and 



growing in more open situations, Leigh Wood. 

 Ag. nebularis, Batsch. I am surprised at the confusion which existed 



with regard to this most distinct plant. Withering described it 



with sufficient exactness, and Bolton's figure and account are 



distinct enough, although I have never seen the colour so pale as 



he has represented it. Grows on commons among furze-bushes. 

 Ag. odorus. Bull. Leigh Wood, amongst moss in Sept. and Oct. 



The pileus is often of a whitish colour, the pale specimens fully 



as fragrant as the green ones. 

 Ag. grammopodius, Bull. Grows in pastures in large rings. It is 



