12 ON THE DISCRIMINATION OF FUNGI. 



It is a strikincr instance of the confused popular notions of 

 Fungi in England, that hardly any species have or ever had collo- 

 quial English names. They are all " toadstools," and therefore 

 are thought unworthy of individual baptism. Can anything more 

 fully demonstrate the existence of that deep-rooted prejudice 

 called here " Fungophobia " ? Could anything make more apparent 

 the need of laying emphasis upon the principle of Discrimination, 

 as a first step towards popularizing any knowledge of Fungi ? 

 In the countries of the Continent the greater number of species 

 have each their particular local names. Even the Redskin of 

 America and the Maori of New Zealand have specific names for 

 their common Fungi. Only wo prejudiced Britons have none ! 



Some attempt has here been made to remedy this want, A 



few names have already been in use among amateur mycologists. 



Others have been derived from French or German sources, or from 



the scientific nomenclature, or have been coined from some dis- 



. tinguishing peculiarity. 



