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FUNGUS SHOWS. 



The Exhibition of Fungi at Munich took place in the Crystal 

 Palace from the 3rd to 11th October, and was visited by nearly 

 50,000 persons. Of species 141 were represented by means of 

 1033 s]3ecimens. The arrangement was a systematical one, and 

 every species had its Latin and vulgar name, and other notes, 

 written on a ticket. The edible fungi had white tickets, the 

 venomous sorts green ones, and the indifferent red ones. A lecture, 

 or demonstration, was also given on edible and venomous fungi, 

 their cooking, and what to do in a case of poisoning by them. 

 There was also joined to the exhibition a great many microscopical 

 specimens of parasitical Fungi, which do damage in the rural 

 economy. Drawings of the growth and development of these 

 minute plants were made by Professor Dr. Engler. The list of 

 fungi exhibited is published in full in the " Gardeners' Chronicle" 

 for October 31, 1874, pp. 555. The absence of such species as 

 Agaricus arvensis, Russula heterophylla, Agaricus 2^^^'^^''^C'^'^^j 

 JSIarasmius urens, Panus stypticus, Polyporvs sqnamosus, Cra- 

 terellus cornvcopioides, was very singular and inexplicable. 



The South Kensington Exhibition of the Horticultural Society 

 of London was held on the 7th October, and although only two 

 competitors entered for prizes, their collections were good, and 

 nmch better arranged than on previous occasions. Mr. English's 

 specimen of llielephora multizonata was specially fine. The most 

 noteworthy addition to the British Flora was Leotia circinans, ex- 

 hibited by the Rev. J. Stevenson. 



On October 1st the annual Fungus Foray of the Woolhope 

 Club took place at Hereford, of which Mr. Smith has furnished a 

 full and particular account in the " Gardeners' Chronicle " for 

 October 10th. Like its i:)redecessors, it was eminently successful, 

 and has become quite an established festival for Mycologists and 

 Mycophagists from all parts of the kingdom. 



For the first time this autumn (Sept. 18) a fungus show has 

 been held north of the Tweed, and the meeting at Aberdeen ap- 

 pears to have given so much satisfaction that the experiment 

 will be repeated next year at Perth. An immense number of 

 specimens were exhibited. The " Gardener's Chronicle," states 

 that the number was estimated at the incredible amount of 50,000. 

 There is every reason to hope that the Scottish Exhibition 

 will soon rival those of the south as a permanent institution, and 

 by its peripatetic character perform good work in popularising 

 the study of fungi in the North. 



