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699 in^Cooke's Handbook; many of the latter are critical species, 

 separated off from the older forms by the closer scrutiny of 

 modern writers. Among the rarer species in Mr. Crotch's list 

 are Agaricus sejunctus, Sow., Leigh Woods ; A. acuie-squamosus, 

 Fr., one of the most elegant of fungi, Leigh Woods ; and A. 

 miicidus, Schr., Leigh Wood and Stapleton Grove ; A.platyphyllus 

 Fr., and A. pelianthinus, Fr., Leigh Wood ; A. ionides, Bull, 

 A, giganteus, Sow., A. hoematopus P.. A. porrigens, P., A. 

 Loveianiis, B., A. chrysophans^ Sch., A. phlehophoviiSj Dittm., 



A. plumosus, Bolt, A. violaceus, L. f Cortinarius violaceus, Fr.), 

 a magnificent species ; A. chrysodon^ Batsch, remarkable for its 

 golden edge; A. olivaceo-alhus, Fr., and A. leporinus, Fr., A. 

 turpis Fr. {now Zacf arms' turpisj, A . Xerampelma, F.'dndA. auratus, 

 Fr. (now RussuloeJ, Cantharellus cinereus^ P., Marasmius fusco- 

 purpureus, Fr., M. archyropiis, Fr., M. calopus, P., if. Vaillantu, 

 Fr., M. fcetidus, Sow., Boletus edulis, Ball, which makes an 

 excellent dish at Fungus feasts ; B. parasiticus, Bull, Folyporus 

 perennis, L., P. hncmalis, Fr., F. nummulariiis y Fr., P. Stephsnsiiy 



B. and Br,, F. ohducens, Fr., Failand ; Bxdalea confragosa, Bolt. 

 Fistulina Tiepatica, Bull ; also a capital subject for the cuisine — 

 all these were found in Leigh Wood, 44 species of Polyporei being 

 contained in Mr. Crotch's list out of 141 British in Cooke's work. 

 Eleven Hydnei are mentioned in Crotch's list out of 42 British, 

 Irpex fusco-violaceus, Fr., and Sistotrema conflmns, P., being 

 among the rarer forms. 



Of Auricularini Mr. Crotch gives 30 out of 71 British. The 

 most worthy of remark are Crater ellus lutescens, Fr., C. sinuosuSy 

 Fr., Thelephora ccssia. P., T. fastidiosa, Fr., Cyphella lacera, Fr., 

 and Corticium coeruleum, one of the most beautiful of Fungi. 



In Clavariei, Clavaria Botrytis^ P., C. Ardenia, Sow., C. 

 pistillaris, L., and C. glossoides, Fr., with Geoglossum viride, Sch., 

 which is wrongfully placed here, are, perhaps, the most interesting 

 forms in this order, of which 22 out of 54 British belong to the 

 district. 



Of Tremellini, 7 only out of 31 recorded in Cooke's Handbook 



