b WORK IN TH1-: FIELD AMONGST THi: FUNGI. 



that was GompJiidius gracilis. B. Common nowhere, but chiefly 

 found in the West of England. A somewhat uncommon species 

 in the Forest district was Inocybe pyriodova with the odour ot 

 pears, but it has been recorded pre\iously in our lists. I was 

 glad also to see Boletus vcrsipellis, which the velvety pileus, and 

 rather peculiar scaliness of the stem, distinguishes from the red 

 form of Boletus scihcv, with which it has often been confounded. 



Nothwithstanding the unfavourable dry winds of late, and the 

 scant appearance of Fungi in the Forest, the Foray of 1902 has 

 been the most successful for many years, if we measure success 

 by the number of species found which are new to the Forest dis- 

 trict. There was one peculiarity which may be noted, as such 

 facts may ultimately prove to be of service, that some of the 

 usually common species were almost, or entirely absent, whilst 

 others were extremely common. It was remarkable to observe the 

 proiwsionoi Amanita phalloides, CoUyhiahiityi-acea, CoUyhia maculata^ 

 Lactavins tiirpis, and Marasmius peronaius, and equally strange that 

 only one specimen oi Canthavellus cihaviiis was seen, and not one of 

 CanthaveUns anyantiacus, only one Amanita rnhcscens, hardly any 

 species of Tricholoma, only two or three specimens of the 

 Rhodosporcc, very few Boleti, including one Boletus edu.lis, and two 

 of Boletus scaber, which are usually so common. One solitary 

 specimen oi CoUybia djyophila, one Psilocybe seniilanceata, and very 

 few Cortinarii or Hygrophorii. Mycologists who have been accus- 

 tomed to rambles in the Forest will realize at once the singularity 

 of the fungus flora of the year. 



The additions to the Forest Flora were as follows : — 



Tricholoma stans, Fr. Cooke Illus. pi. 198. 



Clitocybe tuba, Fr. Apparently not before recorded. 

 Cooke Illus. pi. 112. 



Collybia stridula, Fr., not figured. 



Collybia tenacella, Fr. Cooke Illus. pi. 152b, 640. 



Mycena flavo-alba, Fr. Cooke Illus. pi. 159b. 



Mycena cetites, Fr. Cooke Illus. pi. i88a. 



Pholiota aurivella, Batsch, Cooke Illus. pi. 351. 



Hebeloma petiginosa, Fr. Cooke Illus. pi. 508b. 



Psalliota comptulus, P>. Cooke Illus. pi. 553. 



Russula ochracea, A. and S. Cooke Illus. pi. 1050. 



Russula nitida, Pers. Cooke Illus. pi. 1062 1063. 



Marasmius vaillantii, Fr. Cooke Illus. pi. 1126a. 



