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only scattered ; calyx-tube narrowly ovate or oval, slightly setose at the 

 base or naked throughout ; sepals generally more or less setaceous on 

 the back, with very narrow leafy points and pinnae ; petals light pink, 

 often mottled ; styles glabrous ; disk convex. The young shoots, pe- 

 duncles, and calyx-tube are sometimes much tinged with deep red. 

 It is widely distributed around Plymouth, occurring in Cornwall as 

 well as in Devon. 



6. R. arvensis, Huds. Extremely common over the enclosed and 

 wooded parts of our district, and on some of our driest hedgebanks the 

 most abundant Eose, canina not excepted. Var. bibracteata, Bastard. 

 This occurs plentifully in hedgerows by the Plymouth and Yealmpton 

 ]load, between Billacombe and Brixton, attaining great luxuriance, a 

 little beyond the village of Elburton, and rendering itself very conspi- 

 cuous in June and July by the profusion of its large blossoms. It is 

 rather common about Plymouth, as, besides growing in other hedges 

 in the neighbourhood of the locality just mentioned, it occurs by the 

 Plymouth and Ivybridge Eoad ; between Chaddlevvood Lodge and Lee 

 Mill Bridge ; near Longbridge ; between Harford and Coruwood ; 

 about Plymstock ; near Down Thomas ; etc. 



The places mentioned above are in Devon unless the contrary is 

 slated. 



•^ORIENTAL EDIBLE PUNGL 



By M. C. Cooke, M.A. 



Two samples of dried Eungi employed as food have come under my 

 notice which are, as I believe, undescribed ; both are Agarics, and 

 both belonging to the subgenus Pleiirotus. In 1862 the first sample 

 was sent to the International Exhibition through Singapore, but said 

 to have been derived from China, and was recorded in the Indian 

 section of the catalogue, at page 73, under the name of Agaricus 

 (Plenroiiis) subocreatus with the following note : — " This is a new and 

 apparently undescribed species of Acjarkus, belonging to the subgenus 

 Fleurotus. It is nearly allied to the British Agaricus ulmarius, from 

 which it is separated by the volva, remains of which may be traced at 

 the base of the stem. It is a dendrophytal species, drying readily, 

 and is employed in the Straits settlements as an article of food." 

 Although no additional information has been obtained, it may be 



