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THE CRYPTOGAMIC FLORA OF KENT— FC7.YGI. 



By T. Howse, F.L.S. 



The County of Kent does not possess many observers in this 

 branch of botany. The neighbourhood of London and the country 

 around Seven oaks have been worked by the writer and Mr. 

 Hohnes, and Tunbridge Wells by Mr. T. Walker. A few species 

 are recorded from Canterbury and Goudhurst, and these are 

 without doubt the richest districts. Mr. A. S. Bicknell, who 

 resided some time in the neighbourhood of Goudhurst, states that 

 he observed more Fungi there than in any other part of England ; 

 unfortunately it is difficult of access. With the view of having 

 this class of Cryptogams more completely represented, the writer 

 will be glad to receive specimens, for determination, of hymeno- 

 mycetous and gasteromycetous Fungi from any part of the county. 

 When the species is common throughout the county a few localities 

 near London only are here given. 



The following books and papers have been consulted for 

 localities : — 

 Berk. Outl. — • Outlines of British Fungology.' By the Rev. M. J. 



Berkeley. (1860). 

 Hxiss. — * Illustrations of British Mycology.' By Mrs. Hussey. 



(1847). 

 Sparkes. — ' List of Agarics found near Bromley.' G. Sparkes 



in ' Phytologist,' 1844, p. 1001. 

 W. T. r.— 'List of Fungi found near Tunbridge.' W. T. T. in 



* Gardeners' Chronicle,' 1875, vol. ii. p. 689. 

 Berk. Engl. Ft. — Rev. M. J. Berkeley in 'English Flora,' vol v., 



pt. 2. (1836). 

 Cooke.—' Handbook of British Fimgi.' By M. C. Cooke. (1871). 

 Berk, d Br. in A. X. H. — Berkeley and Broome in 'Annals of 



Natural History.' (Various years). 

 Forst. Fl. To7ihr.—T. F. Forster, ' Flora Tonbridgensis. (1816). 

 Jenner Fl. Ttinbr.—JenneY, ' Flora of Tunbridge Wells.' (1845). 

 Smith, Draw. — Worthington G. Smith's drawings of Fungi (in 



Botanical Dei)artment, British Museum). 



Fam. 1.— HYMENOMYCETES. 



Order 1. — Agaricini. 



Genus 1. — Agaricus, L. 



Subgenus 1. — Amanita. 



Agaricus phalloides, Fr, Fr. Sv. Svamp., t. 84. 



Li woods ; common. Joydcn's Wood, Bexley, Holmes ; Bostol 

 Wood, Chislehurst ; Witley Scrubs, Holmes. 

 A. MAPPA, Batsch. Vitt., t. 11. 



Knowle Park, Sevenoaks ; Sandwich ; wood near Dunton 

 Green. 

 Like a small A. phalloides, but margin only of volva free. 



