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Var pratensis Yitt. Mdgh. — J.N. 



A. arYensis, Schaeff. Horse Mushroom. Not common. Edible. 



A. sylvaticus, SchaefF. Heb. Bdge., Pck. Wd. — J.N. Edible. 



Stropharia aeruginosa, (Curt.) " Under fir trees in the plan- 

 tations about Fixby Hall, and elsewhere." — Bolton, Tab. 

 30. " Grew in Mr. Pollard's garden, at Stannary, Nov. 

 1 2th, 1790." — Bolton, Tab. 143. Frequent in moist shady 

 places in fir or mixed woods, where it attains its highest 

 perfection ; occasionally in field corners, or on lawns, or 

 in gardens ; has also been found at base of wall in un- 

 paved stable yard in the heart of the town. Places where 

 noted too numerous to detail. Slightly variable in ap- 

 pearance according to situation. 



S. albocyanea. (Desm.) In meadows and pastures. Cr. Dn., 

 Mdgh.— J.N. Lud. Dn.—H.T.S. Warley.— /. W.S. Field, 

 El. Pk. Wd., Fixby ; Hollin Hey, Stainl. ! 



S. inuncta, Fr. Field near Elland Station. — H.T.S. Ligbtcliffe. 



S. squamosa, Fr. N. D. "Wd.-H.TS., U.B. ! 



S. merdaria, Fr. On road scrapings, Skircoat road embank- 

 ment. On horse dung, Hollock Lee, Lightcliffe, Lud, 

 Dn. ! Tippetholme. — J.N. 



S. stercoraria, Fr. On dung in fields, Ovenden, Lud. Dn. 

 Stainl. ! Cr. Dn.— J.N. 



S. semiglobata, (Batsch.) Grows on cattle dung everywhere, 

 the greater part of the year. 



Hypholoma sublateritium, (Schaeff.) Frequent on stumps 

 nearly the year round. Cr. Dn., Hdc, Mdgh., H. Gr. — 

 J.N. N. D. Wd., Lud. Dn., Fixby, El. Pk. Wd., Cwl. 

 Wd.. etc. ! Hipperholme. — H.T.S. 



H. epixanthum, Fr. On stumps. Mdgh., Hdc.— /.iV. ! 



H. fasicularis, (Huds.) " Grows on putrid wood, or on the 

 ground amongst timber in wood-yards, or near the roots 

 of trees, about Hx. plentifully." — Bolton, Tab. 29. Com- 

 mon everywhere, most of the year, on dead stumps and 

 logs. 



H. elaeodes, (Bull.) Lud. Dn.—H.T.S. Heb. Bdge, Hdc. 

 —J.N. N. D. Wd. ! 



H. lachrymabundus, (Bulliard non Fries). On rich ground. 

 ; Lud. Dn. ! Heath— U.B. Hurst, Hdc— J.N. Fixby, 

 Warehouse-yard, Hx. — H.T.S. This includes former 

 records of H. velutinus. 



H. Candolleana, Fr. " In plenty in a place of shrubs called 

 Common Wood, Northowram, Sept. 1794 " — Bolton, 



