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THE FUNGUS FORAYS OF THE WOQLHOPE CLUB, 

 OCTOBER, 1872, WITH A LIST OF THE FUNGUSES 



FOUND. 



By. Dr. BULL. 



The low temperature and almost continuous rain of the summer and 

 autumn of 1872 was evidently most unfavourable to Mycelium growth, and 

 the Funijus season has therefore been very unproductive. The absence of the 

 many kinds of Boletus and diflEerent species of Agarics which usually abound 

 in our woods and fields all through the autumn was very remarkable, and for 

 once in a way, by the loss of their mushrooms, the public in general could 

 sympathise with the botanists- Science, however, did not require much 

 sympathy, as will be seen from the list of the funguses found in the forays of 

 the Club. The names of many which are generally abundant are not there, 

 but their place is supplied ))y others, which are either very rare or altogether 

 new to this county ; thus a very bad season may really be said to have been 

 prolific in new species. It will be interesting to make a few comments on the 

 more remarkable species as an introduction to the list of names. 



Anaricua (Tricho\oraa:)resplendens, Fr., which is characterised by the delicate 

 jiurity of its white structure. It was unknown in England until the present 

 season, and yet it has appeared simultaneously in Essex, Middlesex, and 

 Berkshire, as well as in this county. In Herefordshire it was found in some 

 abundance on the Downton Slo[)es, and more sjiarsely at Vennwood. 



Ag. (Tricholoma) sejiinctus, Sow., has been observed in Herefordshire for 

 the first time this year. Its white gills and yellowish tint and the pale amber 

 streaks which pleasantly variegate its homely coat of gray, make it a striking 

 plant that readily attracts the eye. 



Ag. (Tricholoma) skI/i'vcks, Bull, is a local plant. Its pervading yellow 

 colour makes it interesting, but the disgusting odour of coal liquor it diifuses 

 renders it less acceptable than other varieties. It was rather plentiful at 

 Vennwood, and was found also at Whitfield. 



The season seems to have been very favourable to the Fir-cone Boletus, 

 Strobilomi/ccs strobllaceits, Berk., and many fine specimens were gathered by 

 Mr. Renny on the Downton Slopes, and distributed, to the great joy of 

 mycologists, all over the country. 



The rare and local Boletus fdleiis, Bull, was found under the drip of an ; 

 oak tree in the Vennwood gi-ounds, and has been observed to grow there 

 regularly for the labt fi^ e years. 



