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AgaHem pascuus was also gathered here, Agarkus appendiculatus, and 

 Ag. semilanceolatus, and so too was the Boletus eduUs, and many other species 

 of agarics previously noticed were passed by, for time was getting short. Bryng- 

 wyn was visited, and the President kindly took the members over the handsome 

 mansion now in course of erection on the opposite bank. 



The carriages were rejoined, and a ride pretty and interesting throughout, 

 was brought to a satisfactory conclusion by the arrival at the Green Dragen. 



The opportunity was now taken to examiae the collection of Funguses 

 which had been brought to the meeting. Several ladies honoured the Club by 

 bringing Funguses, and coming to see the exhibition themselves. The Edible 

 Funguses seemed to attract the greatest interest, and they were placed in the 

 centre of the table. There was a fine specimen of a white Truffle, Melanogaster 

 variegatus, found by the Rev. TV. Houghton in the Lilleshall "Woods, Shropshire. 

 A couple of specimens of the Lycoperden giganteum, or Giant Pufif-ball, "the 

 vegetable egg," as it has been termed from its light and excellent behaviour 

 under culinary treatment ; one of them was sent by Captain Hereford from 

 Snfton. The Fistulina Hepatica, or vegetable beef steak, was there ; Lactarius 

 deliciosus, or orange-milk Agaric, good as its name denotes ; Agaricus orcella, or 

 vegetable sweetbread ; Hydnum, repandum, " good as oysters," says Dr. Badham ; 

 Cantharellus cibarius, the Chanterelle; Coprinus comatus, the maned agaric; 

 Agaricus rubescens, the brown warty agaric ; Mussula alutacea, the bufif gilled 

 sweet Eussula ; Marasmius oreades, the Champignon or Fairy-ring Fungus ; 

 Agaricus procerus, the Parasol agaric, and its close allies Ag, excoriatus and Ag. 

 rachodes ; an abundance of the ordinary mushroom Agaricus campestris in at least 

 three varities ; and a superabundance of the Agaricus arvensis, the large field, 

 or Horse Mushroom, for just at that time it was so abundant and bo fine that 

 everybody brought or sent it. 



Amongst the ordinary funguses exhibited there were some of great bota- 

 nical interest. The Lactarius controversus which was published for the first 

 time as a British species in the last volume of the Transactions of the Wool- 

 hope Club. It was discovered by Dr. M'Cullough, at Abergavenny, and has 

 since been observed to grow very commonly beneath black poplars in many 

 Herefordshire localities. Several specimens were shown. Another fungus, 

 quite new to the British flora, the true Cantharellus carhonarius of 

 Albertini and Schweinitz, was also exhibited. It was found by the Kev. W. 

 Houghton on charcoal in the LilleshaU Woods, Shropshire, in company with 

 Agancus carhonarius, which is itself a recent addition to the flora of the 

 country. Mr. Houghton also brought a specimen of Polyporus varius of un- 

 usual size, and several specimens of Agaricus giganteus, an enormous agaric 

 having the good reputation of being edible. There were huge specimens of 

 Polyporus squamosus, P. dryadeus, P. rufescens, P. pcrennis, P. ccesius and 

 P. annosus, the latter found by Mr. Griflith Mon-is amongst larch trees at 

 Dinedor Camp. Lcnzites bctulina, Doedalca qucrcina, Bulgaria inquinans, Lac- 



