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POLYS ACCUM oUvaceum. I have found this fungus about fir stumps 



in a plantation near Crosshill. 

 CENOCOCCUM geophilum. Found in fir wood between Dalston and 



Grange. 



Order 10. MYXOGASTRES. 



LYCOGALA argentea. Grows on the stem and on the stumps of willows 



in April. Found near Drawdykes Castle ; Ambrose Holm ; Durran- 



hill. 

 L. miniata. Found on the old stump of a large willow tree in a fence 



between a field and the plantation in front of The Hill mansion, in 



April; near "EedCat." 

 ABCYRIA pumicea, The Red Arcyria. Found growing on rotten wood in 



plantation east side of park, Eden Grove. 



Order 11. NIDULARIACEI. 



CYATHUS striatus, Striated Bird's Nest. Found on the 9th June, 1882, 



on a thorn stump in the yard where old wood is collected for 



fuel, opposite Rickerby House. 

 C. vernicosus, BeU Bird's Nest. Found in a hedge along the main road 



opposite Aglionby ; in the garden, Blackrigg, Rockcliflie. 

 CB UCIB UL UM vulgare, Crucible Bird's Nest. Found in October in Corby 



Castle Woods ; near to an old sand pit between Wetheral and 



Warwick Bridge. It grows on the stems of nettles, and also on 



sticks of furze. 

 SPHjEROBOL us stellatus. I have frequently found this fungus, but have 



not noted the situation ; probably about the plantations at Harker. 

 BHIZOMORPHA mbcorticalis. This spreads like a network under the bark 



of old rotten stems. Found at Little Orton ; near Castletown ; and 



near Houghton, in May. 

 STELBOSPOBA pro/usa. Found on the stems of wild roses in the hedge 



of a plantation near HiU-house-nook. 



Order 23. ELVELLACEI. 



MOBCHELLA esculenta. Found near the Spa Well, Stainton ; and in 

 meadows above Ambrose Holm. It is found about the end of May. 



HELVELLA crispa. This delicious fungus is very abundant in many situ- 

 ations near Carlisle. It appears about the 1st of November. Found in 

 the avenue approaching Houghton House ; by CrosshQl farm-yard ; 

 on the side of the road near Blackford Bridge ; in plantation, on 

 cart track, Moorpark ; near Thurstonfield ; Woodside ; and many 

 other places. 



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