NOTES AND QUERIES. I4!I 
NOTES AND QUERIES. 
MosseEs.—In reply to Cagax as to mounting mosses, the names 
of books, prices, &c., I am sorry to say that there exists a great 
dearth of such works. There is Stark’s ‘‘ History of British Mosses,” 
published by Routledge at, I think, 7s. 6d., which is a very good 
book for a beginner, as in the appendix a few hints are given as to 
their collection and preservation for the herbarium. There is no- 
thing, however, about mounting them for the microscope. I mount 
mine as follows :—Soak the moss in a mixture of equal parts of 
water and glycerine for twenty-four hours, take out and drain on 
blotting paper, place on the centre of the slide with a drop of 
glycerine jelly (Rimmington’s I prefer), put on the cover glass and 
spring clip and hold over the chimney of a paraffin lamp until the 
jelly is in a state of ebullition ; remove and cool quickly, clean off 
the superfluous jelly with the point of a knife, and afterwards with 
a wet cloth. Finally the glass circle should be ringed with black 
varnish, or any other kind of cement.—JS7vyoa, 
LeaF FuncI IN JuNE.—The month of June is exceedingly rich 
in leaf fungi ; many of the most beautiful of them may be met with 
during the entire month. The Atcidiacei are especially plentiful, 
but only a few of them are within easy reach of Manchester. I 
have found the coltsfoot cluster-cup, adium compositarum, vat. 
Zusstlaginis on the banks of the Mersey near Northenden, and also 
in Miller’s Dale. The 2. compositarum, var. lapsani may be 
found in Bramall Valley, near Chorlton-cum-Hardy, and elsewhere. 
The 4. epilobit is now found in fine condition on Epilobium 
ursuta, and montana along the margin of the river in the Buxton 
Valley, especially in Miller's Dale. The -4. Jdellidis, the daisy 
cluster-cup, I have only once found in the district, and that was on 
the mountain, north of Buxton. The dandelion cluster-cup, @, 
composttarum var. taraxact, | have but once found within reason- 
able reach of Manchester ; it was on the road leading from Miller’s 
Dale to Taddington. In ‘the south this fungus is very plentiful. 
The . viole may now be found in many localities within six 
miles of Manchester. The neighbourhood of Bramhall w as, a few 
years ago, a good hunting ground for this fungus. A few years 
ago I met with .&@. aviculare, knot-grass cluster -cups, on rubbish 
heaps in a clay pit at the bottom of Lloyd-street, Greenheys. The 
spot is now completely covered by houses. This i Is a rare fungus, 
and I have never since had the good luck to meet with it. The 
goat’s-beard cluster-cup is very plentiful during the month, on 
raised banks within two miles of Southport, and elsewhere: There 
are others which are in beautiful condition at this time, but I have 
never found them nearer than the Lake district, amongst them the 
