Edible fungi. Carleton Rea. 43 



to furnish a meal, but the smaller ones when so treated as above 

 set out will make a welcome addition to other edible fungi. We. 

 know that all the species of Morchellae and Helvellae are very 

 delicious esculents, but I think the flavour of these is greatly 

 improved and their flesh made more tender if they are cooked 

 in some good stock and then served on toast, because they are 

 of a somewhat cartilaginous consistency. I ha\-e previously in- 

 sisted on the necessity of rejecting the liquid in which Helvetia 

 crispa has been cooked and I think this should always be done 

 wdth all the edible Discomycetae. These should never be eaten 

 raw as grave inconvenience has been caused to persons par- 

 taking of them in this condition. In some years in the spring 

 we meet with great numbers of Disci otis venosa and Sarcosphaera 

 coronaria, and again later on specimens of Aleuria vesiculosa, 

 Otidea onotica, Otidea leporina and Peziza aiiranUa are abundant. 

 These are all highly pleasing to the taste and of a delicate 

 consistency. I have now passed in brief re\'iew the principal 

 esculent fungi that I have personally tested. They are all of 

 excellent flavour and form a very valuable addition to our 

 somewhat limited cuisine. In recent years many of us have 

 been unable to afford many dainties and meatless days were 

 often the rule, especially at hotels during the war. These appe- 

 tizing morsels are open to us all and it only requires a little 

 knowledge to identify the greater number of these. There is 

 an old saying about mushroom eaters that those who eat them 

 many times "nil amplius edit" (eats no more of anything), and 

 I dare say many of our members feel inclined to wish that I had 

 done the same before inflicting this long paper upon you. Lastly 

 I may express the hope that some of our members who came 

 to scoff will remain to prey. 



NEW BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



By W. D. Buckley. 



The study of Discomycetes pursued as a recreation while on 

 business journeys in many parts of the country has brought 

 several interesting species under observation. The working out 

 of the details from notes made at the time and specimens pre- 

 served has had to be deferred until opportunity could be found 

 to consult the literature. The present notes and records relate 

 to some of the most interesting species so far identified. A visit 

 to Scotland for fourteen weeks convinced me that the mild and 



