350 FUNGOLOGICAL NOTES. 
the small Xylaria Hypoxylon ; some rotten wood stained green by the myce- 
lium of a Peziza, Helotium eruginosum, and the “ deadly Agaric,” Lactarius 
Pasen or necator. Some fine pale orange specimens of this last poisonous 
aric were gathered, which at first sight resembled the delicious edible 
“orange milk Agaric,” so highly recommended, and figured in the Club’s 
Transactions last year. It had, however, a shaggy woolly margin, without the 
orange gills and the Nope milk. 
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chrysodon, and the rare H. calyptreformis, all edible. Their congeners, how- 
ever, the beautiful scarlet-topped H. coccineus, the closely-allied H. miniatus, 
the yellow and rare H. cerasinus, the strong-scented H. cossus, and the little 
projo Agaric, with its greenish stems, H. psittacinus, and Agaricus æru- 
there was found Polyporus suaveolens and P. ulmar. icula- 
tus, the pale blue 4. purus, and eni pretty A. ( Lepiota) "à Péoesuman both edible, 
if you wish and can find enough of them ; the brilliant oran nge A. spectabilis, 
the poisonous Lactarius hir nd, lastly, numerous rings and patches of one 
of the very best of all edible Agarics, the fairy-ring ehampignon, Marasmius 
| Oreades, which were abundant enough on seeds rns grounds. 
Returning to their vehicles the members d to Caplar Wood, memorable 
as being the locality where Mr. Éinibhoie 1 bobinised: Mr. Stackhouse de- 
serves an honourable niche in the Woolhope Transactions, for the first synop- 
cal arrangement of British Agaries, as given in Witheri ring's * Botanical Ar- 
ewe of British Plants, was made by him, and some of his divisions, 
ezsy to be made out, might be advantageously used by students in the present 
day. Caplar Wood and hill seems to have been his favourite haunt, and here, 
no doubt, the prying old gentleman, in the costume of his da ,—cocked hat, 
knee breeches, and great silver buckles in his shoes —and perhaps with gold- 
eaded cane in hand, might have been seen prying among the dead matted 
leaves ie bone trees of ed wood, his eyes sparkling with pleasure as the ele- 
gant Nidularia campanulata, or a specimen of the great “Club of Hercules ” 
Senet redone of Withering), both of which he gathered „here, met his 
delighted 
In this "Wood a few specimens were added to the roll of the day, and 
amongst these was the deadly Agaricus torminosus. Very fine specimens of 
A. procerus on the grassy vellum of the ca camp, and in the hanging woods A. 
tener, Coprinus nivalis, Agaricus ( ee Vete A. flaccidus, Maras- 
mius urens, M. peronatus, and Hi 'umenochæte rubiginosa 
As the hoa for dinner approached, the passy Henn and returned to 
Hereford. Some time was devoted to an examination of the spoil, and then 
twenty-one sat eiie to partake of a dee which fitly closed the “ Foray 
among the Fun, 
With the fish and the soup came the first novelty in the form of * Oreades 
