44 Lincolnshire Notes & Queries. 



ClcTvaria fusiformis and C.fragilis bear a cluster of yellow fruit 

 shaped like long clubs, and the snowy Hygrophorus nfpeus is as 

 delicate as it is said to be dainty. 



Turning to inedible fungi, the best find was considered to 

 be 'Psilocybe pllulteforme (which had also been obtained at 

 Elkington). Another good record was the local Chlorosplenlum 

 teruginosum. This small fungus is a rich green in point of 

 colour, and its mycelium (or spawn), which is of the same hue, 

 gives a green stain to wood, and wood so stained was formerly 

 used for Tunbridge ware. The large yellow Phollota speclabilis 

 was conspicuous. CRtpcybe fragrans has a pleasant spicy odour, 

 and Russula nigricam turns black when mature. Xylaria 

 polymorpha is dead black in colour and is surprisingly heavy. 

 The genus LaRarlus (which emits when squeezed a milky- 

 looking fluid) was represented by various species, many of 

 them being extremely plentiful, e.g., L. quietus (the liquid of 

 which has an oily smell), L. vellenus (which assumes a cup- 

 shape when mature), L. pyrogalus (the milk of which is very 

 acrid), and L. pubescens. One of the most abundant kinds 

 was nArmillaria mellea^ so called because it is honey-coloured. 

 On the whole the district is fairly good and appears to be 

 particularly productive of microscopic forms. 



The botanists in search of flowering plants had but a small 

 record. The early part of October is not a favourable time 

 for collectors of phanerogams, and hence very few specimens 

 were discovered. We may, however, mention the hedge 

 Stone-wort (Sison amomum\ the Dwarf-spurge {Euphorbia 

 exlgua\ the Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)^ the Hoary 

 Ragwort (Senecio erucifolia\ and the Skull-cap (Scutellaria 

 galericulata\ which was in abundance in Haugham Wood. 



A meat tea was provided at the "King's Head" at 5.15, 

 and the party then received several additions, among them 

 being Mr. C. M. Nesbitt (President of the Louth Society), 

 Mr. Joseph Larder and Mr. J. B, Robinson. After tea 

 sectional and business meetings were held. The accounts 

 were passed ; the thanks of the Union were voted to Mr. 

 Wilson and Mr. Hornsby ; Mr. Fieldsend was elected assistant 

 secretary in the place of Mr. Coe ; it was decided that the 

 annual meeting of the Union should be held at Grimsby on 

 the 22nd of November ; a sum of ^3 35. was voted to the 

 Rev. E. Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock in aid of the purchase of 

 cases for the plants which he has collected for the county 

 herbarium j and it was announced by the President that it was 



