FUNGI OF EAST DORSET. 157 



0. fibula (Bull.) Fr. (Lat., a pin). 



In damp, mossy, or grassy woodland spots ; 

 usually orange ; not common. Castle Hill Wood. 

 Birches Copse. 



Genus 11. PLEUROTUS Fr. (Gr., pleura, a side, ous, an 

 ear, from the shape of the pileus, and the lateral or 

 eccentric position of the stem). 

 P. ulmarius Bull. (Lat., adjective of elm, ulmus}. 



On trunks of trees ; rare (not in the New Forest 

 list). Withy Beds, Crichel. 

 P. ostreatus (Jacq.) Fr. " Tree oyster." 



On trunks ; gills decurrent, stem lateral ; not 

 common. On beech, St. Giles' Park. 

 P. porrigens Pers. (?) (Lat., stretching out). 



Sessile on old pine trunks ; rare. Withy Beds, 

 Crichel (Mrs. Baker's specimen was rather old for 

 naming). 



Genus 12. HYGROPHORUS Fr. (Gr., bearing moisture, 

 from the moist or viscid pileus of most of the species). 



Gills waxy ; plant often brightly coloured. 

 H. ceraeeus (Wulf.) Fr. (Lat., waxy). Of a wax-yellow 

 colour. 



Pastures ; infrequent. Near Plantation S. of 

 Daggon's Road Station. 

 H. coccineus (Schaeff.) Fr. (Lat., scarlet). 



Among moss and grass ; bright red ; edible ; 

 common. Castle Hill, near Cranborne. Edmond- 

 sham. Near Romford. By Martin Wood, Miss 

 V. Linton. Witchampton. 

 H. miniatus Fr. (Lat., red). 



Among grass, in pastures or woods ; edible. 

 Smaller than the other crimson or red species, 

 H. coccineus and H. puniceus. Castle Hill Wood. 

 Furze Common Copse. Field between Edmond- 

 sham and Verwood Station. 



