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Genus 31. NAUCORIA FT. (Lat., naucum, a trifle, from 



the slight vestige of a veil). 



N. melinoides (Bull.) Fr. (Gr., honey-like, from the 

 colour). 



Among short grass in pastures and woods ; said 

 to be frequent, and to resemble Galera hypnoram, 

 but for its toothed gills. Stanridge Plantation 

 S.E. of Cranborne. 

 N. semiorbicularis (Bull.) Fr. (Lat., hemispherical). 



In short grass ; not common. Broadstone. Way- 

 side turf, S. of Daggons Road Station, Ferndown. 



Genus 32. GALERA Fr (Lat., galerum, a hood or cap, teh 



shape of the pileus.) 



G. hypnorum (Batsch.) Fr. (A Latin genitive of hypnum, 

 a Greek name for a moss) . 



Among moss in woods ; very common. Broad- 

 stone Castle Hill Wood. Ferndown. Furze 

 Common Copse. Sutton Holms. 



Genus 33. TUBARIA W. G. Smith. (Lat., tuba, a trumpet, 

 the shape of some of the species). Gills more or less 

 decurrent, triangular. 



T. furfuracea (Pers.) W. G. Smith. (Lat., like bran, from 

 the scurfy margin of the pileus.) 



On twigs, chips, etc., on the ground ; rather 

 common. Castle Hill Wood. Fields, Edmond- 

 sham. Ferndown, Mrs. Pringle. Goatham 

 Plantation. Birches Copse. 



Genus 34. CREPIDOTUS Fr. (Lat., crepida, a sandal, in 

 allusion to the shape and colour). Stem eccentric, 

 lateral, or wanting. Allied to Pleurotus, but spores 

 rust-colour. 

 C. mollis Fr. (Lat., soft). 



On dead trunks, stumps, etc. ; rare. On dead 

 apple trunks, Edmondsham Rectory orchard. 



