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frequent. Castle Hill Wood and other copses near, 

 also Furze Common Copse and Copse by Great 

 Down, Edmondsham. Creech Hill Wood, St. Giles. 

 Wood near Broadstone. 



Genus 4. PHLEBIA Fr. (Gr., phlebs, a vein, from the 

 appearance of the species). Spore surface upper- 

 most, in folds or wrinkles. 

 P. merismoides Fr. 



On fallen decayed branches, spreading over moss, 



&c. ; orange at first, then of a dingy purplish 



colour as found in January ; not common. 



Witchampton, Mrs. E. W. Baker. Furze Common 



Copse, Edmondsham. 



Genus 5. GRANDINIA Fr. (Lat., grando, grandinis, hail, 

 from the granulate appearance of the species). 

 Spore-surface uppermost, of minute globular or 

 hemispherical granules. 

 G. granulosa Fr. (Lat., granulate, grain-like). 



On dead wood and fallen branches ; not common, 

 but easily overlooked. Beech and fir plantation on 

 the E. side of St. Giles' Park. 



Genus 6. ODONTIA Pers. (Gr., odous, odontos, tooth, from 



the appearance of the spore -surf ace). 

 0. fimbriata Pers. (Lat., fringed). Broadly effused, 

 fawn-coloured ; granules fringed at the lips ; scarce. 

 Woodland belt N. side of St. Giles' Park, near 

 Creech Hill. 



Family 4. THELEPHOREAE Fr. (" Leathery 



Fungi "). 

 Spore -surf ace more or less even, confined to one side of the 



fungus. 



Genus 1. CRATERELLUS Pers. (Gr., crater, a bowl, from 

 the shape of a leading species). 



