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FUNGI IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SELBY. 



C. CROSSLAND, F.L.S. 



Gn the 22-24th May, Messrs. W. N. Cheesman, Thos. Gibbs, 

 H. C. Hawley and the writer visited Eskrick, Osgodby, Stainer, 

 and Bishop's Woods, in the neighbourhood of Selby. The two 

 former are situate within the S.E., and the two latter within the 

 Mid.-W. divisions of the county, which join near Selby. 



The principal object was to search for fungi which only make 

 their appearance in the spring season ; such, for instance, as 

 Acetahula, Verpa, Gyromitra, Metrophora, and other uncommon 

 species, as well as Morchella and a few of the larger Pezizae. 



Though we did not meet with much success in our special 

 object, we met with no fewer than ninety other species — an 

 exceedingly good haul for the time of the year. When the 

 material gathered was worked through, it was found that four 

 were new to the county Fungus Flora. These are : — 



Valsa salicis Cke. { = Diaporthe 

 salicella Sacc). On dead 



willow-twig, Osgodby Wood. 



Gonytrichum caesium Nees. On dead 

 wood, Bishop's Wood. 



Besides these, the following were added to the S.E. and 



Mid.-W. divisions : — 



S.E. All Eskrick. 



Didymella tosta 

 Heptamevia derasa 

 Dasyscypha fugiens 



Coyticium violaceolividum, Fr. On 

 dead branch, Bishop's Wood. 



Peniophora pubera. Fr. On deail 

 branch. Stainer Wood. 



Fomes igniarius 

 Polyporus chioneiis 

 Lasiosphceria ovina 

 Ombrophila clavus 



Mid. W. 



Peniophora cinerea, B.W. 



„ hydnoides, B.W. 



Ustilago longissima St. W. 

 Valsa platanoides, St. W. 

 Eutypa lata, St. W. 

 Byssosphieria aquila, B.W. 

 Heptameria acuta, St. W. 

 Helotium ferrugineum B.W. 

 Belonidium pruinosum, St. W. ; 

 B.W. 



B.W.=Bishop's Wood 



Ryparobius ditbiiis St. W. 

 Orbilia luteovubella, B.W. 

 Melanconium bicolor, B.W. 

 Cephalosporium acremoniitm 

 Rhinotvichiim repens, B.W. 

 Periconia pycnospora, B.\\\ 

 P. podospora, B.W. 

 Macrosporium commune, St. \\' 

 Graphium flexuosum, B.^^'. 



St.W.== Stainer Wood. 



B.W. 



The Annual Report of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for. 1908 

 has just been received. It contains an admirable and well-illustrated 

 paper on the Samian ware in the York Museum, by Mr. T. May, and also 

 an illustrated paper by Mr. J. Blackhouse on ' A Vanishing Yorkshire 

 Village ' [Kilnsea]. We notice [p. 13), that an addition has been made 

 to Robinson's ' East Riding Flora ' by the discovery of the Marsh St. 

 John's Wort, at Buttercrambe. This should read ' an additional locality ' 

 only 



Naturalist, 



