22 Crossland: Fungus Foray at Sandsend. 
Omphalia bibula Quel. Only previously recorded from 
France. : 
Inocybe Cooket Bresad. Superficially resembles J. fastigiata, 
which differs in the whitish stem and olive gills. Previously 
only known from Austria. 
Hypholoma melantinum Fr. Previously only known from 
Sweden. 
Lactarius tabidus Fr. A pretty little, light-built Lactarius, 
with submembranaceous, striate pileus. It is somewhat 
remarkable that this species has not previously been recorded 
for Britain, as it is not uncommon in most European countries. 
Marasmius xerotoides Post. Superficially resembling a small 
specimen of M. fetidus, differing in being entirely devoid 
of smell. Hitherto only known from Sweden. 
Massee’s ‘ European Agaricinee ’ was found extremely useful. 
It was the means of detecting the above six additions to our 
Flora. 
Another rarity was Verticillium Marquandw Massee (° Trans. 
Brit. Myc. Soc.’, 1896-7, p. 24). A bright llac-purple mould 
parasitic on the gills of Hygrophorus virgineus. It was first 
known and described from Guernsey specimens, and has not 
been recorded from elsewhere until a fine example growing 
on the same host was found at Mulgrave. 
Choiromyces meandriformis, one of the Tuberaceae much 
resembling a *‘ demicked ”’ potato, was brought in. On examina- 
tion it proved to be the above. This is its first discovery in 
our county. More of it was sought for, and found on the follow- 
ing day. 
A very beautiful specimen of Hypomyces awrantius shewing 
both conidial and ascigerous stages, was found on Sop pittiella 
crustacea, a somewhat unusual host; it generally grows on 
agarics. 
About a dozen Clavarias were collected and sent on to 
Mr. A. D. Cotton, Kew. Mr. Cotton is making a critical 
study of this somewhat difficult, and not by any means clearly 
understood, little group. 
It is known crops of agarics vary much each year, but the 
reason still remains unfathomed. In some seasons, certain 
families will come up in abundance, while in others they come 
only sparingly. In 1908 no fewer than thirty-four species of 
Mycena were noticed at Mulgrave; this year (1910) only 
eighteen were seen, and four of these were not met with in 
1908. No fewer than ten Entolomas were collected. Varying 
quantity from year to year, in the case of all but the commonest 
agarics, appears to be one of their peculiarities. 
There was an abundance of Lactarius deliciosus in one part 
of the woods ; later, this was seen under a more savoury aspect 
on the dinner table. Hygrophorus and Russula were much in 
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