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MYCETOZOA OF THE SCARBOROUGH DISTRICT. 



A. HIBBERT-WARE, 



Scarborough. 



Since 1907, we have gathered forty-six species of this group of 

 border-land organisms. Our hunting grounds have been 

 chiefly Ohver's Mount and Forge Valley. Five of the species 

 appear to be new records for Yorkshire, since they are not 

 mentioned in the ' Fungus Flora of Yorkshire ' (Massee and 

 Crossland). 



Lamproderma arcyrionema, ^Jfound in l*"orge Valley in 

 November 1907, we believe to be the second record of the 

 species for Britain. The other four are Badhamia joUicola, 

 Physarum diderma, Physarum contextum and Stemonitis 

 splendens. 



The beautiful species Arcyria ferriiginea, is prominent among 

 the autumn forms of life of Oliver's Mount. It has not, how- 

 ever, been so abundant in 1909 as in previous years. Its 

 striking feature, in this district, is the prevalence of yellow 

 sporangia amongst its normal rust-coloured growths on old 

 tree stumps. Diachoea elegans and Chondriodcrma radiatiim 

 occurred in unusual abundance last autumn. 



Three of the above — Physarum diderma, P. contextum and 

 Stemonitis splemiens — are newjto the^Yorkshire Fungus Flora, 

 but two have been previously met with.j Mr. Massee recorded 

 Lamproderma suboenum, many years ago forj[Bulmer, North- 

 East Yorkshire {' Yorks. Fungus Flora,' p. 353.) This is 

 placed in Lister's * Mon. Myc.', p. 127, under Lamproderma 

 arcyrionema Rost as a synonym. 



Mr. T. Fetch found Badhamia foliicola in abundance on 

 dead hawthorn twigs in a dry ditch at Tansterne, August 1903 

 (' Jour. Bot,' XLIL, p. 129; ' Trans. Hull Scientific and Field 

 Naturalists' Club,' 1905, p. 198). The record in ' Journ. Bot.' 

 was accidentally overlooked when the ' Yorkshire Fungus 

 Flora ' was compiled. — C. Crossland. 



We have received Part 8 of The Mineral Kingdom (2/-),' by Dr. R. 

 Brauns ; translated, with additions, by JNIr. L. J. Spencer of the British 

 Museum. It is largely devoted to Iron Ores, and has some excellent plates. 

 Messrs. Williams and Norgate are the publishers. 



1910 .\pl. 1. 



