398 Crossland: Fungus Foray at Grasstngton, etc. 
between Burnsall and Barden Tower, was looked into ; this was 
a typical place for many fir-loving species, but few were seen. 
There is one fact which has been remarked upon several times 
in years past, that is—when a season, or a district, is less 
bountiful than usual, some uncommon or rare species are 
sure to turn up. It has proved so this time. 
The exploration of Bolton Woods was worked in two 
companies ; one keeping the right bank of the river, the other 
the left, each under the guidance of a woodman. The investi- 
gation began at Barden Bridge, the conveyance being sent 
forward to Bolton Abbey to await us there for return. The 
first place looked into—a bit of moist, bracken-free woodland 
with plenty of rotting branches, herbaceous stems, and a few 
old stumps—set us up for the day. One of the finds of the 
Foray was picked up here, the beautiful, deep blue agaric 
Leptonia euchroa. The place yielded several other agarics and 
numerous micro-species. This was one of the best bits. On 
comparing notes with the other party, which we rejoined at the 
lodge refreshment room, we learned they had also done fairly 
well. On going over the day’s finds at the end of the Foray it 
was found that no fewer than 123 species had been collected, 
12 being additions to the Mid. W. Division, including Omphalia 
bullata, Pleuteus spilopus, L. euchroa, and Pholiota tuberculosa. 
On Tuesday we had a nice variation. The nine miles to and 
from Buckden was done on the public motor car. It was a 
very pleasant ride each way, only one could not help wondering 
what would be the result if an axle broke or a wheel came off 
while the car was careering down a hill. <A full description of 
the delightful Buckden Wood would occupy too much space. 
As soon as we put foot into it there was an exclamation, ‘Ah! 
this is the right kind of place for us.’ Although we were not 
there very long, and the season unpropitious, 105 species were 
picked up. Among them were three new county records— 
Mycena excisa Lasch., Omphalia camplophylla, and Entoloma 
bulbigenum, also sixteen additions to the Mid. W. Division. The 
motor conveyance returned at two o’clock. On the way back it 
was pulled up a few minutes to give the passengers an oppor- 
tunity of calling up the echo across a certain point in the valley. 
This was interesting enough in itself, but a few of us were 
anxious to get back to the work-tables before too much daylight 
had fled. 
Grass Woods is known to the majority of Yorkshire 
botanists for its luxuriant undergrowth. Its stock of flowering 
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