340 SOPPITT : FUNGUS FORAY AT DONCASTER. 
proved to be one of the ‘finds’ of the day, it being even doubtful 
whether it has been met with in Britain before. Then an example 
was picked up of the rare Coprinus lagopus, with its woolly stem. 
At first Edlington Wood was a disappointment owing to its having 
recently been thinned in some parts and to dense undergrowth of 
hazel and bramble in others, nevertheless a number of interesting 
fungi found their way into the baskets, including Aygrophorus cossusy 
which was abundant, Psa//iota hemorrhotdarius, not uncommon under 
the magnificent yew-trees, and several interesting species of Lactarius. 
After a half-hour’s halt at ‘the Cottage’ for refreshments, another 
portion of Edlington Wood was explored with satisfactory results. 
Here Leptonia euchrous, Hygrophorus chrysodon, and Russula aurata, 
three truly handsome species, were met with, in addition to many 
others. Time passed merrily along as the baskets were being filled, 
and in due course the party were conveyed back to Doncaster, and 
dined together at the Glyn Hotel 
A feature of the dinner was that fungi were served. Only two 
species, however, were dealt with, viz., Coprinus comatus and 
Lygrophorus eburneus, neither of which gave satisfaction, the flavour 
being completely ruined by ‘ Bovril’ or some such compound. 
After dinner an adjournment was made to a room adjoining the 
hotel, which was set apart for the ‘show,’ and wae the task of 
unpacking and arranging the specimens was commenced. But so 
far as determining species was concerned, little could s satisfactorily 
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carelessness of the youths who acted as ‘carriers’—little else was 
one. ere would have been an excellent opportunity for 2 
mycological lecture, or the reading of short papers, had such been 
arranged, but unfortunately this had not been thought about, and it 
was left for the mycologists to spend the evening as they thought 
_ best, which they did. 
However, early next morning the work of examining the fungi 
was resumed, and by nine o’clock the bulk of the species were 
labelled. In addition to the fungi collected at Edlington and 
Wadworth woeds, a large number of species had been brought from 
the neighbourhood of Halifax by Messrs. Crossland, Lister, and 
Sutcliffe. Mr. A. Clarke, of Huddersfield, had sent a nice lot 
of Lepiota friesit var. pas eerwe from near Huddersfield; 
Massee had ee a batch of the rare Lycoperdon hoylet 
flourishing in Doncaster; Mr. um H. Grimshaw forwarded 
- specimens of Zefzota pieces from a nursery at Ilkley; Mr. H. G. 
Ward laid on the table an example of Volvaria parvu/us from Lynn; 
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