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several specimens from Bolton Woods and Esholt were brought for 
identification; and a box received from Mr. William Hodgson, 
of Malton, contained an old and large specimen of Polyporus 
Squamosus. Mr. Massee contributed largely to the interest of the 
show by some remarkably interesting sections of mycelium from 
abroad, and a number of beautiful illustrations of rare British 
fungi. 
Although no excursion had been specially arranged for the 
mycologists on the Thursday, from enquiries it was learned that the 
woods at Sandal Beat might prove interesting. After a conveyance 
had been sought, a party of nine undertook to explore these woods, 
which were quite of another character from those investigated the 
previous day. 
At first fungi were tolerably abundant and in variety. There 
were Collybia platyphyllus, with its long, creeping mycelium ; Sphace- 
lotheca hydropiperis, a smut Gada the ovaries of Polygonum 
hydropiper; Lactarius subumbonatus, a species that might easily be 
passed for a pale form of Z. rufus; and numerous examples of 
a yellow Russu/a with a granulose stem and pileus, which was 
thought by some to be Russula granulata Cke., while others said it 
was only immature 2. ochroleuca Fr., and that the granules would 
disappear as the plant matured. But this Aussu/a is one of the 
commonest in Yorkshire, and apparently can be called anything. 
Mr. H. G. Ward was fortunate in detecting a smut attacking the 
Ovaries of Holcus mollis? which ultimately proved to be TZiUetia 
rvauwenhofit, a species hitherto unknown in Britain 
Shortly after one the party returned to Donec, well pleased 
with the morning’s foray, and most of the afternoon was spent at the 
‘show.’ Later in the day several species were brought in from 
Edlington Wood, etc., the most interesting being Wyctalis ;asierophore, 
by Mr. W. White, of Sheffield. 
The following is a list of the species collected or shown—r1r86 
Species in all, of which 29 species and one variety are new to the 
West Yorkshire list. 
HYMENOMYCETES. 
AGARICINE. 
Agaricus (Amanita) phalloides Fr. Edlington Wood. Plan- 
tation, Ovenden (G. L. Lister). 
Agaricus (Amanita) muscarius L. Bolton Woods (H. T. 
Soppitt). 
Agaricus (Amanita) rubescens P. Sandal Beat. 
__Agaricus (Amanita) mappa Batsch. Sandal Beat. 
» Nov. 1891. 
