160 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
tions of a large example, one of which is inverted; neither is 
engraved. e specimens engraved are altered in size, ‘the original 
being + in. more in diameter, and 7 in. taller. The section is 
from another drawing, and altered both in height and diameter. 
n one drawing the figures on the right and left of the plate occur 
with two other | figures. On this drawing is written, “‘ tast biting.’ 
On a third drawing is written, ‘‘ Bastard champignon. Supplement. 
40. Calocera cornea Fr. The original is an uncoloured 
pencil sketch with a small "atlaiegea group below—the latter is not 
plate; the broad veg oe of the pileus is white. The two small ex- 
oup of six exam es and a vide tion. Both are named 
“ lacrymabunds ” ” by soweeayes and he wid: ‘* smell and tast insipid 
or not sensible. 
aved. On the back of one drawing is a note, ‘‘smell like 
ratarfee,” and on the other, ‘‘ tast not unpleasant ” and ‘smells of 
ttoffe. 
43. Cortinarius (Dermocybe) sanguineus Fr. ‘This is 
opt ane from a coloured original ; the chief figure on the plate has 
a pileus 3 in. larger than the original ; the latter agrees with a 
pencil adtnus on the drawing. 
44, Agaricus (Tricholoma) sulphureus Bull. This is taken 
from two out of three drawings; on one is written, ‘‘ Gills rather 
tiie de Hyacinth pret tast disagreeable, foetid ; does not 
— e color even in 12 hours.” On another sheet is, “ Tastlass 
most. 
45. Agaric cus Bites greed fibula Bull. There are only a 
figures on the ori ; of these, two only are coloured. Ther 
are twenty-two ts a shown on the plate. 
(To be continued.) 
BOTANICAL COLLECTING. 
Ar the meeting of Dee Linnean Society on 19th January, Dr 
cheer Henry gave a suggestive and interesting discourse on 
pets cal Collecting. The actual ser a were briefly allu ded to, 
cas Wate laid on truthful labellin 
of f ooltestin, instead of months aeewanie when identical numbers 
were often given to plants of different provenance. With the aid of 
nearly fifty lantern-slides, he showed his travels in China, demon- 
