358 Crossland: Fungus Foray at Harewood and East Keswick. 
micro-species. These are quite as interesting and important as 
the larger kinds, and, moreover, may be found when the others _ 
cannot. At many previous Yorkshire forays the larger species 
have been so plentiful that the smaller ones have been neglected. 
The denser shrubberies and the damper parts of the woods were 
at once resorted to. There was some little comfort in the close 
and tedious work entered into, as the usual custom of ordering 
the return conveyance to meet the party at some place fouror 
five miles distant had been broken through. Over five hours ne 
were diligently spent within a mile of the lodge gates; half 
an hour slipped by while a huge hollow old stump, partly 
embedde 
and bits of broken branches, was being investigated. This 
stump and its contents yielded sixteen species, several of which 
proved to be new to the West Riding; this one fact is sufficient 
to show that there was Pee. of Rmnatectal to go at in this 
particular line. When the time arrived to return it was found. 
that a great many more Phas had been collected than was 
likely to be gone through that wee So that as few as — 
possible should escape attention, one member took it upon — 
himself to stay indoors most of the tins overhauling the 
gatherings. 
‘ore commencing operations on the Monday morning it 
was found that close upon 200 species had already been deter- 
h 
- estate lying out between the Harewood and Lofthouse lodges, — 
including Pipers Wood, and the margin of the lake in front of — 
the hall. An early start was made. This part also proved 
excellent collecting ground, and during the forenoon very satis- 
factory additions were made to the previous finds. In the few 
cee species it was noticed that the Lactariz and Russul@ were _ 
the most prevalent ; the latter are somewhat independent of? 
_ rain, the pileus very often being formed under the surface of the 
soil. Among the less frequently found Agarics obtained were 
Amanita virosa Fr., Pluteus hispidulus Fr., P. phiebophorus Ditm., 
a a Spaces marked by peculiar rained veins on the to : 
 itsum pileus; Acczlia a age Fr. » Agaricus haemor-. 
Dpplates Schultz., A. comptulus Fr., abundant in a wayside 
potato field, and Bolbitius titubans Fr. Nothing particular turned 
up in the Polyporez, unless we may mention some enormous 
Polyporus squamosus Fr., and a few fine examples of F7sfulina 
hepatic tca. The only Hydnew were Hydnum argutum Fr., with — 
its white irregularly-toothed spines, and Caldesiella ferruginosa — 
_Sace. At noonit was pitas dsorehie to get back to the rendez- 
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