852 BOTANICAL NEWS. 



Pritzel has confounded him with his son, Charles Pierpoint John- 

 son* who wrote ' Useful Plants of Great Britain ' (1862). 



Josef Sartori was born in Munich 30th June, 1809, and died 

 there 15th September last. He was court physician to King Atho 

 of Greece, and resided in that country from 1833 to 1862. During 

 those thirty years he was indefatigable in collecting plants, and 

 largely aided Boissier in supplying material for his ' Diagnoses ' 

 and ■ Flora Orientalis,' which he got together for a Flora Hellenica, 

 projected in combination with Heldreich. After his return to his 

 native city he busied himself with the vernacular names of American 

 plants in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and native Indian terms. 

 At the time of his death he had prepared more than 20,000 slips, 

 and it is greatly to be hoped that these are in a sufficiently forward 

 state to permit of publication. His name is commemorated in 



Sartoria hedysaroidrs, Boiss. & Heldr. 



The Annual Fungus Meeting of the Woolhope Club was held 

 during the week ending October 9th. Never, in the annals of the 

 Club, have so few fungi been found, or has such continuous rainy 

 weather been experienced. Agarics and Boleti were remarkably 

 scarce, some of the common species, such as A. melleus, being 

 altogether absent. On the other hand, a larger number than usual 

 of Polypori and other fungi growing on trees and stumps were 

 noticed. The following mycologists took part in the excursions : 

 Dr. Bull, Dr. Griffiths Morris, Messrs. Broome, Bucknall, Cooke, 

 Howse, Phillips, Plowright, Sir William Guise, and M. Cornu. 

 Dr. Carrington and Mr. G. C. Churchill were amongst the visitors. 

 The first excursion was fixed for Dindor Camp, but heavy rain 

 allowed but short time for work. On the way back to Hereford, 

 Pleurotus lignatilis and Platens leoninus were gathered. An excursion 

 was made on Wednesday to the Downton Woods, but unfortunately 

 most of the species for which this locality is celebrated were 

 conspicuous by their absence. The only rare species found were 



Agaricas Rmsula, rubromarginatus, atrides, Rusmla aiirata, and 

 Namatelia eiicephala. On Friday an excursion was made to Moccas 

 Park. ^ Few fungi were seen, except on trees and stumps. The 

 following may be recorded : — A. tessulatus (allied to A. ulmarim, and 



new to this country), A. gnmmosns, euchrous, echinatus; Hyyrophoriis 

 f arnica tus; Lactarius mammosas ; Polyporus xdmarius, frondosiis, 

 varius, fomentarius, fraxineus (the latter had undermined a fine 

 large ash-tree and caused its fall) ; Trametes mollis; and Geoglossum 

 viride. On Saturday the party started for North Wales, Mrs. 

 Lloyd Wynne, of Coed Coch, and Mr. Walker, of Colwyn, having 

 invited them to a foray in their woods. The following are the 

 most interesting species gathered during the meeting, some of 

 which are new to this country : — Agaricus lenticidaris, seminndus, 

 meleagris, undatus, senilis, chvipes, decastes, jubatiis, Bloxanii, vudipes, 

 cunipes, centunculm, durus, Leveilliarius, inopus, pennatus; Cortmarius 



mucosus, laniger; Enssula Qaeletii, lepida; Hygrophorus Wynnei; 



Lactarius fuh'yinosus ; Polyporw picipes. 



We regret to record the death of Mr. F. M. Webb, which took 

 place last month at Edinburgh. 



