crossland: fungus foray at selby, 357 



from the Scarborough and Malton Naturalists 7 Societies, and the 

 names of the species sent returned to each. Mr. Clarke brought 

 Lepiota erminea Fr. from Huddersfield. 



The idea of a National Mycological Union has for some years 

 past been discussed by mycologists, and at this meeting the subject 

 was revived, the result being the establishment of a society to be 

 known as 'The British Mycological Society*' The officers elected 

 were: — President, Mr. George Massee, F.L.S., F.R.M.S. ; 



Secretary, Mr. Carleton Rea, M.A., Worcester; Treasurer, Mr. Chas. 

 Crossland, Halifax. The two leading ideas of the society are as 

 follows : — (i) An annual gathering of a week's duration to be held 

 at a new locality each year for the investigation of the mycological 

 flora of Great Britain. (2) The publication of an annual report and 

 resume of work — British and Continental — dealing with mycology 

 for the current year. Sherwood Forest was suggested as a suitabh 

 place for the first foray. About a score members were enrolled. 

 The species collected and determined at this Selby meeting were 

 as follow : — 



HYMENOMYCETES. 



AGARICINE.i:. * 



Amanita phalloides Fr. Stainor Wood; Bishop's Wood; Escrick; 



Blackwood. 

 Amanita mappa Fr. Blackwood. 



Amanita pantherina DC. Stainor Wood ; Escrick. 



Amanita muscaria L. Blackwood. 



Amanita rubescens Pers. Stainor Wood; Bishop's Wood; 



Escrick Wood : Blackwood. 

 Amanitopsis vaginata Roze. Stainor Wood; Bishop's Wood; 



Escrick; Blackwood. 



Lepiota procera Scop. Escrick j Bishop's Wood. 



iota 



S Vitt. Escrick. 

 acutesqtiamosa Weim. Stainor Wood. 



Lepiota felina Pers. Escrick. 



Lepiota metulaespora B. ft Br. Blackwood. 

 Lepiota cristata A* & S. Blackwood. 

 Lepiota carcharia Pers. Bishop's Wood ; Escrick. 

 Lepiota granulosa Batsch. Stainor Wood : Bishop's Wood - 

 Escrick. 



Armillaria mellea VahL Stainor Wood : Bishop's Wood; Escrick 



Blackwood. 



«nu 



Dee. 1896. 



