SYNOPSIS OF THE BRITISH BASIDIOMYCETES 33 
from nis former by its warted spores, a feature possessed by both 
specie 
pe two thousand one hundred and twenty-two species 
are enumerated and their total is further increased by the fact 
that the consecutive numbers are in several inataisven. preceded 
- by an additional letter. In 1871, Dr. M. C. Cooke in his in- 
ninety-four forms to the British Basidiomycet this was 
Increased by his ene edition (1883), which only, deals with 
the Agaricacee, to one thousand three hundred and thirty-two. 
ange, a 
ments are given in Stevenson’s British Fungi eda mycetes). 
_The arrangement of the enera foe tata “megs that which 
Miatula he piiosa: Saclane Eyre, lycoperdoides, Grangei, and 
the usual H. Wynnie, —— Wynnee in the text. He makes the 
amongst 
points of structure and habit with Lepiota, Annularia, and 
Psalliota; and he transfers to this genus all Fries’ Humigeni — 
of Pholiota. The genus T'remellodon is still retained in 
Hydnacee, although its cruciately divided basidia shown in the 
accompanying illustration would lead most modern mycologists 
to place it amongst the T’remellacee family of the Heterobasidie. 
The statement that —— fulva is orl a is erroneous, 
company with many of our friends eaten and 
inconvenience being — by a 
that a specimen of Amanita tit that had lost its ring was 
mistaken for this species. 
The raising of the subgenera of Agaricus to generic rank has 
caused the author to take the most extraordinary views as to the 
name of the authority that should appear after ‘she specific name, 
instead of merely treating it as European mycologists do by making 
no difference in this respect. We cite as examples of this Engler 
Journan oF Borany.—Vot. 47. [January, 1909.] D 
