BOTANY 
that Cyanophallus caninus, which has been found by Mr. Saunders in 
Luton Hoo Park, was recorded by Abbot at Silsoe. 
In the fir woods on the Greensand the fungi grow in great profu- 
sion. Paxillus atrotomentosus, which Stevenson notes as rare, is really the 
prevailing form on fir stumps in these woods. It has come up regularly 
and in great quantity every season since 1885. Species of Boletus, 
notably e/egans, and also of Russu/a are common in these woods. Agari- 
cus rubescens is very frequent, but 4. muscarius is only occasionally found. 
The dangerous form, 4. phalloides, is frequent in the Southill woods and 
probably elsewhere. 4. procerus and A. rbacodes are both favourite 
esculents with the Bedford fungophagi ; but though numerous other 
kinds have been eaten by local specialists and their friends, the only kind 
that has any popular vogue outside the mushrooms is 4. personatus, 
locally known as the blue-leg. This is extensively used for making 
ketchup. The shaggy top (Coprinus comatus) comes next in popularity, 
mainly because it is easily identified ; but the people will not look at such 
superior sorts as the champillon, the morell, and the chanterelle, of which 
the first is abundant, the second frequent, and the third locally plentiful 
at Woburn. 
In the following list the names of the Hymenomycetes are those 
of Stevenson’s British Fungi :— 
Agaricus phalloides.  Southill, Ampthill, Agaricus brevipes. | Kempston, Bedford, 1888 
Sharnbrook (W.B.G.) — humilis. (W.B.G.) 
— muscarius. Ampthill Woods — subpulverulentus. Sandy, 1888 (W.B.G.) 
— rubescens. Common (W.B.G.) — nebularis, Ailton Ernest, 1891 (E.M.L.) 
vaginatus 55 35 — clavipes. Common (W.B.G.) 
procerus +3 5 — odorus 5 53 
rachodes. Frequent, especially near Bed- — cerussatus. Clapham, 1891 (W.B.G. per 
ford (E.M.L., W.B.G.) 
excoriatus. Ampthill (W.B.G.), Willing- 
ton (E.M.L.) 
gracilentus. Frequent, 1892 (E.M.L.) 
acutesquamosus. Adelaide Square, Bedford, 
1896 (E.M.L.) 
Badhami. Frequent, 1892 (E.M.L,, 
W.B.G.) 
cristatus. Common (W.B.G.) 
granulosus 9 - 
focalis. Ampthill Woods, 1887 (W.B.G.) 
melleus. Common (W.B.G.) 
portentosus. Near Bedford, 1892 
(E.M.L.) 
rutilans. Common in 1888 (W.B.G.) 
luridus. Clapham, 1891 (E.M.L., 
W.B.G.) 
gambosus. Bedford, 1892 (E.M.L.) 
terreus. Common (E.M.L., W.B.G.) 
atrosquamosus. Ampthill, 1887 (E.M.L., 
W.B.G.) 
loricatus. Ampthill, 1892 
personatus. _,, (W.B.G.) 
nudus. Common 3 
melaleucus. Kempston, 1885 (W.GS.) 
E.M.L.) 
phyllophilus. Bedford, 1891 (E.M.L.) 
candicans i »  (W.B.G.) 
elixus. Ampthill, 1887 
infundibuliformis. Typical near Bedford, 
1891 (E.M.L.) 
geotropus. Frequent at Ampthill (W.B.G.) 
brumalis. Common (W.B.G.) 
metachrons. Ampthill, 1887 (W.B.G.) 
fragrans. Common (W.B.G.) 
laccatus (and var. amethystinus) 
mon (W.B.G.) 
radicatus. Common (W.B.G.) 
longipes. Southill, 1890 (W.B.G.) 
fusipes. Kempston, etc., 1889 (W.B.G.) 
maculatus. Ampthill, Sandy 55 
distortus. Milton Ernest, 1892 
butyraceus. Common (W.B.G.) 
velutipes 7 3 
tuberosus. Ampthill, 1887 (W.B.G.) 
dryophilus. Clapham, 1892 (E.M.L.) 
purus. Ampthill (W.B.G.) 
Com- 
rugosus. Ampthill, 1892 (W.B.G.) 
galericulatus. Ampthril 3 
alkalinus. Carlton, 1887 % 
