1 9$ Fungus Forays (191 5). [Sess. 



bad each of them either beneficial or malign influences, and 

 by noting tbe aspect of the heavens at the stated time, it was 

 supposed possible to give a definite answer to the question 

 proposed. It is easy to see that practices of this kind give 

 a ready opening for fraudulent imposition. Superstition is 

 rampant throughout the whole scheme, but a curious circum- 

 stance is that those who practised astrology to the delusion of 

 others were very often themselves quite as much deluded, 

 and professed unbounded confidence in their art. To what 

 extent this curious and superstitious art has continued even 

 to these days, is witnessed by the numbers of astrological 

 almanacs which yearly issue from the press and find a very 

 ready sale. 



[Lantern-slides were used showing the principal stars of 

 some of the constellations and indicating how to distinguish 

 them.] 



FUNGUS FOB AYS (1915). 

 By Mr A. B. STEELE. 



The first of these excursions was on October 2, to Arniston. 



where the following fungi were obtained : — 



Clitocybe laccata (Scop.). Coprinus atramentarius (Fr.). 



„ ,, var. amethystina „ micaceus (Fr.). 



(Vaill.). „ plicatilis (Fr.). 



; , fragrans (Sow.). HygropLorus puniceus (Fr.). 



„ clavipes (Pers.). ,, coccineus (Fr.). 



„ maxima (Fr.). Lactarius subdulcis (Fr.). 



Mycena pura (Pers.). „ blennius (Fr.). 



„ galericulata (Fr.). „ rufus (Fr.). 



,, acicula (Schaeff.). Russula cyanoxantba (Fr.). 



„ sanguinolenta (A. & S.). ,, ochroleuca (Fr.). 



Psilocybe semilanceata (Fr.). „ fellea (Fr.). 



Stropharia serniglobata (Fr.). Marasmius peronatus (Fr.). 



„ aeruginosa (Curt). „ graminum (B. & 



Panseolus separatus (Linn.). Br.). 



Naucoria semiorbicularis (Bull.). Polyporus vulgaris (Fr.). 



Hygrophorus virgineus (Fr.). ,, annosus (Fr.). 



„ hypothejus (Fr.). „ squamosus (Fr.). 



