i9io.] 



Poisonous Varieties of Fungi. 



475 



As regards flour, the United States contributed 6,065,000 

 cwt., while Canada sent 2,818,000 cwt., a substantial advance 

 on the 1,940,000 cwt. supplied in the preceding year. 



The receipts of barley from abroad have shown no great 

 variations in recent years, but the import of oats, which 

 dropped to 10,900,000 cwt. in 1906-7, have since gradually 

 increased to 19,600,000 cwt. 



The imports of maize, on the other hand, were below 

 those of the preceding year, and the lowest since 1894-5. 

 Most of the decline is attributable to smaller supplies from 

 Argentina (17,493,000 cwt., as against 21,423,000 cwt. in 

 1908-9), and the United States (5,363,000 cwt., as against 

 7,494,000 cwt. in 1908-9). Roumania sent 5,400,000 cwt. 



Among the minor grains, 1,526,500 cwt. of peas and 

 2,006,000 cwt. of beans were received, as compared with 

 1,273,500 cwt. and 1,306,600 cwt. in 1908-9. The increase in 

 beans is attributable to a recent development in the imports 

 from China. Soy Beans are not included under this head. 



The aggregate imports of the principal cereals in each of 

 the past six years are given below : — 



Harvest year. 





Millions of cwts. 







Wheat. 



Wheat 

 and Flour. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Maize. 



I909-IO 





10 8 



I9'9 



19*6 



34 6 



I908-9 



93*i 



1 1 0 



22'0 





39 "o 



1907-8 



91-6 



i3'4 



I7'5 



132 



39/5 



1906-7 ... 



947 



13-2 



I9-5 



io*9 



517 



1905-6 ... 



94-6 



'4 4 



20"3 



i6*o 



47-1 



I904-5 ... 



105 1 



10-9 



21 'O 



17-2 



42-3 



POISONOUS VARIETIES OF FUNGI.* 



Glutinous Agaric (Volvaria gloiocephala). (Fig. 23.) 



The cap is 3 to 5 inches across, becoming almost flat with 

 a central boss, dark smoky-grey, very glutinous; gills broad, 



* This series of coloured plates and descriptions is completed by the three figures 

 appearing this month. The previous numbers have appeared in the Journal 

 as follows :— Nos. 1-3, February, 1910 ; Nos. 4-6, March, 1910 ; No. 7, February, 

 1909; Nos. 8-10, April, 1910 ; Nos. 11-13, May, 1910 ; Nos. 14-16, June, 1910 ; 

 No. 17, September, 1908; Nos. 18-19, July, 1910 ; No. 20, November, 1908; 

 1 Nos. 21-22, August, 1910. They can also be obtained in a volume, bound in paper 

 covers, from the office of the Board, Whitehall Place, S.W. ; price is., post free. 



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