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and in all cases doubtful or critical species have been submitted to 

 one or other of them. The augmented list of Mycetozoa is also 

 largely due to the visits of such experts as the late Arthur Lister, 

 f.r.s., Miss G. Lister, f.l.s., President of the British Mycological 

 Society, Mr. J. Saunders, a.l.s., and Mr. W. N. Cheesman, f.l.s. 



Among the rarer or more noteworthy New Forest species, 

 some of which are first records for Britain, are Tricholoma pes-caproe 

 Fr., Mycena rubro-marpinata Fr., Pleurotus atrocceruleus Fr., Canthav- 

 ellus cinereus Fr., C. lutescens Fr., Pluteus pellitus (Pers.) Fr. var. 

 punctillifer Quel., Crepidotus epibryus Fr., Cortinarius orichalceus Fr., 

 C. triumphans Fr., C. camurus Fr., C. mvrtillinus (Bolt.) Fr., 

 C. orellanus Fr., Hypholoma storeum Fr., Coprinus Friesii Quel., 

 Boletus rubiginosus Fr., B. purpureus Fr., B. cereus Bull., Trametes 

 multizonatum B. and Br., erinaceum Bull., H. Queletii Fr., Stereum 

 rubescens Fr., Hydnum Sparassis laminosa Fr., Pilacre faginea B. and 

 Br., P. Petersii B. and C, Rhizopogon rubescens Tul., R. luteolus Tul. 



The compiler will be glad to receive and report on any speci- 

 mens of fungi posted to the undermentioned address. They should 

 be wrapped separately in soft paper (grocer's greaseproof paper in 

 the case of adhesive kinds), and packed fairly tightly in boxes, 

 preferably of wood or tin. 



J. F. RAYNER. 



Highfield, Southampton, 

 December, 191 1. 



FUNGI. 



Spore-plants devoid of chlorophyll. 



Class I. BASIDIOMYCETES. 

 Spores borne on supports termed basidia. 



Order I. H YM ENOM YCETES. 

 Spores exposed before maturity. 



Family I. AGARICAOE ("Gill Fungi"). 

 Spore-surface folding in radiating gills. 



Series I. Leucospoe^e. 

 Spores white or whitish. 



Division I. Molles. 

 Fleshy, putrefying. 



Genus 1. AMANITA Fr. {Amanitai were certain fungi found on Mt. Amanus, 

 in Cicilia). Gills free, volva and ring present. 

 A. Virosa Fr. (Lat. poisonous). 

 Rhinefield. Queen's Bower. 



In moist woods. Not common. Poisonous. Entirely white. 

 A. phalloides Fr. (Lat., like Phallus, from the smell). 



Buskett's Lawn. Denny. Dearleap Plantation. Holidayshill. 



In woods. Not uncommon. Very poisonous. Characterised by the 

 free volva, and pileus usually tinged primrose or greenish. Early 

 summer to late autumn. 



