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found. Elymus drenarius. L., however, must be noted as absent from 

 the flora in 1900, whereas now, at South Haven, there is quite a little 

 colony. Spartina Townsendii, H. & J. Groves, at that date, was given 

 as " very rare! " However, Mr. Sherring's photographs are now 

 eloquent testimony to the contrary. 



II, (B) Fungi. 



When the Rev. E. F. Linton, M.A., F.L.S., was preparing 

 an account of the Fungi of East Dorset for the proceedings of the 

 Dorset Natural History Field Club, a suggestion reached me 

 through Mr. R. V. Sherring, F.L.S., that I should contribute to 

 this paper my observations in the south of the district. I, there- 

 fore, submit to you a list which is representative only of the 

 Fungus-Flora of Purbeck. The fungi mentioned therein were 

 collected by me during the past season — 1914-15- — and identified, 

 for the most part, by Mr. J. F. Rayner, F.R.H.S., without whose 

 aid this presentation would have been impossible. With a view to 

 the curtailment of space, authorities and descriptions have been 

 omitted, as these are fully dealt with by Mr. Rayner in his admir- 

 able and exhaustive paper on " The Fungi of the New Forest,'* 

 Proceedings B.N.S.S., Vol. III., p. 105. 



A Tentative List of Fungi for the Tsle of Purbeck. 

 Class I. — Basidiomyoetes. 



Family I. — Agaricacee (" Gill Fungi "). 



Amanita phalloides. Woodland near Scotland Farm; Pine Wood North 



of Corfe Castle, and other places. 

 A . mappa. Goathorn Wood. 



A. muscaria. As above; Arne Wood; Encombe Wood. 

 A. rubescens. Pine Wood, North of Corfe Castle; and many other 

 places. 



Lepiota procera. ("Parasol Mushroom.") Frequent on the "Downs. 

 Highly commended for the table. 



L. excoriata. Grassy places on the " Saltings," Arne; plentifully. 



L. cristata. Eempstone ; Norden Plantations. 



L. holosericea. Nine Barrow Downs. 



Armillaria mellea. Studland ; abundant in one place. 



A. mucida. (" Beach Fungus.") Creech Grange; Eempstone Wood. 



Tricholoma rutilans. Pine Wood North of Corfe Castle. 



T. terreum. Kingston Woods ; under Quince Hill Wood ; grassy road- 

 sides and plantations, Durlston, Swanage. This, and its variety 

 argyraceum, abundant ir the latter station. 



T. gambosum. (St. George's Mushroom.") Nine Barrow Downs in 

 several places ; meadow by Leeson Wood. Esculent, and much 

 esteemed by some. 



T. personatum. Many places on the Downs and meadows of Purbeck. 



Edible; sold under the name of "Blewitts." 

 T. nudum. Pine Wood, Bushey ; plantations, Durlston, 

 T . grammopodium. Sandy meadow, Bushey. 



T. sordidum. Meadow by Quince Hill Wood ; Herston ; Durlston, and 



above the quarries, Swanage. 

 T . paedidum. Peveril Downs ; the quarries, Swanage. 

 Olitocybe nebularis. Nine Barrow Downs ; Chapman's Pool Downs. 



Abundant and fine. 

 0. odora. Norden Plantations. 



