Exhibition of Fungi 



Notes. 



Tvicholoma tevveum is very abundant in the great beech-, 

 woods on the southern slope of the Downs above Heyshott, 

 in Sussex. It often forms large rings. The varieties argyra- 

 ceum and orirubens are not common. 



Lactarius controversus occurs in a thicket near Greyswood> 

 and in woods near Marley. Hitherto it has not been recorded 

 for this district. 



Lentinus cochleatus is frequent in Verdley Wood, near 

 Midhurst, growing from the base of some of the oldest 

 beeches. 



ChlovosporaEyyei. — The most interesting record of the season 

 and the third of this species as far as this country is con- 

 cerned. It was originally found by the Rev. W. Eyre, in the- 

 neighbourhood of Aylesford, Hants, and has occurred in York- 

 shire. The only known European agaric with green spores,, 

 and very distinctive owing to the almost sky-blue gills. The 

 spores in the mass are, in our opinion, more nearly " greenish- 

 blue " than " bluish-green." Our specimen was found in the - 

 beech wood on Heyshott Down, near Midhurst. 



Coprinus picaceus was remarkably abundant on October 25 

 in the great beech wood on Heyshott. In all full-grown- 

 specimens the stems were more than 7 inches long, and very- 

 incrassated below. The abundant mycelial threads ramified- 

 among the leaves and penetrated the ground. In some in-_ 

 stances the apex of the stem was bent, as if the weight of the> 

 pileus had been too much for it to sustain. 



Boletus parasiticus. — This interesting species occurs only in 

 one locality near Shottermill, where it was first found by 

 Mr. John Chuter. Its host, the Scleroderma vulgare, is perhaps, 

 the commonest fungus of this district. B. parasiticus appears^ 

 in the late summer, chiefly in August. Mr. Chuter says it 

 usually disappears before the last week in September. 



Boletus piperatus was widely distributed, though not abun- 

 dant, in 1 901. Since then we have not observed it until this-, 

 season, when it has been again frequent. 



