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Polypovus Schweinitzii. — This terrible parasite seems to be 

 spreading in this district, a few years ago we knew of but one 

 locality for it ; we found it in three this season. 



Dcedalea confragosa. — We find this species only on the old 

 beech stumps in the woods, on the Downs above Heyshott. 

 For a few hours only at one stage of drying, it smells exactly 

 like stinking fish. 



Trametes gibbosa occurs in the same locality as the pre- 

 ceding species. Viewed from above it exactly resembles 

 Lenzites betulina. 



Clavaria pistillaris. — Very fine specimens may be found 

 under the Heyshott beeches. It has also occurred in Woolmer 

 Forest. 



Clavaria fovmosa. — This elegant species occurs in one spot 

 near the top of Henley Hill, near Midhurst. 



Clavaria flaccida. — The plant we have been accustomed to 

 designate by this name is, says Mr. Cotton, who is specially 

 working at this group, not typical. He considers it is 

 Berkeley's C. spinulosa, though in the original figure the stem 

 is thicker. 



Sparassis crispa. — Known locally as the " coral fungus." 

 Not uncommon in local plantations of conifers, especially 

 Scots pine of fifty years and upwards. The largest specimen 

 we have as yet seen was found about the middle of October 

 on the Lythe Hill Estate. It weighed 5 lbs. 9 ozs., and was 

 3 ft. 8 ins. in maximum circumference. 



Sparassis laminosa. — This species was first recorded for 

 Britain at the time of the British Mycological Society's visit 

 to Woolmer Forest last year. This year we found several 

 plants in Woolmer. Since then a fine specimen was brought 

 to the Museum from Valewood, about a mile from Haslemere. 

 It is abundantly distinct from the above species in possessing 

 large loose laminae which are never fimbriated at their edges. 

 It is also a stronger smelling and softer plant. 



Chlorosplenium aeruginosum. — The pretty little green " cups" 

 of this species are not infrequently met with in this district in 



