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December Fungi. 



Owing to the phenomenally mild season many fungi may 

 still be found in our fields, lanes, and woods. To-day (Decem- 

 ber 4) the following agarics were observed: Hypoloma fascicu- 

 laris, Paxillus iuvolutits, Laccavia laccata (both colour forms), 

 Lactarius theogalus, L. tuvpis, L. subdulcis, Trickoloma nudum, 

 Russula fellea, R. ochroleuca, R. xerampelina, Canthanllus auran- 

 tiacus, Clitocybe flaccida, C. fragmns, Collybia butyracea, C. velutipes, 

 Galera hypnovum, Mycena polygramma, M. galericidata, Hygro- 

 phorus coccineus, H. psittacimis, and Coprinus micaceus. Also 

 Boletus Hindus, B. badius, and several woody Poly ponce. 



The occurrence of such a large number at this time of 

 the year is very unusual. As a rule, the only agarics to 

 be found in December are Collybia velutipes and Hypoloma 

 fascicularis. 



AN ADDITION TO THE BRITISH FUNGUS 

 FLORA. 



Poly poms nodulosis, Fries. 



Late in October I found, in one of the beech woods on 

 Heyshott Down, a very beautiful fungus, a member of the 

 genus Polyporus, which did not answer to the description of 

 any of the species enumerated in Massee's " British Fungus 

 Flora." I sent it to my friend, Mr. Carleton Rea (Hon. Sec, 

 British Mycological Society), who kindly identified it with 

 Polyporus nodulosis, Fries, a species hitherto not observed 

 in this country. 



It grew upon a dead, but standing, beech trunk, and formed 

 a large patch about 15 feet long, and varying from 6 

 inches to nearly a foot wide. 



The numerous imbricated pilei for the most part do not 

 exceed 1 inch in diameter. They are a brilliant orange- 

 red, zoneless and very silky. The pores are unequal and 

 jagged ; in the freshly gathered plant they present, when 



