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The Naturalist, 



Friday and Saturday, the SOtli September and 1st October. The chief 

 object of the foray being the acquisition of knowledge of the Yorkshire 

 fungus flora, outside aid was sought, and in response to the invitation, 

 Messrs. Wm. Phillips, F.L.S., of Shrewsbury, C. B. Plowright, of King's 

 Lynn, and Rev. J. E. Yize, of Forden Yicarage, Montgomerj^shire, 

 honoured the Union with their presence, and the inestimable benefit of 

 their knowledge of fungi- In addition to these gentlemen, the Union 

 were fortunate in having the assistance of one of their own members, Mr. 

 Geo. Massee, of Scarborough. Mr. Yize arrived in Yorkshire, on 

 Tuesdaj", the 27th September, and stayed with the E.ev. W. Fowler, of 

 Liversedge. On the Wednesday, they, along with Messrs. James Abbott, 

 J. J. Hummel, and others, explored the woods south of Micklefield, and 

 in Ledstone Park, and found many species, attention being then given to 

 the microscopic forms, on which, Mr, Yize is so well known as an 

 authority. The species found included — 



P, cinerea, 



Pilobolus crystallinus, 

 Clavaria coralloides, 

 C. fusifcrmis, 

 Rhytisma acerinum, 

 Xylaria hypoxylon, 

 Bulgaria sarcoid es, 

 Polyactis cana, 

 Diatrype verrucseformis, 

 Thelephora laciniata, 

 Amanita muscaria, 



Torula sporendonema, 

 T. pulveracea, 

 Sphseria pulvis-pyrius, 

 Tubercularia vulgaris, 

 Peronospora ranuncuH, 

 Trichia nubiformis, 

 T. chrysGsperma, 

 Erysiphe martii, 

 Peziza calycina, 

 P. coronata, 

 P. scutellata, 

 P. Virginia, 



and other commoner kinds of fleshy agarics. On the Thursday, about mid- 

 day, Messrs. Phillips and Plowright arrived.in Leeds, and in company with 

 Messrs. Yize and Roebuck, proceeded to Meanwood, for a preliminary 

 foray, and noted about thirty species, including Peziza badia. The main 

 excursions were planned for Friday, the 30th, the localities selected being, 

 Harrogate for one party, and Studley Royal for another, Messrs, Phillips 

 and Massee headed the Harrogate party, and Mr. Thomas Hick, B.A. 

 B.Sc, acted as leader, the party also including, Messrs. Abbott, Soppitt, 

 and Lester, The route taken was towards Beckwithshaw, the woods on 

 both sides of the road being worked. Lactarius uvidus was found in fair 

 quantity, as well as the more common L. glyciosmus. The odour of the 

 latter was a subject of debate, as to what it could be compared, cocoa-nut 

 being suggested by Mr. Hick. Nothing is more difficult than to define, 

 accurately and tersely, the odours of many of the larger fungi ; and tb 

 cite an example, Berkeley and Broome say that their Agaricus ameides 

 has a peculiar smell, resembling a mixture of orange-flower water and 

 starch." So that, it was not considered a far-fetched idea to liken that of 

 L. glyciosmus to a mixture of cocoa-nut and treacle, with a suggestion of 



