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NOTE on LINCOLNSHIRE FUNGI. 



Some Fungi at Woodhall Spa, Lines.— During a visit to Woodhall 

 vSpa, Div. io, in October, I noticed a great variety of Fungi growing in the 

 Pine and Birch Woods, near the Bath House ; I sent a few of the most 

 noticeable to the Rev. W. Fowler, who very kindly named for me the firsi 

 twenty species in the following list : — 



Amanitopsis vaginala, Amanita rubescens, and A. muscaria ; this last 

 abundant in the Birch Woods, its scarlet pileus making quite a glow of colour. 



Boletus bavin us, B. chrysoiteron , B. subtomentosus , B. edulis, B. scaber, 

 and B. luridus, all abundant. 



Collybia macidata and C. dryophilus. 



Calocera viscosa, abundant in the Pine Woods. 



Lactarius turpis, L. quietus, and L. fuligi)iosus. 



Pax ill us involiitus. 



Pholiota squarrosa, growing at the base of an ash tree. 

 Russida alutacea, R. fur cat a, and R. ochroleuca. 

 Copriuus atrametitarius and C. comatus. 

 Cyathus vernicosus. 



Hypholoma fascicularis , common on old stumps. 

 Marasmius oreades, frequent in the pastures. 

 Psalliota campestris, the same. 

 Tricholoma personatus. 



Xylaria hypoxylon , frequent on old stumps. 



These are only a very few of the species I saw there ; several days' rain 

 rather made work with them, so that I did not g'ather as many as I hoped 

 to have done. — S. C. Stow, Court Leys, Brandon, Grantham, 24th Oct. 1901. 



Scharff's History of the European Fauna.— The History of the | 

 European Fauna | By | R. F. Scharff, B.Sc, Ph.D., F.Z".S. | . . j ... | . . | 

 . . I With illustrations. | London | Walter Scott, Limited | Paternoster 

 Square | 1899 [8vo. cloth, 36.1. + viii. pag-es + advertisements. 



We are pleased to be able to unhesitatingly commend this little work as 

 an able and interesting exposition of the views still generally held as to the 

 evolution of the European fauna and flora. 



We may select for special remark and approval the dissertation upon the 

 Glacial period, in the course of which is set forth an array of facts and 

 cogent reasons for the probability that the severity of the cold during the 

 Ice age has been unduly exaggerated, and that the climate at that period 

 need not have been widely different from 'that we at present enjoy to 

 produce all the phenomena of that time. 



The aqueous origin of much of the Boulder Clay is successful lv 

 advocated by the author, who gives man}- facts and cites many honoured 

 names in support of his contention. 



Dr. Scharff recognises five chief centres of creation from which the 

 European fauna and flora have been derived, which, arranged in the order 

 of their appearance, may be known as Lusitanian, Alpine, Oriental, Arct ic-, 

 and Siberian, and each of which is considered to have appreciably affected 

 the general character oi European life. 



We, however, entirely disagree with the author's doctrine of the plurality 

 of life's fountains, and also dissent from the unsatisfactory basis upon, which 

 they have been established, and, while freely acknowledging the brilliant 

 acumen and deep research of the learned author, believe that all the 

 phenomena as epitomised in the diagram at p. 117 may be more Logically 

 explained by evolution within or near the Germanic area from whence the 

 improved and more dominant types have gradually spread, driving further 

 and further afield the earlier and weaker forms, 



The work, however, in its entirety is one that can he-art ilv be commended 

 to our readers, not only for the wealth of facts attractively set forth, but 

 for the general erudition and literary excellence for which the doctor is 

 noted. 



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