Crossland : Fungus Foray at Rokeby. 



inside the g^ates some fine old Beech stumps, some in their 

 natural position, others uprooted by the blowing- down of the 

 trees, were overhauled. Many stump species, such as Mycena 

 galericulata, M. rugosa, Collybia velutipes, Coprimis micacens, 

 Psathyrella disseminata, were here in abundance. On one flaps 

 of Polyporus giganteus were forming; another was being covered 

 by the fleshy wrinkles of Stereum purpureinn ; another appeared 

 to be surrounded by a fung-us ' flower g-arden ' : scores upon 

 scores of full-blown Otidea aurantia, three or four inches 

 across, were g-rowing- from the soil among- short grass on 

 and about it. At bedtime the day's work totted up to 130 

 known species with 30 or 40 left over undetermined. 



The second day was devoted to Brignall Banks ; the woods 

 here were more steep and difficult to work than Mortham, yet, 

 as may be seen by the accompanying record, the results there 

 were excellent, although some of the best ground was not 

 reached till late in the day, and was consequently only partially 

 worked. On Tuesday several broad belts of Beech and Holly 

 plantations close by home well repaid investigation. A strip of 

 woodland along the Tees side as far as the Abbey Bridge was 

 not so prolific, but here were found Tricholoma sulphureiim, 

 T. leucocephaluni , Pleurotus pantoleucus, and Pluteolus reticu- 

 latus. 



On Wednesday morning a second visit was paid to the 

 park and Mortham Wood, and a few additions made. In the 

 afternoon Mr. Catterall conducted a party to a firwood by Tutta 

 Beck, where many fresh things were met with, including the 

 lovely little deep-steel-blue Mycena, M. iris, Tricholoma imbri- 

 catum, and an uncommon Discomycete, Lachnea albo-spadicea. 



Considering the amount of material obtainable close at hand 

 it was not deemed necessary to visit either Deepdale or Peck- 

 nail. Mr. Gibbs, staying at Barnard Castle over Friday, had a 

 short turn in Thorsgill and added Collybia butyracea, Peziza 

 lividula, Ciboria ochroleuca, C. luteovirescens , and the rare and 

 beautiful little Mycena, M. elega?is. 



Among what we considered the rarer species are Corticiu?jt 

 coeruleum and Cribraria purpurea. The well-marked Belonidium 

 Clarkeij first found by Mr. A. Clarke at Mulgrave Woods 

 F.F. 1900, figured and described in 'The Naturalist,' June 1901, 

 turned up in abundance on decaying wood both at Mortham and 

 Greta Bridge. 



Many genera of the commoner kinds were poorly represented, 

 some not at all. Of Amanita there was only A. rube so en s \ 



1904 November \. 



