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FUNGI IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SELBY, 



C. CROSSLAND, F.L.S. 



■On the 22-24th May, Messrs. W. N. Cheesman, Thos. Gibbs, 

 H. C. Hawley and the writer visited Eskrick, Osgodby, Stainer, 

 and Bishop's Woods, in the neighbourhood of Selby. The two 

 former are situate within the S.E., and the two latter within the 

 j\iid.-W. divisions of the county, which join near Selby. 



The principal object was to search for fungi which only make 

 their appearance in the spring season ; such, for instance, as 

 Acetahula, Verpa, Gyromitra, Metrophora, and other uncommon 

 species, as well as Morchella and a few of the larger Peziz?e. 



Though we did not meet with much success in our special 



object, we met with no fewer than ninety other species — an 



exceeding!}/ good haul for the time of the year. When the 



material gathered was worked through, it was found that four 



were new to the county Fungus Flora. These are : — 



Valsa salicis Cke. {=Diapovthe 

 salicella Sacc). On dead 

 willow-twig, Osgodby Wood. 

 Gonytvichum caesium Nees. On dead 



■Covticiiim violaceolividum Fr. 'On 

 dead branch, Bishop's Wood. 



Peniophora puheva Fr. On dead 

 branch. Stainer Wood. 



Besides these, the followin 

 Mid.-W. divisions : — 



S.E 



wood, Bishop's Wood. • 

 were added to the S.E. 



and 



Fomes igniarius 

 Polypovus chioneus 

 Lasiosphceria ovina 

 Omhrophila clavus 



All Eskrick. 



Didymella tosta 

 Heptameria derasa 

 Dasyscypha fugiens 



Mid. W. 



Peniophora cinerea, B.W. 



hydnoides, B.W. 

 Ustilago longissima St. W. 

 Valsa platanoides, St. W. 

 Eutypa lata, St. W. 

 Byssosphcevia aquila, B.W. 

 Heptameria acuta, St. W. 

 Helotium ferrugineum B.W. 

 Belonidium pruinosum, St, W. ; 

 B.W. 



B.W\=Bishop's Wood 



Ryparohius duhius St. W. 

 Orbilia luteoruhella, B.W. 

 Melanconium bicolor, B.W. 

 Cephalosporium acremonium, B.W. 

 Rhinotrichum repens, B.W. 

 Periconia pycnospora, B.W. 

 P. podospora, B.W. 

 Macrosporium commune, St. 

 Graphium fiexuosiim, B.W. 



St.W. = Stainer W^ood. 



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The Annual Report of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1908 

 has just been received. It contains an admirable and well-illustrated 

 paper on the Samian ware in the York Museum, by Mr. T. ]\lay, and also 

 an illustrated paper by Mr. J. Blackhouse on ' A Vanishing Yorkshire 

 Village' [Kilnsea]. We notice [p. 13), that an addition has been made 

 to Robinson's ' East Riding Flora ' by the disco ver}^ of the INIarsh St. 

 John's Wort, at Buttercrambe. This should read ' an additional locality ' 

 only 



Naturalist, 



