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Elvensis from Kingsbury. W. G. Smith sent Hydnum coralloides 
from Newark. C. Bucknall brought Cortinarius papulosus from 
near Bristol. T. Howse also sent a box of specimens from Guild- 
ford. Excepting Ag. melleus, the white-spored Agarics were very 
scarce. 
Polyporus intybaceus was found for the first time in Hereford- 
shire. Geaster fimbriatus occurred plentifully in Eastnor Park. 
Lactarius fiexuosus was again found in Haywood Forest. Hygro- 
phorus cossus rather plentifully at Dinmore, but novelties were con- 
spicuously absent, and critical discussion unusually wanting in 
vigour for lack of material. Some of the sub-genera were not 
represented by a single species. 
Very large specimens of Agaricus melleus were measured in Hay- 
wood Forest, ten, and ten-and-a-half, inches in diameter of the 
pileus. Curious malformations of the same ubiquitous species 
were found at Dinmore. 
Hertfordshire Natural History Society. — The Crypto- 
gamic Meeting and Fungus Foray in the neighbourhood of St. 
Albans was held on Saturday afternoon, November 1st. The 
leaves had been falling briskly for two or three days, and conse- 
quently covered many of the few species of Fungi on the ground. 
Two or three small woods and Gorhambury Park were explored, 
but only 43 species were recorded, of which 15 had not been re- 
corded for previous Forays. Nearly all the Fungi found were of 
common species, and these represented by few individuals. The 
most noteworthy species was Agaricus ( Collybia ) longipes, Bull. 
Numerous specimens of Agaricus ( Tricholoma ) personatus , in ex- 
cellent condition, were taken from Gorhambury Park, and operated 
upon afterwards to test their esculent qualities, as also were 
several individuals of Ag. ( Tricholoma ) nudus, in both cases with 
satisfactory results. The Fungi found at the Foray were deter- 
mined by M. C. Cooke and Worthington G. Smith. 
These are the only Forays of which we are enabled to report 
from personal observation. The general impression in all localities 
is, undoubtedly, that the number of Fungi seen was far inferior to 
that of very many previous years. Some say “ the worst for 
twenty years.” 
DISEASES OF FIELD AND GARDEN CROPS.* 
This little volume, which is published at the low price of four 
shillings and sixpence, should be in the hands of every farmer and 
gardener, as well as every student of Fungi. It presents in a 
handy and popular form a careful digest of what is known, and 
what is supposed to be known, of the principal diseases of plants 
caused by Fungi. Originally delivered as lectures to the Institute 
of Agriculture at the British Museum, and since carefully revised 
* Diseases of Field and Garden Crops, chiefly such as are caused by Fungi ; 
by Worthington G. Smith, F.L.S., with 143 figures. Macmillan and Co. 
