THE REV. M. J. BERKELEY. 
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“Transactions of the Linnean Society/’ and various other 
scientific journals. 
It is unnecessary to go over the ground which has been occupied 
by the writers of memoii‘3 already issued, or to anticipate those in 
process of preparation, by a record of the papers he contributed to 
journals, to learned societies, or to the pages of the “ Gardener’s 
Chronicle,” in which his well-known initials, “ M. J. B.,” 
constantly appeared for about five-and-forty years. 
With a kind and genial disposition, a warm heart, and a 
benevolent presence, he was beloved in his family, in his parish, in 
the various societies of which he was a member, and, indeed, by all 
with whom he came in contact, and his death will be regretted in 
a wide circle, though by no means sudden or unexpected at such a 
ripe old age. M. C. C. 
MEMORABILIA. 
Lentinus cyathus, B. fy Br. — The species called Lentinus 
scleroticola, Murray, “ Trans. Linn. Soc.” II., Part ii., is identical 
with Lentinus cyathis , B. and Br., as determined by authentic 
specimens of both. 
Cerebella paspali, C. M . — The species called by Berkeley 
Thecaphora inquinans , from Ceylon, is this species. 
Cerebella andropogonis, Ces. — According to authentic 
specimen, Polycystis macularis , B. & Br., is the same. 
Trichia fallax, Pers . — The specimens issued in Roumeguere’s 
“ Fungi Gallici,” No. 42, under the name of Licea circumscissa, 
Pers., are the above Trichia , as far as our copy is concerned. 
Agaricus (Armillaria) focalis, Fr., var. Goliathus. — This 
splendid Armillaria has been found by C. H. Spencer Perceval, 
Esq., near Morpeth. It seems doubtful whether it should be 
referred, as a variety, to Agaricus focalis , and not maintained as a 
separate species. In one specimen the pileus was six inches in 
diameter, and the stem 1^ inches thick and five inches long. 
Vine Mildew'. — The following extract from one of Berkeley’s 
letters may be of some interest: — “ You are wrong in supposing 
that Tucker was the first discoverer of the Vine Mildew. He got 
all his information from myself and Mr. Hoffman, and because he 
took great pains, and showed considerable intelligence in the matter, 
the species was named after him by way of encouragement. He 
was, however, foolish enough afterwards, in a Kentish paper, to 
throw doubt upon our opinions without any sufficient grounds for 
doing so. His claims were entirely ignored by the French Govern- 
ment, and £80 out of the money distributed by the French 
Government was given to a man who was long after Tucker in the 
application of sulphur, £20 being assigned to me, who was really 
the originator of the whole matter.” 
