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MEMORABILIA. 
species found in the present autumn. In this manner it has been 
found possible to issue parts 75 and 76 as final , with title pages 
and index, early in the coming year, and also to bring the letter- 
press to a close, for which a complete index is in preparation. 
Attractive Odours in Fungi. — Apropos of a discussion pro- 
ceeding elsewhere, on the attractiveness, or otherwise, of odours in 
fungi, the well-known Russula fcetens might be supposed to furnish 
an illustration. It certainly seems to be attractive to slugs, since 
it is usually found more or less eaten by them, but has the odour 
any attraction? Some specimens, we confess, and probably the 
majority, have a strong foetid odour, but, every season, wet or dry, 
specimens will be met with possessing no appreciable odour at all, 
whilst occasionally a few will be discovered which possess a dis- 
tinctly pleasant fragrant odour. This raises the question whether 
the odour is of any value, whether attractive or protective, since it 
is evidently not persistently a feature in Russula fastens. We have 
not noticed whether the inodorous or the fragrant individuals have 
been bitten by slugs, but our impression is that none of the 
fragrant examples we have seen have exhibited any trace of slugs. 
This would be an interesting fact if verified, since Agaricus odorus 
and Agaricus fragrans , with a like odour, are not attacked by 
molluscs. 
Animal Mycophagists. — The late Mr. James English, of 
Epping, who was a shrewd observer, and a constant visitor in 
Epping Forest, at all seasons of the year, has often called attention 
to the fact that squirrels, which are plentiful in the forest, were 
very fond of eating the tops of the large species of Boletus. We 
have, in his company, witnessed them in the enjoyment of their 
feast. The bright yellow, pine-loving species are very rare there, 
and hence were exempt, as well as the poisonous species of the 
luridus group, but we fancy it to have been B. pachypus and B. 
impolitus which were the greatest sufferers. Has any of our 
readers any knowledge of squirrels eating other fungi than Boleti , 
and if so, which? Are any other rodents addicted to fungus- 
eating, such as field mice, stoats, weasels, etc. ? as we are not aware 
of any record of such proclivities. 
CRYPTOGAMIC LITERATURE. 
Van Bambeke, C. De l’existence probable chez Phallus impu - 
dicus d’un indusium elementaire. 
Braithwaite, R. British Moss Flora, part 13. Splachnaceae 
to Bryaceae (1). 
Farlow, W. G., and Seymour, A. B. Provisional Host Index 
of the Fungi of the United States, part 2. 
