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NEW GENUS, SARCOMYCES. 
marginate hymenium and the uniseriate sporidia. It is doubtful 
whether the last-named genus really belongs to the Bulgariece. 
Sarcomyces vinosa, Mass. Tremella vinosa, Berk Curt. 
Erumpent ; substipitate, expanding into a more or less circular 
fleshy disc, plane or convex below, margin acute, patent when 
moist, incurved when dry ; hymenium convex, even, every part 
perfectly glabrous and dark purple brown ; asci cylindrical, 
attenuated and usually curved at the base ; sporidia uniseriate, 
four in an ascus, elliptical, ends subacute, usually rather oblique, 
at first triseptate, then with septa formed parallel to the long axis 
of the spore, slightly, or not at all constricted at the septa, clear 
brown, 21-24x8-10 fi ; paraphyses linear, colourless, not incras- 
sated at the tips, aseptate, equal in length to the asci, very 
numerous, 2-5 ^ thick. 
On wood. Venezuela, S. Carolina. 
From two-thirds to one inch across, solitary, or two to three in 
clusters, subgelatinous when moist, cartilaginous and much contracted 
when dry. With very much the habit and general appearance of 
Bulgaria inquinans , but of a dark purple colour. 
The above diagnoses are taken from the “Journal of Mycology,” 
Vol. vi., p. 178, and the specimens are in the Royal Herbarium, 
Kew. 
FUNGUS FORAYS, 1891. 
Consequent on the unsettled state of the weather the fixtures 
for the Fungus Forays for this year are still rather indefinite. 
' Cryptogamic Society op Scotland. — The seventeenth annual 
conference will be held at Paisley, on Tuesday, the 22nd 
September. 
Woolhope Field Club. — It is proposed to hold the annual 
meetings for Fungus Forays during the first week in October, but 
the details are not yet determined. 
Essex Field Club. — The present suggestion for the annual 
Fungus Foray is to the effect that it shall take place in September, 
and the locality Hatfield Forest. Further particulars will be 
determined soon. 
Hampshire Field Club. — A desire has been expressed to hold 
a Fungus Excursion on one of the Fridays in September in the 
Stratton Woods and Park. To meet at the Micheldean Station. 
Thus it will be seen that none of the dates are absolutely deter- 
mined, except the first, and therefore all who are interested will 
have to secure more definite information as the time approaches. 
Up to the present the prospects are not more favourable than they 
have been during the past two years. A week or two of fine warm 
weather may make an improvement. 
