HERTFORDSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
xlvii 
Field Meeting, 19th October, 1889. 
BRICKET WOOD. 
Although wet weather conduces to the growth of fungi, it does 
not conduce to a good attendance at a field meeting, and on this 
occasion the fall of about two inches of rain during the previous 
fortnight, with over half an inch the same morning, and the like¬ 
lihood of continued rain for the rest of the day, resulted in an 
unprecedentedly small attendance. In fact the party consisted of 
only Mr. Hopkinson and Mr. George Massee, F.B.M.S., but the 
result of their foray was the collection of a larger number of species 
of fungi than on any previous occasion. 
The search was made in Bricket Wood, commencing near the 
Station and working towards the Watford and St. Albans road, and 
in two copses near the wood, one on either side of this road, and it 
was continued until it became too dark to distinguish the fungi 
amongst the fallen leaves. 
Before leaving Bricket Wood one hundred species of fungi were 
seen, and the number was eventually made up to 103, including 
45 now recorded for the first time in the county, and several 
rather rare forms. One species of Lenzites collected has this season 
for the first time been found in England, in Epping Forest and 
Windsor Forest as well as here, and will probably prove to be new 
to science. 
The following is a list of the species, determined by Mr. Massee, 
those now first recorded for Hertfordshire having an asterisk affixed, 
and the rarer forms a dagger. 
Hymenomycetes. 
Agaricus ( Amanita ) vaginatus 
,, ,, rubescens 
,, ( Lepiota) carcharius * 
,, ,, granulosus 
,, ( Armittaria ) melleus 
,, ( Tricholoma ) sejunctus 
,, (Clitocybe) fragrans 
,, ,, gallinaceus* 
,, ,, laccatus 
,, ,, bellus* f 
,, ( Collybia) dryophilus 
,, ,, esculentus* 
,, ,, rancidus f 
,, „ cirrhatus* f 
,, ,, butyraceus 
,, ,, clavipes* 
„ ,, radicatus 
,, (Mycena) stanneus* t 
,, ,, galericulatus 
,, ,, purus 
,, ,, epipterygius 
,, ,, ammoniacus* f 
,, ,, galopus 
,, ,, hcematopus 
,, „ roridus f 
Agaricus ( Omphalia) sphagnicola * f 
,, ( Pleurotus ) ostreatus 
,, ( Pluteus ) cervinus 
,, (leptonia) lampropus * 
,, ( Entoloma) sericeus 
,, ,, sericellus* 
,, ( Clitopilus) orcella * 
,, ( Pholiota) squarrosus 
,, ( Hebeloma) mesophceus * 
,, ,, crustuliniforwiis 
,, ,, fastibilis 
,, ,, rimosus* 
,, „ asterosporus * i 
,, ,, geophyllus 
,, ( Flammula) spumosus 
,, ( Crepidotus) mollis* 
,, ( Naucoria) melinoides 
,, ( Galera) hypnorum 
,, ,, tener 
,, ( Tubaria) furfuraceus 
,, ( Stropharia) ceruginosus 
,, ,, squamosus 
,, „ semiglobatus 
,, ( Hypholoma) suhlateritius 
,, ,, fascicular is 
,, ,, velutinus 
