harvard university FARLOW REFERENCE LIBRARY CRYPTOGAMIC BOTANY K-eceiveci : LIBRARY ‘R LIBRARY Ef ' lk. * Wwm ‘ \ jf g JjH 1 Si /mm ' Ml/l ij ; (Hrprllp, A QUARTERLY RECORD OF CRYPTOGAMIC BOTANY AND ITS LITERATURE. Edited by M. C. COOKE, M.A., A.L.S., Author of “Handbook of British Fungi,” “ Fwigi, their uses,” <fc., “ Rust, Smut, Mildew, and Mould,” Sfc., #c. YOL. VIII. 1 8 7 9-8 O . WILLIAMS and NORGATE, HENRIETTA STREET, COYENT GARDEN, LONDON SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, EDINBURGH. LEIPZIG : F. A. BROCKHAUS. NEW YORK : WESTERMANN & CO. ALEX. RIVINGTON, PRINTER, LEWES. J — — — — No. 45. [September, 1879. A QUARTERLY EECOED OF CEYPTOGAMIC BOTANY AND ITS LITEEATUEE. NEW BRITISH FUNGI. By M. C. Cooke. (Continued from Vol. vii., jpp. 133.J Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) turmalis. Fr. Bym. Eur. t 33f. Pileus fleshy, convex then plane, even, viscid, smooth, discoid ; stem cylindrical, white, at first clad with the woolly white veil, then naked ring fibrillose, annular, persistent gills emarginate or ; ; decurrent, crowded, whitish, then clay-coloured. B. Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1774. In woods. Glamis N.B. Cortinarius (Dermocybe) decumbens. Fr. Hym. Bur., 366. Pileus fleshy, convex, expanded, even, smooth, white, then yellowish, shining; stem stuffed, then hollow, clavately bulbous, ascending:, smooth: gills adnexed, crowded, clay-coloured.— B. & Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1775. In woods. Epping. Cortinarius (Hydrocybe) duracinus. Fr. Hym. Bur., 38S. Pileus fleshy, thin, rigid, convex plane, gibbous, smooth, watery (or tan coloured) stuffed, rigid, unequal, rooting, brick-red ; stem smooth, silky with the remains of the thin veil; gills adnate, rather crowded, thin, watery cinnamon. B. fy Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1776. On the ground in woods. Dun, Forfar, N.B. Hygrophorus ventricosus. B. Sf Br. Pileus convex, fleshy, unequal solid, White. ; stem attenuated towards the apex and the base gills long, decurrent, ; narrow. B. $ Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1777. Amongst grass. Coed Coch. “ Often tinged with red from the growth of a little Fusisporium. Pileus 2-3 in. stem in., A in. thick in the middle, solid, but at ; 2J partially hollow gills sometimes forked.” length ; Hygrophorus penarius. Fr. Hym. Bur., i06. Fr . Atl. Svam., t. 38. Compact, white then pallid pileus fleshy, even, rather ; smooth, dry, opaque stem solid, firm, unpolished, rough, fusiform, and ; rooting at the base gills decurrent, distant, thick. B. Br. ; fy Ann.N. H.,No. 1778. In mixed woods. Stoke Poges. 1 — — — 2 NEW BRITISH FUNGI. Hygrophorus micaceus. B. 8f Br. Pilens hemispherical, at first yellow, then cinereous, rugose, micaceous ; stem yellow, then brown above, ‘granulated, solid; gills decurrent, pallid-umber.—B. 4' Br. Ann. N. R., No. 1779. On clayey soil. Coed Coch. Hygrophorus foetens. Phil, in Grevillea vii., p. 74, t. 121, Jiff. B. N. No. B. 8f Br. Ann. H., 1780. Hygrophorus lacmus. Fr. B. Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1780.* On lawns. Coed Coch. “ The base of the stem was in every specimen yellow, which colour remains in the dried plant.” Hygrophorus Wynnise. B. 4' Br. Lemon coloured, hygrophanous. Pileus umbilicate, or rather infundibuliform, thin, striate; gills narrow, thin, decurrent. B. Br.Ann. N. H ., No. 1781. Grevillea vii., t. 121, Jig. A. On old chips, stumps, &c. N. Wales. Yorks. “ Resembling Ag. mollis, Bull., but on a smaller scale, a species which does not seem to have been noticed by Fries. Foetid when decayed, losing much of its lemon-colour when it parts with its moisture.” Cantharellus cibarius. Fr. Hym. Fur., 455. A curious variety, here and there tinged with pink, approaching somewhat in character C. Friesii. When dry not distinguishable from the common form.—B. 4 Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1781.* On the ground. Coed Coch. Cantharellus Friesii. Quelet. Jur.p . 191, t. 23,/. 2. Pileus fleshy, thin, convex, then depressed, villous, somewhat orange stem solid, slender, villous base white, attenuated ; ; ; gills narrow, fold-like, branched, yellowish.—B. 4 Br. Ann. N. R., No. 1782. On the ground. Sydenham. Lactarius scoticus. B. Sf Br. Pileus depressedly tomentose, then smooth; margin involute, tomentose flesh firm equal, smooth, somewhat ; ; stem nearly flesh coloured; gills thin, scarcely branched; milk acrid, per- sistently white; odour pungent. B. 4’ Br. Ann.N . H ., No. 1783. Amongst moss. Aboyne. Lactarius obnubilus. Latch. Fr. Hym. Fur., 438. Pileus fleshy, thin, convex, then umbilicate, smooth, rather striate, not'zoped, dingy-brown; stem stuffed, then hollow, thin, paler gills rather crowded, becoming yellowish milk rather ; ; sweet, white. B. 4' Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1784. In shady woods. Glamis, N.B. Russula elephantina. Fr. Hym. Fur., 440. Pileus equally fleshy, firm, convex, umbilicate, smooth, tan strife colour, then brownish; margin undulated, paler, without ; stem hard, obese, white gills obtusely adnate, rather crowded, ; — thin, white (spotted with grey). B. 4 Br. Ann. N. H ., No. 1785. In woods. Stoke Poges. —— — — —— ; NEW BRITISH FUNGI. 3 Russula Ijinneei. Fr. Hym. Ear., 444. Mild, pileus everywhere fleshy, piano-depressed, polished, dry, smooth margin spreading, obtuse, without striae, flesh spongy- ; spongy, solid, obese, cracked, reddish gills compact, white ; stem ; adnate, somewhat decurrent, rather thick, white then yellowish, sometimes forked and anastomosing. B. Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1786. In woods. Stoke Poges. Russula fellea. Fr. Hym. Eur ., 448. Very acrid. Pileus fleshy, thin, convex plane, opaque, and growing pale; margin even, at length striate; flesh firm; stem stuffed then hollow, even gills adnate, crowded, spongy, ; nearly equal, white then straw-coloured. B. Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1787. In beech woods. Coed Coch. The whole plant lemon-coloured. Marasmius varicosus. Fr. Hym. Eur., 469. Inodorous. Pileus rather fleshy, tough, campanulate, then plane, rather umbonate, darker when dry; stem hollow, thin, smooth, rusty, filled with a dark red juice; base tomentose gills ; receding, free, much crowded, very narrow, when dry umber- brown. B. § Br. Ann. IV. H.,No. 1788. In mossy places, Apethorpe. Marasmius impudicus. Fr. Hym . Eur., 471. Foetid; pileus rather fleshy, tough, convex plane, or depressed margin at length striate and plicate, growing pale stem hollow, ; equal, becoming purplish, when dry everywhere whitish-velvety, base naked, rooting gills nearly free, ventricose, flesh ; coloured, <$• then whitish. B. Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1789. Amongst firs. Hanham. Marasmius calopus. Fr. Hym. Eur., 472. Inodorous; pileus rather fleshy, tough, convexo-plane or depressed, even, at length rugose; stem hollow, equal, smooth, not rooting, shining, reddish bay gills emarginate adnexed, ; thin, white. B. $ Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1790. On grass roots, &c. Bristol. Marasmius institius. Fr. Hym. Eur. 478. Inodorous pileus membranaceous, ; tough, convexo-plane, rather umbilicate, unpolished, at length sulcate stem horny, ; hollow, clad with floccose meal, reddish, becoming brownish, attenuated down- wards gills broadly ; adnate, attenuated behind, distant, simple, unequal, white, then pallid.—B. $ Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1792. On oak leaves. King’s Cliffe. Marasmius Vaillantii. Fr. Hym. Eur., 472. Inodorous pileus rather ; membranaceous, tough, soon flattened, depressed, plicate, becoming whitish stem stuffed, ; smooth, bay brown, incrassated at the apex, and paler; gills broad, rather decurrent, thick, distant, white. B. Br., Anu. N. H., No. 1791. In the stoves. Botanic Gardens, Begents Park. — — — — 4 NEW BRITISH FUNGI. Marasmius saccharinus. Fr. Bym. Eur., 479. Pileus membranaceous, convex, rather papillate, smooth, sulcate or plicate thin, gills ; stem very flocculose then smooth, reddish ; broadly adnate, narrow, thick, very distant, joined by veins, whitish. B. § Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1793. On leaves, &c. Kings Clifife, &c. Marasmius Curreyi. B. $ Br. Pileus nearly plane, sulcate, pallid rufous, somewhat radiating, grooves paler, umbo tawny, stem quite smooth, shining, black, white at the apex gills few, rather ventricose, cream coloured, ; forming a collar, interstices veined or quite smooth. B. 4' Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1794. On leaves of grass. Fineshade. Marasmius Bxoomei. Berk. Half resupinate, pallid brown, striate, then black, hymenium white gills distant, interstices ; veined, smooth. B. Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1795. On dead twigs. Batheaston. Panus Stevensoni. B. $ Br. Pileus spathulate, olive yellow, stem dilated above, convex, golden, slightly hispid gills narrow, entire flesh greenish yellow. ; ; —B. $ Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1796. On oak. Scotland. Boletus spadiceus. Schceff., t., 126. Pileus pulvinate, expanded, dry tomentose, bright bay, opaque, then sparsely rimose firm, clavate, even, clad with floccose ; stem meal, yellow, then tawny tubes adnate, yellow pores minute, ; ; rather rounded. B. 4" Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1797. About the base of trunks. Glamis, N.B. Boletus pusio. Bowse. Small, pulverulent thickened downwards, becoming ; stem blackish, plicate, springing from a floccose mycelium. B. 4' Br, Ann. N. H., No. 1798. On the ground. Kent. Polyporus (Anodermei) alutaceus. Fr. Bym. Eur., 545. Pileus fleshy, then tough, kidney shaped, rather velvety, tan coloured, obsoletely within, margin acute, even pores very zoned ; small, thin, rather rounded, whitish, then tan coloured. B. <J- Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1799. On fir stumps. Glamis, N.B. Polyporus (Anodermei) cerebrinus. B. fy Br. Snow white, pulvinate, delicately tomentose, becoming smooth ; margin crenate, pores rounded, entire, dissepiments thick, obtuse. —B. $ Br. Ann. N. H., No. 1800. On fir. Glamis, N B. “ About