BOTANY a large cauliflower. It is by no means common in the county, but has been several times met with at Lavington and Harting. In the following abbreviated list I mention most of the wholesome species which occur in the county, and such only of the larger kinds as are in other respects noteworthy. The indication of precise localities is generally to be avoided, since fungi are in their places of growth both evanescent and capricious. The list is arranged according to Cooke's Handbook of British Fungi. SPORIFERA Hymenomycetes Amanita muscarius, L. Oakwood — rubescens, P. Woods Armillaria mucidus, Fries. Hastings Clitocybe infundibuliformis, SchasfF. Oc wood — geotropus, Bull. IVoods — nebularis, Bate. „ Tricholoma terreus, SchaefF. Fairlight Pleurotus ostreatus, Jacq. On trees Hebeloma rimosus. Bull. Hastings Coprinus comatus, Fr. St. Leonards — atramentarius, Fr. Fishbourne — plicatilis, Fr. Pastures Cortinarus evernius, Fr. Woods Lepista nuda, Bull. Hastings — personata, Fr. Pastures Paxillus involutus, Fr. Hastings Hygrophorus conicus, Fr. Eastbourne — psittacinus, Fr. JVestbourne — virgineus, Fr. Commons Gomphidius viscidus, Fr. Fairlight Lactarius torminosus, Fr. Hastings Cantharellus tubaeformis, Fr. Fairlight Nyctalis asterophora, Fr. Guestling Marasmius peronatus, Fr. Woods — oreades, Fr. Pastures Panus stypticus, Fr. On stumps Lenzites betulina, Fr. „ POLYPOREI Boletus scaber, Fr. Woods Polyporus squamosus, Fr. On ash — sulfureus, Fr. Hastings PoLYPOREl {continued) — Polyporus betulinus, Fr. Harting — fraxineus, Fr. Harting Hydnei Hydnum ferruginosum, Fr. Eastbourne — zonatum, Batsch. Pett AuRICULARINI Craterellus cornucopiodes, Fr. In woods Clavariei Clavaria cristata, Holmsk. Oakwood — fastigiata, DC. Pastures Tremellini Exidia glandulosa, Fr. On oak Hirneola Auricula-Judae, Best. On elm GASTEROMYCETES Phalloidei Phallus impudicus, L. Woods Trichogastres Geaster rufescens, Fr. Withyham Bovista plumbea, P. Pastures Myxogastres Stemonitis fusca, Roth. On wood Nidulariace^ Cyathus vernicosus, DC. Stubble fields SPORIDIFERA (Ascomycetes) Elvellacei Morchella esculenta, Pers. JVoods — crassipes, Pers. Eastbourne — semilibera, DC. Hastings Peziza aurantia, Fr. Oakwood — coccinea, Jacq. On sticks — vjeruginosa, Fr. Harting THE BRAMBLES {Rubi) The distribution of the ascertained. If we except St. Leonards, Eastbourne and a few centres like Uckfield extreme north-west corner o shire, the work of exploration The results already achi students of this genus. Thus whole, as was to be expected, Sussex brambles is still only imperfectly the neighbourhood of such places as Brighton on the coast, the country round and Horsham towards the north, and the f the county bordering Surrey and Hamp- for Rubi has still to be done, leved are however full of interest to the while Sussex brambles are proving on the most like those of Surrey and Kent, they 67
