WORK IN THE FIELD AMONGST THE FUNGI. 7
Marasmius sclerotipes, Bond, identified with the Collybia
cirrhata of Cooke's Illustrations pl. 144b, which is not the Collybia
cirrhata of Fries.
Marasmius candidus, Bolton. Determined by Massee
and myself from specimens brought away from the foray.
Polyporus (Fomes) connatus, Fr.
Helotium fructigenum, Bull.
Daldinia concentrica, De'Not.
In addition to
Gomphidius gracilis Berk, which was collected in the
Forest by the South London Field Club, a fortnight previously.
Thus making an addition to the Forest Flora of 18 species.
The total number of species determined, by myself and Mr.
Massee on the 17th and 18th was 134, which is in excess of the
usual number found at a forest foray, and with far fewer
collectors than on most occasions, and under rather unfavourable
weather.
None of the species recorded are positively new to Britain,
although Collybia stridula has probably been recognized only once
before in this country. Tricholoma stans, however, must be
regarded as a rare species in Britain, and Russula ochracea is by
no means common. Gomphidius gracilis has apparently been
confined hitherto to the north and west of these islands, and is
only found occasionally, so that it may be regarded as a rare
species.
II.—THE WORK OF THE YEAR.
This may consist of local work, and of general work which
would affect local work, as in the case of literature.
Of local work little can be said, except that there appears to
me to be a diminution of workers in these latter days, when we
have to regret the loss of old hands which were active a quarter
of a century ago, and have never been replaced. It seems to
me that the condition of British Mycology, as far as earnest
workers are concerned, is in much the same condition now as it
was forty years ago, and there are scant hopes of revival. I
observe, too, that the direction is somewhat different, for then it
was centred in the larger fungi of the mushroom and toad-stool
type, but now the strongest interest is in the parasites which