ITS FUNGI
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running down the short stem. Odour of apricots. Not
uncommon under trees.
Marasmius oreades. "Fairy ring champignon." Only
found in the open and not very common. Cap about
an inch broad, pale tan-colour. Gills broad, and wide
apart, nearly white. Stem slender. The whole fungus
dry and tough. High Beach and Lower Forest.
Boletus edulis. The under side of the pileus is not fur-
nished with gills, but closely packed pores like pin
holes. Cap three or four inches or more across, convex,
smooth like a bun, and brown, under side greenish
yellow. Stem thick, often two inches below, solid,
paler than the cap, the upper part netted with delicate
veins. Common everywhere.
Boletus scaber. Differs from the last in the stem being
longer and more slender, covered with rough, dark,
projecting points ; under side of the cap dirty white or
grayish, with a hollow round the stem. Common under
trees.
Fistulina hepatica. Vegetable beefsteak. Resembles a
raw ox-tongue in form and colour, and when cut in
section the flesh is mottled somewhat like beetroot.
For several years it grew upon an old oak outside
Fairmead Lodge, and has been obtained from several
other localities in the Forest.
Hydnum repandum. " Hedgehog mushroom." The under
side of the cap, instead of gills, is furnished with spines
or teeth. Whole plant of a delicate pinkish cream
colour, very irregular, two to four inches across. Stem
short. Hot to the taste. Common under trees every-
where in favourable seasons.
Craterellus cornucopioides. "Horn of plenty." About
two or three inches high, trumpet-shaped, or long
funnel-shaped, brown within, and dark gray, almost
black, externally. Substance thin and tough. Usually
growing in company. Sometimes common on the
slopes of Monk Wood.
Clavaria. Several species are found in different parts of the
forest growing amongst grass. Some are simple and club-
shaped, single or in clusters ; others are branched, and
mostly either white or yellow. All are comparatively
small for edible purposes.
These are not all the edible fungi which have, from
time to time, been found in the Forest, but this selection
includes those which are most likely to be met with
during an autumnal stroll.
POISONOUS FUNGI
We do not believe that there are so many kinds of
fungi which are really poisonous as popular opinion has
supposed for so long, although there are a few about
which there should be no mistake.
Amanita muscaria. Fly agaric. A splendid species six
or eight inches in height, with a cap three to six inches
across, of a rich orange scarlet, sprinkled with white