[ 126 ] LISTS OF BRITISH FUNGI IN November 1935 the Plant Pathology Committee considered a proposal from Dr S. P. Wiltshire that the Committee should compile a List of British Fungi, and a resolution was passed expressing the opinion that the compilation of such a list would be very desirable both from the phytopathological and mycological aspects. A Sub- Committee consisting of Dr S. P. Wiltshire (Chairman), Mr W. Buddin (Secretary), Mr K. StG. Cartwright, Mr W. C. Moore, Mr J. Ramsbottom, Miss E. M. Wakefield and Dr H. Wormald, appointed to consider ways and means, reported to the Committee in March 1936 that although a complete list of British Fungi was at present impracticable, the same object might ultimatelybe achieved by compiling lists of individual groups of fungi, on a common pattern. It was suggested that the fungi listed should be those recorded for the British Isles, whether given in British or foreign works, that all records providing new information. should be included, that annotations should be restricted to points of taxonomic or biological interest, and, to secure uniformity of citation and to economize printing costs, that periodicals, monographs, floras and other works recording large numbers offungi should be quoted by numbers instead of by names. Offers to compile two such lists had then been received, one from Miss Wakefield for Hyphomycetes, and the other from Mr J. Rams- bottom for Discomycetes. . The Committee agreed that .the work should proceed on these lines, and, subsequently, offers to compile lists of Phycomycetes (Dr C. G. C. Chesters), Pyrenomycetes (Dr G. R. Bisby and Mr E. W. Mason), Ustilaginales (Miss K. Sampson) and Uredinales (Dr Alex. Smith) were received and accepted. The following list of Pyreno- mycetes is the first of the lists to be completed; the others will be published as they are ready. The Committee takes this opportunity of thanking Dr C. E. Foister, Dr Lilian E. Hawker and Miss E. Oyler, who, in addition to past and present inembers of the Committee, assisted those in charge of the lists with the task of searching the literature for records. W. BROWN, Chairman, Plant Pathology Committee. (Accepted for publication 21 May 1940)

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LISTS OF BRITISH FUNGI

IN November 1935 the Plant Pathology Committee considered aproposal from Dr S. P. Wiltshire that the Committee should compilea List of British Fungi, and a resolution was passed expressing theopinion that the compilation of such a list would be very desirableboth from the phytopathological and mycological aspects. A SubCommittee consisting of Dr S. P. Wiltshire (Chairman), Mr W.Buddin (Secretary), Mr K. StG. Cartwright, Mr W. C. Moore, MrJ. Ramsbottom, Miss E. M. Wakefield and Dr H. Wormald,appointed to consider ways and means, reported to the Committee inMarch 1936 that although a complete list of British Fungi was atpresent impracticable, the same object might ultimately be achieved bycompiling lists of individual groups of fungi, on a common pattern.It was suggested that the fungi listed should be those recorded for theBritish Isles, whether given in British or foreign works, that all recordsproviding new information. should be included, that annotationsshould be restricted to points of taxonomic or biological interest, and,to secure uniformity of citation and to economize printing costs, thatperiodicals, monographs, floras and other works recording largenumbers offungi should be quoted by numbers instead of by names.

Offers to compile two such lists had then been received, one fromMiss Wakefield for Hyphomycetes, and the other from Mr J. Rams-bottom for Discomycetes. .

The Committee agreed that .the work should proceed on theselines, and, subsequently, offers to compile lists of Phycomycetes (DrC. G. C. Chesters), Pyrenomycetes (Dr G. R. Bisby and Mr E. W.Mason), Ustilaginales (Miss K. Sampson) and Uredinales (Dr Alex.Smith) were received and accepted. The following list of Pyrenomycetes is the first of the lists to be completed; the others will bepublished as they are ready.

The Committee takes this opportunity of thanking Dr C. E.Foister, Dr Lilian E. Hawker and Miss E. Oyler, who, in addition topast and present inembers of the Committee, assisted those in chargeof the lists with the task of searching the literature for records.

W. BROWN,

Chairman, Plant Pathology Committee.

(Accepted for publication 21 May 1940)