Excerpt from An History of Fungusses, Growing About Halifax, Vol. 3 of 3: With Forty-Six Copper-Plates, On Which Are Engraved Sixty-Four Species of Fungusses, Including the Seven Following Genera, Viz. Clathrus, Lycoperdon, Halvella, Sphaeria, Peziza, Clavaria, and MucorThe para/itic Fungi are to be found in low and moift fituations, near brooks or rivulets, on pieces of broken trees in a fiate of decay. The fpecies of woods on which the feeds of thefe plants more freely vegetate, are Ha¿e, Birch, Alder, Elder, Maple, Elm, Poplar, the various fpecies of Sallow, Pear Tree, Cherry Tree, and Fruit Trees in general. Defcriptions, with accurate figures, of which, as well as all other Britifh Trees, may be feen in Evelyn's Sylva, with notes and improve ments, by. Dr. Hunter, M'D. F.r.s. Printed in 4to, at York, 1776. A work which fhould be carefully perufed by all thofe who deal in Timber, and by every Gentleman and Landholder, who has the Profperity of his Plantations at heart.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.