Abbreviations for illustrations used throughout the text

F—Findlay, W. P. K. (1967), Wayside and Woodland Fungi, London.

Hvass—Hvass, E. & H. (1961), Mushrooms and Toadstools in Colour, London.

LH—Lange, M. & Hora, F. B. (1963), Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools, London.

NB—Nicholson, B. E. & Brightman, F. H. (1966), Oxford Book of Flowerless Plants, Oxford.

WD—Wakefield, E. & Dennis, R. W. G. (1950), Common British Fungi, London.

Z—Zeitlmayr, L. (1968), Wild Mushrooms, London.