THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. t8i 



Mr. St. John Parker and Mr. Ed. Dadswell exhibited under the microscope 

 many interesting forms of life, including Cvislalella iiiucedo from Epping Forest, 

 and many prepared botanical specimens were also shown by means of the numerous 

 microscopes brought to the meeting. 



Tea was taken about 5 o'clock, and afterwards an Urdiiuiry Meeting (the 

 1.41st) was held in the saloon, Mr. T. \\ Holmes, Vice-Prt-iideiil, in the chair. 



The following were elected members of the Club : — Captain T. C. D. ^Vllit- 

 more, Messrs E. W. J. Arman and Walter Withall. 



Mr. W. Cole announced that Mr. G. P. Hope had presented to the Museum ol 

 the Club his fine Herbarium of Marine Alg;c from the Harwich district, which 

 was exhibited that evening, as well as some fossils from -Walton-Naze, and 

 bronze Celts from Havering. A special \ote of thanks was passed to Mr. Hope 

 for his ^■aluable donation. 



Prof. Boulger sent for exhibition an abnormal specimen of Polyporus iucidits 

 with no terminal pileus. It was found growing from timbers at the bottom of the 

 (nearly dry) well at Epsom College, October, 1893. 



Mr. Mothersole. the Assistant at the Museum, sent for exhibition and pre- 

 sentation to the Club a very peculiar double abnormal fruit of the Medlar, from 

 a garden at Chelmsford, 1893. 



Dr. Cooke then reported on the botanical observations of the day, describing 

 the season as the worst for many years in his experience for the growth of fungi. 

 Dr. Cooke also read a " Preliminary List of the Fresh-water Algic of Essex," see 

 pp. 170-179. This paper, he said, was simply intended as a starting-point, so that 

 observers might know the species already recorded for the county. He hoped 

 that numerous additions to the list would speedil}' be made, so that they might 

 get to know the richness of Essex in this tribe of plants. 



Dr. Cooke also alluded to Mr. Hope's fine collection, and hoped that it would 

 be used as the foundation for a list of the marine algie of Essex. 



The Secretary said that it was intended to iubmit the herbarium to a well- 

 known algologist, for examination and cataloguing. 



During the evening an interesting discussion took place on the culture ul the 

 mushroom in the open, as an industry in Essex and Herts. 



Cordial votes of thanks to Dr. Cooke for his paper, and to him and Dr. 

 \\ iiarton as conductors were passed, and also to those members and friends who 

 had kindl}- brought or sent exhibits for the meeting. 



The remainder of the evening was passed in examining tiie numerou- exhibits, 

 and about 9 o'clock the members were driven to Chingford and Loughton fen- 

 home. .\ word of thanks is due to the landlord of the hotel, Mr. Gumpracht, for 

 his care and attention, and arrangement of the room, so admirably adapted for the 

 purposes of our meeting. 



The 142ND Ukdinar\ Meeting. 

 Saturday, November 25th, 1893. 

 The 142nd Ordinary Meeting of the Club Avas held in the \'estry Hall, Chelms- 

 ford at 6.30 o'clock. Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Mr. Chancellor sent a letter of regret that indisposition prevented his taking 

 the chair as President that evening. 



Mr. Thomas Thompson, editor of "The Essex County Chronicle," taid he 

 had lirutight one of a lari^e numl.>er of locusts whicli had been fuuiid in foreign 



