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and local ; he had placed it in Dr. Cooke's hands to work out ; probably 

 it would prove to be a new species. 



The Eppinf,' District seems most favourable for the growth of the 

 LacUirii ; the speaker could record twenty species, and sixteen of the 

 genus Rii^ifiuhi. Here the young botanist had a wide field for research, a 

 great reason for the exercise of the utmost care in his determinations, the 

 species being very numerous and very perplexing even to the experienced 

 student. When rambling tlirough Monk Wood in the autumn in search 

 of Fungi, ihey might often encounter an ochraceous RussuJa, which had 

 long proved very puzzling both to the speaker and to Dr. Cooke. It was 

 only during the week of the Club's last "Foray" that that cru.v'\Yas 

 overcome by Dr. Cooke, and the ochraceous plants resolved into three 

 distinct forms — FiUssula ochroleuca, R. citrina and R.fellea. 



Mr. English had met with fourteen species of Boletus, but they could 

 not all be met with in one season. He had gathered a specimen of B. 

 satdiuis nine inches in diameter across the pileus, and some specimens of 

 B. piperdtu^ only an inch in diameter. The most brilliant forest species 

 was B. nibinus, which was also the scarcest. 



The genus Polyporua was pretty well represented, twenty-four species 

 being recorded as inabitants of their woodland districts. The species 

 presented more diversity of size and form than did those of preceding 

 genera. P. squamusus was a good example. Mr. English had gathered 

 a specimen over eighteen inches in diameter, but "Dr. Greville mentions 

 an instance of one attaining a circumference of seven feet five inches, 

 and weighing thirt^'-four pounds after having been cut four days. It 

 was only four weeks attaining these dimensions, thus acquiring nineteen 

 ounces per day " (see Cooke's ' Handbook '). The little P. picipeii was 

 an interesting plant, having a black stem, white pores, and a frondose 

 appearance unlike any other he knew. He had only met with it on two 

 occasions ; like many other species it was only to be found in certain 

 years, and under very favourable circumstances. This remark applied to 

 other species of Fungi. Soon after the charcoal burning had ceased in 

 the Forest many species cropped up. Aijaricus carbonarius could then be 

 seen by thousands, but was now not to be found. Peziza sepiatni, then 

 new to Britain, and others had now "disappeared till the necessary condi- 

 tions of environment once more awoke them to life ; and with such 

 changes working they might even look for the appearance of new forms 

 and species — at least new to the Forest Flora. 



The President said that he had to submit to the meeting, for its approval 

 and confirmation, a resolution which had been drawn up by the Council 

 to express the views of the Society with reference to certain schemes to 

 be brought before Parliament in the Session of 1882. The resolution 

 was as follows : — 



" That this Society respectfully requests the Conservators of Epping 

 Forest to oppose, on behalf of the large section of the population of 

 London and others interested in the study of Natural History, any Bill in 

 Parliament conferring upon another public body rights over portions 

 of the land placed in their care by the Epping Forest Act, which 

 directs that the Forest is to be preserved as far as possible in its natural 

 aspect ; and in particular to oppose the Bill of the Lea Bridge, Leyton 

 and Walthamstow Tramways Company which proposes to obtain per- 

 manent running rights over a part of the Forest known as the ' Banger's 

 Road,' so depriving the Conservators of their powers over that portion of 



