298 THE MICROSCOPICAL NEWS, 
FUNGUS FORAYS, 1884. 
Hackney NaturaL History Society.—The Foray of this 
Society was made on Saturday, 27th September, to Epping Forest. 
Although the general Foray did not commence till after noon, some 
of the members were on the ground and commenced the search 
early in the morning. It was expected that the dry season would 
have its effect in limiting considerably the number of fungi to be 
found, and this was in reality the case, for.long walks had to be 
taken in order to secure a very limited number of species. Most 
of the baskets contained only common species, but two interesting 
additions to the British Flora were determined. One of these was 
Lfydnum diversidens, Fr., found by Mr. H. T. Wharton and Mr. 
J. C. Webb, on a trunk near Fairmead; the other was Boletus 
durtesculus, Kalch., an ally of Boletus scaber, and probably may 
have been confounded with it in times past. After tea at Fairmead 
Lodge, the specimens were laid out in an ante-room, and examined 
leisurely by the party, information concerning them being furnished 
by the President, and Messrs. Worthington Smith, H. T. Wharton, 
and James English. 
Essex FIELD CLup.—Two days having been selected for the 
Foray this year, the members met at Loughton on Friday, October 
3rd, and, accompanied by the Rev. Canon Du Port, Mr. W. Phillips, 
of Shrewsbury, Mr. Worthington Smith, and M. C. Cooke, pro- 
ceeded towards Monk’s Wood, in Epping Forest, then through 
other portions of the Forest, reaching Buckhurst Hill in the after- 
noon, when the specimens were arranged on tables in the large ball- 
room of the “ Roebuck,” and duly named, labelled, and classified, 
Mr. T. Howse having sent Hydnum erinaceum, and Boletus auran- 
tiporus, and other species, from Guildford. On the following day 
other portions of the Forest were explored, terminated by a tea at 
five o’clock, and a meeting thereafter, at which the results of the 
two days’ Foray—as far as they could be ascertained at the time— 
were reported, and Mr. Worthington Smith read a paper on the 
“ Politics of the Potato-Fungus.” Notwithstanding that the season 
was unfavourable, a good exhibition was made, and a great number 
of visitors were clustered around the tables until a late hour. The 
Rey. J. M. Crombie exhibited an excellent collection of the Lichens 
of Epping Forest, and a large number of microscopes at a central 
table displayed objects allied to the subject of the day in a most 
efficient manner. Between 20 and 30 species, not before recorded, 
were added to the Epping Forest Catalogue. 
