EPPING FOREST. 



Boletus parasitica. Parasitic on Scleroderma vtilgare. 



Thickets by Copped Hall Lodge Road. 

 Boletus rutilas. New plant to Britain, 1883. Between the 



Robin Hood and the Loughton Camp. 

 Polyporus picipes. A curious little plant, stem half black. 



Epping Upper Forest. 

 Polyporus intybaceous. Very large elegant plant, with 



numerous branching pilei. 

 Polyporus giganteum. The largest of the genus, growing 



sometimes as much as four feet across. 

 Polyporus imbricatus. Growing on old oak stump. Rare. 



Not been seen for twelve years. Near King's Oak, 



High Beach. 

 Polyporus umbellatus. Very curious plant, branching from 



a central stem with numerous round pilei. New to 



Britain, 1883. Epping Lower Forest. 

 Hygrophorus cluysodon. White, spotted golden yellow. 



Not common. Monk Wood. 

 Lactarius tonninosa. Stout, woolly, and zoned with orange. 



Under sallows. Theydon thickets. 

 Lactarius controversus. Large, pileus as an inverted cone, 



stem short, amongst heath. Open glade between King's 



Oak and Wake Arms, the only place it has been obsei-ved 



in the Forest. Here it has been constant. 

 Lactarius trivialis. This plant cropped up in quantity 



about twelve years ago, but has not been observed since. 



Lower Forest. 

 Lactarius gliciosmus. Dove coloured. Damp situations, 



under birch. Theydon road. 

 Lactarius volemum. Very tine plant, pileus and stem one 



uniform rich red-brown colour, mid-August. Epping 



Lower Forest. 

 Lactarius vellereus. The largest plant of this genus ; some 



specimens, when well grown, will hold more than a pint 



of water. 

 Lactarius pipiratus. Usually called the fiery milk mushroom. 

 Russula virescens. Occurs middle of August. Near Am- 



bersbuiy Bank, Epping Lower Forest. 

 Russula lepida. A very beautiful plant, but very uncertain ; 



usually occur after a hot summer. 

 Russula rubra. Pileus dark red, not common. High Beach. 

 Russula emitica. Bright scarlet, gills white. Poisonous. 

 Cantherellus cibarius. Whole plant orange. Scent like 



apricots, very handsome. Monk Wood. Theydon 



thickets, Epping. 

 Marasmius fusco-purpureus. Amongst dead leaves. Monk 



Wood. 



