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Polyporus (Funales) trichomallus, B. $ Mont. 
Polyporus (Polystictus) hirsutus, Fr. 
Polyporus (Polystictus) cervino-nitens, Schroz. — This is most 
closely allied to P. albo-cervinus, Berk. ; so close that some of the 
forms seem to possess the characters of both. In our opinion the 
species of Polyporus require a most careful revision. 
Daedalaea sprucei, Berk. 
Stereum hydrophorum, Berk. 
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 
Hydnum diversidens , Fr., found by Mr. H. T. Wharton and Mr. 
J. C. Webb, on a trunk near Fairmead; the other was Boletus 
duriusculus , Kalch., an ally of Boletus scaber , and probably may 
have been confounded with it in times past. After tea at Fair- 
mead Lodge, the specimens were laid out in an ante-room, and ex- 
amined leisurely by the party, information concerning them being 
furnished by the President, and Messrs. Worthington Smith, H. T. 
Wharton, and James English. 
Essex Field Club. — 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, proceeded towards Monk’s Wood, in Epping Forest, then 
through other portions of the Forest, reaching Buckhurst Hill in 
the afternoon, 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 aurantiporus , and other species, from Guildford. On the 
following day other portions of the Forest were explored, ter- 
minated 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 exhibi- 
tion was made, and a great number of visitors were clustered around 
the tables until a late hour. The Rev. J. M. Crombie exhibited 
