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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. Be- 
tween 20 and 30 species, not before recorded, were added to the 
Epping Forest Catalogue. 
Leicester Philosophical Society. — The first Fungus Excur- 
sion of the Biological Section of this Society was made in Charn- 
wood Forest on Wednesday, October 8th. The morning was by 
no means promising, and consequently but few members came to 
the starting post. About noon the rain began a continuous 
drizzle, which, by 3 p.m., settled into a regular downpour. 
Foraging had to be conducted for some time under considerable 
difficulty, and finally abandoned. No rare species were met with, 
but an accurate list was kept of all that were examined and deter- 
mined during the day, so that, in the evening, when the results 
were compared, it was found that some forty species had been added 
to the list of the Fungi of Leicestershire. The sole lady of the 
party exhibited some very characteristic sketches which she had 
made of several species of Agaricini , and we then, as now, en- 
treated her to persevere, and, by so doing, perform good service 
for Leicestershire botany. 
The Woolhope Club Foray. — The usual week at Hereford 
commenced on October 13th, and the first excursion to Leominster 
for Croft Ambury on the 14th. The walk was pleasant, the 
weather and company agreeable, and the view extensive and 
picturesque ; but many of the baskets remained almost empty, 
most of the time being occupied in marching up a hill and then 
marching down again. On the 15th a short excursion to Hay- 
wood Forest was much more satisfactory in its results. On the 
16th the general excursion was to Dinmore, where the beautiful 
Cortinarius triumphans was found, again under birches, the only 
previously known locality being Haywood Forest. On October 
J7th. the last, and worst, excursion was made in Eastnor Park, 
near Ledbury. During the evenings the following papers were 
read at the soirees : — “ Notes on the Edible Fungi of North Italy,” 
by A. S. Bicknell; “On Colour Nomenclature in Fungi,” by H. 
T. Wharton, M.A. ; “ British Species of Nidularia,” by W. 
Phillips ; “ The Spermogonia of the Uredines,” by C. B. Plow- 
right; “Researches into the Oospores of some Fungi,” by the 
Rev. J. E. Yize, M.A. ; “On Bunt,” by C. B. Plowright; 
“ Recent Views on the Lamelke of the Agaricini,” by the Rev. J. 
E. Vize, M.A. ; “ Some Recent Additions to our Mycologic Flora,” 
by W. Phillips, F.L.S. ; “ Trinomialism in Zoology,” by H. T. 
Wharton, M.A. ; and “ Some Gigantic Fungi,” by M. C. Cooke. 
The week was conspicuously deficient in novelties, which were 
chiefly confined to those sent from a distance. A. 0. Walker, 
Esq., of Chester, sent a box of specimens from North Wales, 
which contained nothing rare. H. T. Wharton exhibited Agaricus 
