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Piper, caused the projected excursion to Ledbury on the next day 
to be abandoned, and left it free for a closer examination of the 
spoils of the week and an earlier dispersion homewards. 
Essex Field Club. — The annual excursion in Epping Forest 
on the 15th and 16th October was greatly marred this year by 
most unfortunate weather. The rain was almost incessant through- 
out the two days, and enthusiasm consequently was nearly damped 
out. By dint of considerable perseverance under umbrellas a very 
good collection of fungi was got together in the large room of the 
“ Roebuck,” and by four o’clock on the 16th completely arranged 
and labelled. A few rare species and some dozen or more not pre- 
viously recorded for the Epping Forest district gave interest to the 
proceedings. There was a much larger gathering of members and 
visitors than could have been expected, very little below the total 
of previous occasions. After luncheon and the ordinary business 
of the Society, a report was submitted by M. C. Cooke of the 
work of the two days, with some remarks on the different species 
displayed on the tables and their special interest. Afterwards 
Professor Boulger narrated the progress of the new edition of the 
“ Flora of Essex,” at the same time indicating localities about 
which further records were desirable, urging the members to 
render him the assistance so much needed to make the “Flora” 
a success. Amongst the most noteworthy species of fungi added 
to the Forest Flora were Agaricus ( Inocybe ) perlatus , Cooke, 
which was found a few weeks previous to the Foray; Agaricus 
( Tricholoma ) stans , Fr. ; Agaricus ( Clitocybe ) inversus, Fr. ; Agari- 
cus ( Collybia ) distortus , Fr. ; Agaricus ( Psilocybe ) subericceus , Fr.; 
Agaricus (. Psathyra ) pennatus, Fr. ; Russula grisea, Fr. ; Lacta- 
rius subumbonatus , Fr. ; Lactartus camphoratus, var. cimicanus, 
Batsch ; Bolbitius Boltoni, Fr. ; and Boletus olivaceus , Schaeff. 
STEVENSON’S BRITISH FUNGI* 
The second volume of this work has now appeared, rather quicker 
than was expected, but, on the other hand, for the most part less 
carefully elaborated, as though it had been finished in a hurry. 
Some serious omissions of well known species may be noted, and 
the arrangement subsequent to the end of the Agaricini is by no 
means satisfactory. The two volumes teem with contractions — 
very much contracted — of authorities cited, but the student must 
seek in vain for any key or index or any list of the full titles of the 
works so mercilessly abbreviated. The small woodcuts by Mr. 
Worthington Smith are excellent in their way, but we fear that the 
necessity for keeping them small has in many cases very much 
diminished their utility. 
* “ British Fungi (Hymenomycetes),” by Rev. John Stevenson. Yol. ii, 
Cortinarius to Dacrymyces. London and Edinburgh : W. Blackwood and 
Sons. 1886. 
