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THE EPPING FOREST FORAY. 
Ist to the Oth October 1900. 
The tenth annual week's Fungus Foray was held in Epping 
Forest, where the members assembled at the Royal Forest 
Hotel, Chingford, on the evening of Monday, the 1st of October, 
i900. A large and commodious room in the hotel had been 
secured as the headquarters, and the following specimens were 
put out on exhibition. Lepzota metulaespora B. & Br., from 
Leytonstone, by the President (Mr. Arthur Lister, F.R.S.), 
Eccilta griseorubella (Lasch), /lammula inopa Fr., Helvella 
crispa Fr. and Rhzzina inflata (Schaeff.) Quél. from Scotland 
by Dr. W. Watson. Boletus parasiticus Bull, and Rhizopogon 
luteolus Tul. from the New Forest by Mr. J. F. Rayner, who 
also exhibited on behalf of Mr. J. Needham a specimen of 
Lycoperdon favosum Oud.* from Hebden Bridge. Lepiota 
acutesguamosa (Weinm.) Fr. Tricholoma melaleucum (Pers.) Fr., 
Inocybe rimosa (Bull.) Fr. and Russula azurea Bres. from Kew 
gardens by Mr. A. D. Cotton F.L.S, Tricholoma bufonium 
(Pers.) Fr, Pholiota flammans Fr., Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) 
iriumphans Fr, C. (Dermocybe) orellanus Fr., C. (Telamonia) 
bwelus Fr, Hygrophorus agathosmus Fr., Lactarius vietus Fr., 
L. spinosulus Quél and Boletus pachypus Fr. from the neigh- 
bourhood of Pitlochry by the Hon. Secretary. 
On Tuesday, the 2nd of October, the members left the head- 
quarters punctually at 10 o’clock, and were driven to the north- 
fastern portion of the Forest that adjoins Piercing Hill. The 
drive through the Forest revealed its leading features, the 
pollarded Hornbeams, open grassy glades, moorland covered 
with heather, pools and swampy places, all intermixed with 
Beeches and Oaks. The search was first made under some 
Scotch Pines and a few fungi characteristic of such a situation 
Were found there, and then after proceeding under the trees 
“ome more open ground was reached and carefully worked. The 
resident next led them to the famous Ambresbury Banks, 
Where there is an ancient camp which tradition asserts was occu- 
pied by Queen Boadicea. After the ramparts had been duly 
investigated the walk was continued to the Wake Arms, from 
* See The Naturalist, February, 1903. 
