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stated that he hoped, in spite of the unfortunate delay, he had been able to bring
out the following points :
1. That the Rayleigh Hills owe their existence as such to the
occurrence of porous gravel and sandy patches which have resisted
denudation.
2. That the presence of Lower Greensand Chert in the gravels points
to former fluviatile connection with the Wealden Area.
3. That large boulders (sarsens) occur in these gravels at 250ft. O.D.,
which are rarely if ever found in the much more extensive gravels at
lower levels (70ft.—80ft. O.D.), e.g., at Southend (in Southchurch Road)
and at Westcliff, etc.
4. That flints showing Eolithic chipping, similar to those on the
Plateau south of the Thames, probably occur on the Rayleigh Hills in
beds of stratified gravel.
The party returned to London by the 7.20 p.m. train.
REFERENCES.
Geological Survey Map, No. 1, S.E. and N.E.
Ordnance Survey Maps, Nos. 25S and 259.
1889. Whitaker, W.—"Geology of London," vol. i.
1905. Salter, A. E.—"On the Superficial Deposits of Central and Parts
of Southern England." Proc. Geol. Assoc, vol. xix, p. 1. et seq.
FIRST FUNGUS FORAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
BRITISH MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
Wednesday, October 3RD, 1906.
During the week from the 1st to the 6th of October, the British Mycological
Society held its annual Fungus Foray in Epping Forest, under the Presidency of
our esteemed member, Mr. Arthur Lister, F.R.S., F.L.S. The members of the
Essex Field Club were cordially invited to join in the Foray, and especially on
the Wednesday. The management of the meetings was in the hands of the
courteous Hon. Secretary to the Society, Mr. Carleton Rea, B.C.L., M.A., etc.,
who was formerly a member of the Club, previously to his removal to
Worcester.
The Mycological Society established their headquarters at the Forest Hotel,
Chingford, where a room was reserved for exhibition and examination of
specimens. Many expert members of the Society attended, and having the whole
week to explore the Forest, it was not surprising that many interesting species
were found, and a grand addition made to our mycological flora. On Tuesday,
October 2nd, the members drove to Piercing Hill, and that portion of the Forest
to the "Wake Arms" was searched. On Thursday Loughton Camp and
ground, thence to the "King's Oak," was taken ; next day Honey Lane Quarters
was the scene of the hunt. The meeting with the Essex on the Wednesday was
occupied with Great Monk Wood, thence to Little Monk Wood and High
Beach.
As the result of the work Mr. Rea was enabled to report an addition of no
less than 52 species to the list as published in the Essex Naturalist, Vol. III.
pp 248-71. Mr. Rea wrote" there is one Hypochnus that I have not yet run
down, and other members of the Society may furnish me with results that may