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examination of these has led to the collection of a series of mosses, seeds,
and leaves which suggest a relation with the "Arctic Bed" at Ponders End.
(See his paper "Notes on the Fauna and Flora of the so-called 'Arctic
Bed' of the Valley of the Lea at Ponders End," ante pp. 36-39). Mr.
Hazzledine Warren was able to announce that in one of these
lenticular patches he had found dwarf mollusca, of the same species as
those found in the Ponders End deposit. A few derivative Palaeolithic
implements have been found in the gravel, and remains of Elephas sp.
Rhinoceros, Bos and Equus.
The party returned to Leyton and took tea. Afterwards several
members availed themselves of the kind invitation of our Member, Mr. Z.
Moon, the Chief Librarian to the Leyton Council, and inspected an extensive
series of Essex books, maps and prints in the adjacent public library. On
the suggestion of the President, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr.
Moon for his kindness.
[The Editor is indebted to Mr. Wrigley for this report. ]
"FUNGUS FORAY" AND 412th MEETING
Saturday, 19TH October 1912,
At least one hunt for Funguses has been held every autumn since
the foundation of the Club, and a great deal of information thus gathered
concerning the Cryptogamic Flora of the Forest will be found in our
publications. The present meeting was held to explore the ground from
Loughton to Theydon Bois. The Referees were :—Basidiomycetes and
Ascomycetes, Miss A. Lorrain Smith, F.L.S., and Mr. George Massee, F.L.S.
(Royal Herbarium, Kew Gardens) ; Myxomycetes, Miss G. Lister, F.L.S.,
whilst many other expert members gave their assistance either in col-
lecting or identifying the specimens.
The morning party, having assembled at Loughton, rambled over
Staples Hill, through "Cowper's Camp," Little and Great Monk Woods
and Broadstrood, to Oak Hill Farm, Theydon Bois, the headquarters
for the day. The afternoon party assembled at Theydon Bois station
and joined their comrades in the woods.
Every effort was made to secure good "bags," but notwithstanding
the abundance of rain throughout the year, the larger Fungi were every-
where comparatively scarce, both as regards variety and numbers. As
usual on such occasions, certain species not met with on ordinary occasions
were found. Amongst white-spored species the genus Tricholoma was
most in evidence. The following species were collected :—T. saponaceum,
T. melaleucum, T. sulphureum, T. stans, T. saevum and T. tenuiceps,
the last named being new to Essex. Mycena galericulata, var. calopus,
was met with in some quantity growing in decayed hollows of oaks,
to which it appeared to be confined. A very beautiful tuft of Mycena
polygramma was found growing on a log. Dark-spored species were
very meagrely represented, as were also the genera Boletus and
Polyporus.
The beautiful and somewhat rare Stereum sanauinolentum, which
liberates a blood-red juice when cut or bruised, almost covered the surface
of a fallen trunk of hornbeam.