THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 119 The morning and afternoon mee tings on 16th October were at Loughton, and the collecting parties rambled through the forest to Chingford, meeting at the Royal Forest Hotel for tea and examination and discussion of the "finds" of the day. On 13th November, the assembly was also called at Loughton ; but, in consequence of the short daylight no afternoon party could be arranged. On this occasion, the woodlands up to Theydon were searched and tea. was taken at Oak Hill Farm. The Referees at the October meeting were:— Basidiomycetes Miss A. Lorrain Smith, F.L.S. Mr. A. D. Cotton, F.L.S., Royal Herbarium, Kew. Mr. fr. G. Gould. Ascomycetes Mr. Arthur A. Pearson. Mr. J. Ramsbottom, British Museum, Nat. Hist. Myxomycetes Miss G. Lister, F.L.S. For the November meeting, we had the assistance of :— Myxomycetes Miss G. Lister, F.L.S. Mosses Mr. L. B. Hall, F.L.S. Mr. W. R. Sherrin. Lichens Miss A. Lorrain Smith, F.L.S. Mr. Robert Paulson, F.L.S. Mr. A. A. Pearson has supplied the following:— LIST OF SPECIES OF FUNGI FOUND ON i(:.th OCTOBER. Amanita phalloides (Vaill.) Fr., mappa Fr., muscaria (Linn.) Fr., pantherina (D.C.) Fr., rubescens (Pers.) Fr. Amanitopsis vaginata (Bull.) Roze. Lepiota procera (Scop.) Fr. Armillaria mellea (Vahl.) Fr., mucida (Schrad.) Fr. Tricholomaterreum (Schaeff.) Fr., saponaceum Fr., melaleucum (Pers.) Fr., Clitocybe aurantiaca (Wulf.) Studer, clavipes (Pers.) Fr., infundibuli- formis (Schaeff.) Fr., ditopus Fr. Laccaria laccata (Scop.) B. & Br. and var., amethystina (Vaill.) B. Br. Collybia fusipes (Bull.)Berk., radicata (Rehl.)Berk., maculata (A. & S.)Fr., velutipes (Curt.) Fr., acervata Fr. Mycena rugosa Fr., galericulata (Scop.) Fr., galopus (Pers.)Fr., leucogala Cke., epipterygia (Scop.) Fr. Pleurotus dryinus (Pers.) Fr., ostreatus (Jacq.) Fr. Hygrophorus eburneus (Bull.) Fr., laetus (Pers.) Fr., miniatus Fr. Lactarius turpis (Weinm.) Fr., blennius Fr., vellereus Fr., quietus Fr., glyciosmus Fr., mitissimus Fr., subdulcis (Pers.) Fr., cimicarius (Batsch.) Phil. Russula nigricans (Bull.) Fr., sardonia Fr., lepida Fr., fellea Fr., cyanoxantha (Scharff.) Fr., ochroleuca (Pers.) Fr., fragilis (Pers.) Fr., lutea (Hudson) Fr., emetica (Schaeff.) Fr. Marasmius peronatus (Bolton.) Fr., androsaceus (Linn.) Fr. Lentinus cochleatus (Pers.) Fr. Lenzites betulina Linn.) Fr. Nyctalis asterophora Fr. Pluteus cervinus Schaeff.) Fr. Nolanea pascua (Pers.) Fr. Pholiota squarrosa (Mull.) Fr., adiposa Fr., marginata (Batsch.) Fr.,. pumila Fr.