THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB.
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Considering the late date, a surprising number of phanerogams was
noted, no less than 135 wild plants, in actual flower, being recorded. Miss
E. Prince, who undertook the duties of recorder, reports that the more
interesting forms met with included Melilotus officinalis, Linum catharticum,
Hypericum quadrangulum, H. hirsutum, Angelica sylvestris, Helminthia
echioides, Erigeron acris, Solidago virga-aurea, Lycopsis arvensis, Erythraea
centaurium, Lycopus europaeus, Scutellaria galericulata, and Epilobium
angustifolium. As regards the fungi, the success of the experiment in
holding a foray in the neighbourhood was evident : over 60 species were
identified, and when one bears in mind the comparative smallness of the
party, and the short route traversed, this total appears a very satisfactory
one. No great rarity was met with; and, as might be expected, most or
all of the forms were identical with Epping Forest forms of frequent occur-
rence. The full list is as follows:—
Amanita phalloides. Hebeloma crustuliniforme.
A. muscaria. Galera tenera.
A. rubescens. Cortinarius cinnamomeus.
Tricholoma nudum. Psalliota arvensis.
Russula alutacea. Stropharia aeruginosa.
R. ochroleuca. S. semiglobata.
R. emetica. Anellaria campanulata.
Mycena galopoda, Hypholoma fasciculare.
M, sanguinolenta. H. lacrymabundum.
M. galericulata. H. hydrophilum.
Collybia radicata. Psilocybe semilanceata.
C. butyracea. Coprinus comatus.
C. velutipes. C. micaceus.
C. ambustus. Boletus chrysenteron.
Marasmius peronatus. B. scaber.
M. oreades. Trametes betulinus.
Lactarius cilicioides. Polystictus versicolor.
L. turpis. Irpex obliquus.
L. controversus. Grandinia grandina.
L. mitissimus. Phlebia merismoides.
L. subdulcis. Stereum hirsutum.
Hygrophorus coccineus. Thelephora laciniata.
Clitocybe nebularis. Clavaria inaequalis.
C, clavipes. C. cinerea.
C. rivulosa. Cyathus striatus.
C. fumosa. Lycoperdon perlatum.
C. flaccida. Ithyphallus impudicus,
Laccaria laccata. Xylaria hypoxylon.
Omphalia pyxidata. Calloria xanthostigma.
O. rustica. Nectria cinnabarina.
Claudopus variabilis. Mollisia caerulea.
Paxillus involutus. Trichobasis suaveolens.
Miss Lister identified the following mycetozoans:—Physarum nutans,
P. viride, Leocarpus fragilis, Stemonitis flavogenita, Comatricha typhoides,
Trichia persimilis and Lycogala epidendrum, the last occurring on leaves in
a drying pool, a most unusual habitat.