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hirsutum in ditches and damp places. Externally it is charac-
terised by the brilliant white margin surrounding the dark
slaty disc, a character which persists in dried specimens.
Microscopically this is seen to be due to the replacement of
the typical dark cortex at a low level by an extensive hyaline
cortex which extends right up to the margin.
MOLLISIA BENESUADA (Tul.). Phill.
Several clusters of ascophores were found on a willow stump
in Lords Bushes in February, 1939. Since then the stump has
received much attention from woodpeckers and the site occupied
by the Mollisia is completely destroyed.
TAPESIA FUSCA (Pers.). Fckl.
Was found in extensive patches on the hard wood of a dead
hawthorn branch near Connaught Water on October 7th, 1939.
PEZICULA RHABARBARINA (Berk.) Tul.
Occurred on the lower part of dead stems of Rubus fruticosus
in Knighton Wood in December, 1938.
All specimens as to the identity of which I have had any
doubts have been submitted to the British Museum, and I
should like to take this opportunity to express my most grateful
thanks to Dr. Ramsbottom and Miss Stephens for their kind
help and encouragement.
MYCETOZOA FOUND IN EPPING FOREST,
AUTUMN, 1939.
By JOSEPH ROSS.
BECAUSE of war conditions no forays were held by the
Club in Epping Forest in the autumn of 1939, and I
decided to attempt outings on the approximate dates and to
keep a record of the species of Mycetozoa seen in the Forest.
The season was one of considerable rain, of cold winds during
part of October, and some frosts in the second half of November.
I considered October 14th (the normal date of the Fungus
Foray), but rain fell so heavily immediately before that day that
I made no search then. November 11th was the probable date
of the Cryptogamic Foray, and on that day eighteen species
were found in 51/2 hours' hunting between Earls Path, Great