2 THE FUNGI OF EPPING FOREST.
these new names in foreign works, they may not be entirely
unfamiliar to us. The other group headings are not placed in
brackets and have no generic significance. Some of the sec-
tional headings are well recognized ; others are of recent origin ;
a few are new.
The main difficulty in the preparation of this list of Epping
Forest records, was to decide what species to exclude. Doubtful
records have been placed at the end, with explanatory notes,
or in a few cases are included in the list, preceded by a note of
interrogation.*
It will be noted that some common species are absent.
There are few coniferous trees in the forest, so that many familiar
fungi of pine woods do not appear. But the unrecorded species
common to deciduous woods are almost certainly present and
have been missed because so little research has been done
throughout the year. Most of the species in the list have turned
up at the annual forays held in October. It is hoped that this
list will be in the hands of most of the visitors who attend these
forays and that its publication will encourage students to search
the Forest more diligently for further species which will be duly
recorded in the Essex Naturalist.
The compiler is indebted to Miss E. M. Wakefield for kindly
looking through the list and making valuable criticism. He
must, however, bear the responsibility himself for the arrangement
adopted.
The notes referred to, which are of .1 technical nature, are printed in the Essex
Naturalist, vol. XXVI.