132 EPPING FOREST.
Boletus parasitica. Parasitic on Scleroderma vulgare.
Thickets by Copped Hall Lodge Road.
Boletus rutilas. New plant to Britain, 1883. Between the
Robin Hood and the Loughton Camp.
Polyporus picipes. A curious little plant, stem half black.
Epping Upper Forest.
Polyporus intybaceous. Very large elegant plant, with
numerous branching pilei.
Polyporus giganteum. The largest of the genus, growing
sometimes as much as four feet across.
Polyporus imbricatus. Growing on old oak stump. Rare.
Not been seen for twelve years. Near King's Oak,
High Beach.
Polyporus umbellatus. Very curious plant, branching from
a central stem with numerous round pilei. New to
Britain, 1883. Epping Lower Forest.
Hygrophorus chrysodon. White, spotted golden yellow.
Not common. Monk Wood.
Lactarius torminosa. Stout, woolly, and zoned with orange.
Under sallows. Theydon thickets.
Lactarius controversus. Large, pileus as an inverted cone,
stem short, amongst heath. Open glade between King's
Oak and Wake Arms, the only place it has been observed
in the Forest. Here it has been constant.
Lactarius trivialis. This plant cropped up in quantity
about twelve years ago, but has not been observed since.
Lower Forest.
Lactarius gliciosmus. Dove coloured. Damp situations,
under birch. Theydon road.
Lactarius volemum. Very fine plant, pileus and stem one
uniform rich red-brown colour, mid-August. Epping
Lower Forest.
Lactarius vellereus. The largest plant of this genus ; some
specimens, when well grown, will hold more than a pint
of water.
Lactarius pipiratus. Usually called the fiery milk mushroom.
Russula virescens. Occurs middle of August. Near Am-
bersbury Bank, Epping Lower Forest.
Russula lepida. A very beautiful plant, but very uncertain ;
usually occur after a hot summer.
Russula rubra. Pileus dark red, not common. High Beach.
Russula emitica. Bright scarlet, gills white. Poisonous.
Cantherellus cibarius. Whole plant orange. Scent like
apricots, very handsome. Monk Wood. Theydon
thickets, Epping.
Marasmius fusco-purpureus. Amongst dead leaves. Monk
Wood.