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only place I had previously seen it in my radius was as a casual
in a wheat-field at Witham, and then it only survived the one
year.—Edwin E. Turner, Coggeshall, August 6th, 1902.
Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus in Epping Forest.—I
cannot find any record of the Daffodil in the Forest, but there is
a certain district where it grows very scantily for a distance of
about go yards. I have not had the luck to see any flowers, but
I came upon two little boys from Loughton one day in March,
1901, digging up the bulbs. They knew perfectly well what
they were, and told me that they had seen the spot yellow with
the flowers the previous year.—F. W. Elliott, April 7th, 1903.
Growth-force of a Mushroom.—I send a rough sectional
drawing of a curious mushroom growth. On August 4th, 1892,
I noticed that the pavement (asphalte or tar) on the east side of
Norwich Road, close to the enclosure wall of Upton Congrega-
tional Chapel, was lifted conically, presenting the appearance of
a miniature volcanic mountain. Upon investigation, I found
that it was caused by the growth of a mushroom. The particular
incident worthy of observation is the force exerted by the fungus
to lift, not only the dead weight, but the impacted conglomerate
of tar, sand and stones.—(Rev.) Rowland T. Warren, Christ
Church Vicarage, Forest Gate, Essex.
A Big Mushroom.—I have just been informed by Mr.
Collis Willmott that he gathered a remarkable mushroom at
Woodham Ferris, Essex, on the 28th of August, 1902, which
deserves a record. It was a specimen of the Horse Mushroom
(Agaricus arvensis), which most persons consider equal, and some