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Convolvulus arvensis as an unintended ornamental climber.— 

 This plant is not very common in this parish (Rattray), though a great 

 nuisance to the farmers in the parish of Kinloch, three miles west from 

 this. Early this spring, some shoots of it, whence come I do not know, 

 showed themselves at the side of my front door. At first I thought it was 

 C. sepitan, but after it declared its specific distinction, it exhibited a 

 character for which I was not prepared. Being close to an iron trellis, it 

 quickly twined up the same, and is now there to the height of about eight 

 feet, covering the trellis with a rich thick green mass more than two feet 

 wide. The pale pink blossoms (two on a peduncle) were abundant in 

 summer ; and the leaves seem disposed to be evergreen, and the stems to 

 stand the winter, as they were unaffected by the frost, which a fortnight ago 

 was nine degrees F. below freezing point. Altogether, the plant, which 

 was merely allowed to grow up because it appeared at a vacant place, has 

 unexpectedly proved very ornamental. It has good soil. — W. Herd MAN, 

 Rattray, Nov., 1876. 



Note for Mycolologists. — In following out the subject of papers which 

 have been read at the meetings of the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland, I 

 am presently engaged in preparing lists of the Fungi of Scotland ; and am 

 anxious to avail myself of the aid of those who have directed their attention 

 to this branch of Cryptogamic Botany. After the names of species, 1 pur- 

 pose to give such references as may be useful to the student for botanical 

 description, etc., and to note their habitats, seasons of growth, ranges of 

 altitude, and geographical distribution — authorities, of course, will be 

 quoted. In order that such a work may be as complete as possible, I take 

 this opportunity of requesting the assistance of all who are interested in the 

 subject ; and will feel greatly obliged by any communications with which 

 Mycolologists may favour me. — J. Stevenson, Glamis, Forfarshire. 



Rare Fungi from Glasgow Botanic Gardens.— Having made repeated 

 visits to the various gardens in the neighbourhood of Glasgow for sevei^al 

 years, I have had ample opportunity of observing the several forms of 

 Fungi which appear from time to time in the pots and tanks of the hot- 

 houses. Some of these forms are great pests to the gardener, and are with 

 difficulty kept down; e.g., Agariais cepccstipes and Agaricus cristatus^ 

 which are exceedingly common in the tan-pits of the Botanic Gardens. 

 Among the rarer specimens are several never before observed in the west 

 of Scotland; such as — (i) Lepiota georgiiuv.. Sm. Known at once by its 

 turning to a deep blood red or claret colour when cut or bruised. (2) 

 Pleiirotiis gadinioides vSm. — A beautiful and delicate form, white in colour, 

 growing on stems of Dicksonia in the Botanic Gardens. (3) Agaricus 

 echinosporiis Sm. — Growing on decayed wood in the new range of hot- 

 houses in the Botanic Gardens. (4) Polyponis xanthopus. Fr. — This is a 

 most beautiful form, resembling no other British fungus with which I am 

 acquainted. The pilcus is thin, like paper of a golden yellow colour, and 

 very distinctly zoned. The pores are very minute, running down the stem. 

 It was growing on a piece of wood used for an aerial orchis. (5) Alendiiis 

 himantioides. Fr. — Growing on wood in the Botanical Gardens. Besides 

 these, I have observed several other forms, which I have been unable 

 to determine as yet, — K. H. Patehson, 6 Windsor Place, Glasgow, 

 December, 1876. 



