PHYTOLOGY, 



NOTES ON ORYPTOGAMIC PLANTS. 



i. Odaviania Stephensii. Tul. — This species occurs frequently 

 in a wood near Helensburgh on the Clyde. 



2. Hydnanghmi carneum Wallr.- — Subglobose, irregular, and 

 smooth ; pale brown in colour, cells of same colour, immutable ; 

 basidia prominent, spores spherical, covered with long spines. 

 Tulasne Hypogaei, p. 75 to 21, fig. 3. Occurs in the Glasgow 

 Botanic Gardens, in pots along with the gum trees (Eucalypti). 



3. Torula splendens Cooke. — Covering the bark of trees 

 with dense black velvety patches. Flocci attenuated upwards, 

 rarely branching ; joints subglobose, compressed, dark brown. 

 The flocci do not tend to break up. On trees at the foot of 

 Ben Lomond.* 



4. Torula pinophila Ch. — Covering the branches and leaves 

 of the yew trees at Luss, Loch Lomond, with a minute black 

 powder. 



5. Dothidca sambuci Fr. — This species occurs here and there 

 on dead branches of Samducus niger at Kilfman, Argyleshire. 

 This species is new to Britain. 



6. Schizothyrium Ptarmtcac Desm. (Ann. des Sci. Nat., xi., 

 1849, p. 560). — This plant was gathered by the Rev. M. J. 

 Berkeley in England, on specimens of Achillea, which were 

 brought from France, and which were infected with the fungus. 

 My specimens must be native, however, as they were gathered 

 in Kilfman, Argyleshire. f 



* First found by the Rev. J. Keith at Forres. I saw it last summer on 

 trees near Loch Rannoch. Tt is doubtful whether it is a true Torula. — 

 Editor, Sc. Nat. 



t See Sc. Nat., iii., p. 273, under Labrella Ptermica. 



