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C. strict*, and withal of a fine yellow, somewhat approaching that of Calocern 

 viscosa, but not so rich. Then we come upon a small quantity of C. fragilis 

 which is here in company with Agaricus Swartzii, and Ag. testaceus, species 

 much rarer than, but not so curious as, the green and yellow Hygrophorous 

 psittacinus, which is rather plentiful A little beyond these, springing up through 

 and overtopping the long grass, is another splendid Clavatia of a casspitose 

 habit, often attaining a height of five or six inches, and of a beautiful alabaster 

 white. I was inclined to believe that ultimately it might have to be referred to 

 C. argillacea ; but one of our first British fungologists regards it as a species 

 closely related to C. argillacea. Genuine normal forms of this latter plant grow at 

 no great distance in the same wood, or rather on the mud of an old wall which 

 enclosed it, and has certainly a very different appearance. 



About half- a- mile or more to the north east of the village there is a belt of 

 fir trees planted round the base of a singular granite knoll rising up out of the 

 centre of an extensive peat bog. This is the only place in the district where we 

 have yet observed C. abietina. In this wood there grow along with it C. 

 stricta, and the odd looking Spathularia flavida. which in general looks so 

 mightily like a common egg-spoon. The last and perhaps the rarest of the 

 New Pitsligo Clavarias is C. cinerea. Last year I found it in a little beech 

 wood at the north-end of the village, along with small quantities of C. cristata 

 and C. incequalis. This year I can find only the latter there. It is possible 

 that the others may yet show themselves, but one cannot tell. Clavaria cinerea 

 seems to be very capricious and fastidious in the choice of its abode, and it may 

 be as capricious in the times of its appearance. — Id. 



Occurrence of Centaurea scabiosa L. &c. in Sutherland.— During a 

 walking tour in Sutherland with my friends Messrs Vice and Williamson we 

 found Centaurea scabiosa commonly at Farr, on the north coast, especially 

 on a sandy bank on which it abounded along with Ononis arvensis, Daucus 

 carota, Scabiosa arvensis, Tragopogon pratensis, &c. In the Students' Flora 

 the northern limit given for both Centaurea scabiosa, and Tragopogon pratensis 

 is Moray. The rayless variety of Senecio jacoboza was even more common than 

 . the ordinary form. We also found Pinguicula lusitanica and Primula scotica 

 near Farr.— James W. H. Traill. 



Botanical Notes.— I have met with the following plants during the past 

 summer. Equisetum pratense ( umbrosum ) in the Glas-alt Glen, on Craig-na- 

 dalaBeag, in Braemar: not known before, I understand, as an Aberdeenshire plant. 

 In the same locality I found Ajuga reptans var. pseudo-alpina. — Cerastium 

 triviale var. alpinum, on Craig-na-dala in Cairn Toul. This plant varies much 

 in the size of the petals. The Cairn Toul plant might almost be mistaken for 

 Cerastium alpinum; the Craig-na-dala plant has much smaller flowers; and 

 Colonel Drummond Hay found a plant on Lochnagar that is intermediate be- 

 tween typical triviale and the var. alpinum.— Hypnum trifarium — Craig-na- 

 dala ; not found previously in Aberdeenshire nor on the eastern Grampians. 

 — Aira uligifiosa— common in several localities in Braemar. — Peziza axillaris 

 — Morrone, Braemar. 



The following plants found by Colonel Drummond Hay, Mr. Roy and my- 

 self during an excursion of the Perthshire Mountain Club to Glentilt and Ben- 

 y-Gloe : — Equisetum pratense, Glentilt ; Orchis incarnata, near Falar, at an 

 altitude of 1800 feet. This station was discovered by Professor Barker a few 

 years ago. Aira alpina, Peziza axillaris, Solorina crocea, &c, Ben-y-Gloe, 



