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Anderson-Henry of Woodend, that they appeared in the soil of a 

 wardian-case which he had from New Zealand ; so that, though 

 interesting, they cannot be regarded as native. 



The following may be mentioned as hitherto less commonly 

 found in Scotland. Several of them may be regarded as fre- 

 quent, but local : — 



Ag. (^Amanita) patiiherinus, D. C, Ag. {Lepiotd) rachodes^ Vitt., 

 Ag. {Ar7?iillaria) miicidiis, Schrad., very infrequent during most 

 seasons, though abundant in some localities during 1878; Ag. 

 {Tricholomd) equestris, Linn., resplejidejis^ Fr., first found in Britain 

 at Forres by Mr Keith, but since gathered in several localities in 

 England and in Wales ; Columbetta, Fr., stdphureiis, Bull., niidusy 

 Bull. {Lepista 7iuda, Sm.), Ag, {Clitocybe) 7tebt/laris, Batsch., Ag. 

 (Colly bia) stipitarius, Fr., Ag. [Mycena) galopus, Pers., Ag. {Ento- 

 loma) Jubattis, Fr., Ag. (Pholiota) caperatus, Fr., fine specimens; 

 Ag. {Flammula) conissaiis, Fr., Ag. {Naiicoria) aicumis, Pers., 

 Cortinariiis glaucopus^ Schaeft'., aerulescens, Fr., casta?ieus, Bull., 

 Hygrophorus calyptrceformis^ B. and Br., a pure white variety of 

 which also was gathered at Penicuik ; Fistulina hepatica^ Huds., 

 Polyporus Schweifiitzii, Fr., intybaceiis, Fr., sidphureus, Bull., 

 chioneiis, Fr., ladeus, Yx.,fragilis, Fr., applajiafiis, VQrs.,fojnenta- 

 rius, L., Dcedalea qtiercina, L., Merulius pallcns, Berk., Sparassis 

 crispa., Wulf , Clavaria amdhystina, Pers., very large fine clusters ; 

 fumosa^ Pers., Typhula erythropus, Bolt., Treviella epigcea, B. and 

 Br., Lycoperdoii giga?iteinn, Batsch., a very large specimen; Cra- 

 teriiim mimitiim, Fr., Piicdnia chrysosplenii, Grev., Urocystis porn- 

 pholygodes, Schl, Anthina flammea, Fr., Hdvella crispa, Fr., 

 lacimosa, Afz., unusually large specimens ; Mitrula cucullata, Fr., 

 found previously in Scotland only by Greville, and recorded 

 in his 'Flora Edinensis ;' Peziza cerea, Sow., Helotiiim daro-flavum, 

 'BQxk.,pallescens, Yx.,Hypoviyces rosdlus^TvA., Xylaria polymorpha, 

 Grev., Sphceria ostrutliii, Fr. 



