164 The Scottish Naturalist. 



* P. strobilina Fr. Mycol. Scot. p. 221. 



This has been gathered at Forres by the Rev. J. Keith, 

 and by myself at Glamis, growing abundantly on 

 fallen spruce-fir cones. The plant, which may be 

 easily overlooked, is perhaps not uncommon. 



Forres, 1879. Rev. J. Keith. 

 England. Europe. 



Aviemore, 1879. Rev. J. Keith. 

 England. Europe. 



* A. Cookei Boud. Mycol. Scot. p. 338. 



The specimens found by Dr B. White were on grouse- 

 dung. 



2209. Phacidium minutissimum Awd. C. Hbk. No. 2267. 



On oak-leaves. June. 



East. ■ Moray 



West. 



Dunphail, 1879. Rev. J. Keith. 

 England. Europe. 



2210. P. tetrasporum Phill. & Keith. Gard. Chron. Sept. 4 

 1880. 



Epiphyllous, crumpent, circular or oblong, convex, cinereous, seated 

 on a brownish-yellow spot,' splitting irregularly into three or four 

 lacinise ; disc block on the surface, brownish-yellow within ; asci 

 broadly clavate ; sporidia 4, elliptical-ovate, with a septum near the 

 lower end, often with a papilla, brown, '025-028 x "017 mm, ; para- 

 physes numerous, septate, with brown pear-shaped heads, 1 mm 

 across. 



Simulating a Puccinia. 



On juniper leaves. June. 



East. ■ Moray — 



West. 



Altyre and Dunphail, 1880. Rev. J. Keith. 



