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Next forenoon (Tuesday), the party proceeded up the Dalmally 

 road, gathering fungi as they went. About three-quarters of a 

 mile from the hotel, the woods began to prove very productive. 

 Amongst the larger Hymenomycetes noted were conspicuous 

 white groups of Pleurotus porrigens (Pers.) Fr. ; fragrant 

 clusters of Lentinus cochleutus, Pers., Fr. ; and a fine 

 specimen of Tremellodon gelatinosum, Pers., obtained by Miss 

 Bisset, Edinburgh, besides several smaller examples of that 

 species. Although not unfrequent in the neighbourhood of 

 Moffat, Dumfries, and other parts of the Solway area, the last- 

 named species had not previously been recorded for "Clyde." 

 As it was found, however, at Killin last year by Mr. Carleton 

 Ilea, B.C.L., M.A., and has also been ascertained to occur in the 

 neighbourhood of Perth, its range of distribution in Scotland 

 appears to be fairly wide. Amongst the smaller agarics observed 

 were Colly bia tuber ota (Bull.) Fr., Mycena pterigena, Fr., and 

 Claudopus variabilis (Pers.) W, Sm. Fading fronds of Asplenium 

 Trichomanes were dotted with the black perithecia of Sphcerella 

 polypodii, Fckl., not previously recorded for the British Isles. 



A striking feature in the woods around Inverarav was the 

 abundance and luxuriance of Armillaria mucida (Schrad.) Fr., 

 a beautiful agaric which grew on dead beech trees. Its specific 

 name is derived from the viscid moisture with which the surface 

 of the pileus or cap is abundantly supplied. Another white 

 species, Pleurotus porrigens (Pers.) Fr., occurred commonly on 

 dead stumps in the woods throughout the district. Full-grown 

 specimens, when growing erect, bore considerable resemblance to 

 the white-spathed Calla or Egyptian Arum-lily of our gardens 

 and greenhouses. 



An afternoon walk through the woods extending westward 

 from the Dalmally road proved rather unproductive, and yielded 

 little else than common species, among which the beautiful 

 Cortinarius sanguineus, Fr., was perhaps the most notable. 



Next morning (Wednesday) an early ramble enabled several 

 microf ungi to be added to the list, including Protomyces parhy- 

 dermuf, Thiim., on Taraxacum officinale; Pseudopeziza trifolii 

 (Bern.) Fckl., on Trifolium repens ; and Ps. ranunculi (Wallr.) 

 Fckl., on Ranunculus repens. After breakfast some time was 

 devoted to a walk through part of the Castle grounds and woods, 



