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ties Wear, on some old willows. There is one old tree near the paper mills, 

 with some very large specimens on it, where they have been for years, and 

 are likely to remain, as they are so hard that no one can injure them. 



P. ferruginosus. Not common. This is rather a curious species, having 

 much the appearance of a resupinate sponge, except in colour, which, as its 

 name denotes, is rust coloured. 



P. vulgaris. Not common. Coaver. 1851. 



Boletus luteus. Eather plentiful some years, in the woods round Sir J. 

 Duckworth's park. 



B. subtomentosus. Not common. I met with one large family of them 

 under some Scotch firs at Coaver in 1852, but have not seen any since. 



B. Imidus. In the woods of Sir T. D. Acland, Bart. Sep. 14th, 1852. Not 

 common. 



(To he continued.) 



OCCASIONAL NOTES. 



BY MB. M. WESTCOTT. 



The Newfoundland Dog. Although anecdotes innumerable have been 

 written about the good qualities of this noble animal, yet the subject is not 

 exhausted ; nor would it be, were there double the number related ; as every 

 day's experience displays his tractability, sagacity, and fidelity, in a fresh 

 light. Joseph Parsons, Esq., of this city, has a fine dog of the Newfoundland 

 species, who is a very docile and affectionate fellow, to all with whom he is 

 acquainted ; but he is very sparing of his friendship to strangers, nor will 

 he hold a familiar acquaintance with any one, until he has seen them about 

 the premises some time. He is by no means a savage animal, however, for 

 he was never known to attack any person, excepting on one occasion, and 

 then he doubtless felt himself in duty bound to do so, in order to protect his 

 master's property. On this occasion, the subject of his displeasure was a 

 stranger who came into the yard, and " Lion," not liking his appearance, 

 followed him about. The man unconscious of the dog's sagacity, and there- 

 fore careless of his presence, secreted a chamois skin and water-brush, which 

 the groom had been using, and was about leaving the place, when he was 

 pounced upon by the dog, thrown down and kept there, until some of the 

 men came to his rescue. Before he left, they elicited from him a confession 

 of the theft he had committed ; which, of course, they assigned as the 

 sole cause of his having been so summarily dealt with by his detector ; for 

 strangers are almost every day seen in the yard by Lion, passing to and 

 fro, without the least attempt at interference. 



This faithful dog is unfortunately troubled with fits ; and when under the 

 influence of one, he is terrible to look upon. The best remedy for them, at 

 the time, is an application of cold water to the head. A few weeks since, 



