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Fsylliodes chrysocephala, L.— Mullinure, sweeping— rare. 



P. napi, Koch. — Common throughout district, by sweeping and in 



moss. 

 P. cuprea, Koch. — Palace Demesne, in moss, one specimen. 

 P. chalcomera, 111. — MuUinure, Drummanbeg lyake, sweeping — not 



common. 

 P. picina, Marsh. — Mullinure, by sweeping and in flood rubbish — pretty 



common. 

 Cassida flaveola, Thunb. — Mullinure, in moss— rare. 

 C. equestris, F. j Mullinure, Ivowry's lyough, in moss and by sweeping, 

 C. viridis, F. ) especially on Mentha — pretty common. 



(TO BE CONTINUED.) 



NOTES 



BOTANY. 



FUNGI. 



Fungi from Lucan and Bray Districts. During a short residence 

 at Ballyowen House, near Lucan, Co. Dublin, in the beginning of June, 

 I met with the following species : Agaricus [Pholiotd) capistraUis, Cooke, on 

 old stumps, Ballyowen; A. (Ph.) rmitabilis ; Pamis torulosus ; Polyporus 

 sqiiamosus, Fr. ; P. obducens, Fr. ; and P. sulfureus, Fr. ; Doedalea unicolor, Fr. ; 

 Stemonitis fusca, Roth ; and S. ferrtighiea, Bhrb. , on stumps, Ballyowen ; 

 the Plasmodia of these species were white and delicate pink respectively 

 and the specimens found were of very large size ; Retictilaria U7nbrina, Fr., 

 same locality, the specimens were of great size, one on the cut surface of 

 an old stump being six inches in diameter at the base of the peridium ; 

 Didymhun furfiiraceum, Fr., same locality; Peziza {Lachnea) near bulbocrinita, 

 Phil., on dead umbelliferous stems, Ballyowen-lane (I am not sure of 

 this species as it differs from Phillips' in the colour of the hairs which are 

 tawny yellow) ; Peronospora effusa, Grev. on spinach in garden ; P. 

 schleideniana, De By., on Allium ursinu7n^ Lucan demesne ; P. nivea, 

 Ung. on CEgopodnwi podagraria, I^ucan demesne; P. lamii, De By., on L. 

 purpureum in Ballyowen-lane ; Uromyces dactylidis, Otth., oecidiospores 

 on Ranunculus bulbosus, field in front of Ballyowen House ; Puccinia galii, 

 Pers., oecidiospores on G.verum inEsker old churchyard; Uyvinyces geranii, 

 D. C, uredo- and teleuto-spores on G. molle in Bsker old churchyard, 

 oecidiospores not found ; Puccinia caricis, Schum., oecidiospores on Urtica 

 dioiea, abundant in Ballyowen-lane ; P. pimpinella, Strauss, teleuto-spores, 

 abundant in Lucan demesne; P. poarum, Nielsen, oecidiospores and sper- 

 mogonia on Ticssilago farfara, abundant; P. glonierata, Grev., on leaves and 

 petioles of SenecioJacobcEa, Lucan demesne, north side of river. 



I have collected and identified the following species, in the vicinity of 

 Bray, during the last month: Agaricus\A7nanita) vaoinahis, Bull, in Bray 

 Head firwood ; A. {Amanita) rubescens, Pen., the commonest agaric in the 

 firwood, Bray Head; A. {Hebeloma) geophyllus, Sow., same place; Coprimis 

 radiatus, Fr., same place, abundant; Cortinarius {Dermocybe) uliginosus. 

 Berk., Gomphidius viscidus, Fr., firwood in Glencree; Pussula integra, Fr. 

 Bray Head firwood ; Lactarius deliciosus, Fr. Bray Head ; Boletus flavus. 

 With., same place, abundant; B. granulatus, Linn., same place; B. 

 lariciniis, Berk., roadside between Kilruddery and Boghall; Polyporus 

 armeniacus ? Berk. ; Apyrenium lignatile, Fr. ; Phallus impudictis^ L., abun- 

 dant ; Arcyria incarnata, P. ; Ascobolus furfuraceus, Pers. ; Peziza granulata, 

 Fr. ; Phacidititn trifolii, Bond. ; Peronospora irifolioriwi, De By., all Bray 

 Head ; Puccinia variabilis, Grev., oecidio- and teleuto-spores, on same leaf, 

 Bray Head, south side : P. taraxaci, Plow., much commoner than 



