20 The Scottish Naturalist. 



(where George must have been born) and afterwards in 

 Forfar. 



" Mr. Don had not had experience in the cultivation of stove 

 plants, and, it must be confessed, did not shine in that depart- 

 ment At the same time, there can be no doubt that as a botanist 

 he greatly excelled the professor, who was an accomplished 

 chemist but had little turn for botany. It thus happened that 

 there soon arose a want of cordiality between the parties, and Mr. 

 Don contemplated a return to his favourite spot of ground at 

 Forfar. 



" During his residence in Edinburgh he attended nearly all the 

 medical classes, with the view of ultimately following that pro- 

 fession. On his return to Forfar he added a nursery to the 

 botanic garden, but it was unprofitable, in consequence of the 

 ground being bad and labour expensive. He formed an extensive 

 collection of plants, principally hardy, as well as a considerable 

 herbarium, chiefly of British plants, making numerous excursions 

 to the mountains, at the same time following his profession of a 

 country surgeon, which he had qualified himself for in Edinburgh. 

 Had he thrown up botany he would have done well in his new 

 profession, for he was very successful at first ; but his business 

 ultimately dwindled in consequence of his being continually out 

 of the way when wanted, in search of new discoveries — a pursuit 

 ill-adapted for a poor man with a large family." 



MYCOLOGIA SCOTICA-Supplement. 



By Rev. J. STEVENSON. 



{Continued from S. N., 1884, /. 183.) 



3005. Agaricus (Armillaria) bulbiger A. S. Fr. Hym. Eur. 

 p. 40. 



Pileus fleshy, convex, then expanded, obtuse, even 

 margin, as well as the stuffed equal marginato- 

 bulbous stem pallid fibrillose ; ring oblique, fugacious ; 

 gills emarginate, pallid. 



