FUNGI OF KILMAHEW, FINLAYSTONE, AND WEST KILBRIDE. 61 
List of Fungi, &c., observed at Kilmahew, Finlaystone, 
and West Kilbride. By Professor THomas Kine and 
D. A. Boyp. 
{Read 27th February, 1894.] 
On 30th September and 14th October last, excursions of the 
Society were made to the estates of Kilmahew, near Cardross, 
Dumbartonshire, and Finlaystone, near Langbank, Renfrewshire. 
Owing to the advanced period of the season, it was resolved that 
attention should be specially directed to the cryptogamic flora of 
these localities ; and lists of the Fungi observed were accordingly 
' made, so far as the species could be identified by us. As both 
excursions took place on Saturday afternoons, there was not much 
time available for work before darkness set in. For the same 
reason, it was found impossible to include in the lists many 
species of Microfungi which can only be detected after careful and 
protracted search, or to devote attention to the Mosses and other 
eryptogams. A few species of Mosses were, however, noted at 
Kilmahew by Mr. Boyd, whose list is incorporated in this paper. 
A large number of Fungi were also collected at West Kilbride, 
Ayrshire, by My. Boyd, and exhibited to the Society at a meeting 
held on 3lst October. Many of these were examined by Professor 
‘ King and Mr. William Stewart, and 44 species were satisfactorily 
_ determined. 
On 4th November we visited West Kilbride, and spent about 
_ five hours in collecting Fungi. Through the kindness of Mr. Hugh 
R. G. Craufurd of Auchenames, thé proprietor, and Mr. Nicol P. 
Brown, the tenant, we had obtained permission to examine the 
_ woods around Crosbie Castle. Unfortunately, however, we reached 
_ Crosbie too late in the afternoon to be able to explore more than 
avery small area of these woods, which appeared to be unusually 
ich in Fungi. During the afternoon about 100 Species were 
_ found, including many of considerable rarity and interest, 
