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was much appreciated, no flowering plants worthy of record were 
observed. Among the mosses gathered were Fissidens incurvus, 
Schw., and Barbula aloides, Koch, on clayey banks; Z'etrodontiwm 
Brownianum, Dicks., and Eurhynchium Teesdalii, Sm., on moist 
sandstone rocks; and Hypnwm resupinatum, Wilson, on trunks 
of trees, Fungi were numerous, and among the species observed 
were Panus stipticus, Fr., on an oak stump; Vematelia virescens, 
Cda., on dead branches of whin; Lycogala epidendrum, Bux., on 
a decayed stump; cidiwm albescens, Grev., on leaves of 
moschatel; Puccinia glomerata, Grey., on leaves of ragwort; 
Stigmatea robertiant, Fr., on leaves of herb-Robert; Diaporthe 
inequalis, Curr., on dead branches of whin; and Ovularia primu- 
lana, Thiim., on leaves of primrose. 
Leaving the glen, the party turned into the upper road to 
Chapelton. Near the mill-dam a fine specimen of Hypericum 
Androsemum, L., was gathered, which bore on its leaves bright 
yellow clusters of the uredospores of Melampsora hypericorum 
(DC.) Wint.; while dock-leaves by the road-side were spotted 
with groups of perithecia of Spherella rwmicis (Desm.) Cke. In 
a ditch adjoining the roadside was found abundance of Siwm 
erectum, Huds., which is not known to occur elsewhere in the 
district. On the sandy turf between the road and the seashore, 
millions of flowers of Ranunculus bulbosus, L., raised their golden 
heads. Liehens were abundant on the walls, the most notable 
species being the yellow Physcia parietina (L.) D.N., and pale 
grey Parmelia scortea, Ach.; but among others observed were 
Lecanora parella (L.) Ach., LZ. atra (Huds.) Ach., and Lecidea 
aromatica, Sm.—the last-named being remarkable for the fragrant 
odour which it emits when rubbed while in a moist condition. 
Leaving the road-side, a visit was made to a grassy slope on the 
Glenhead Braes, where Ophioglossum vulgatum, L., was found in 
abundance; while the adjoining woods yielded several interesting 
plants, such as Carex pendula, Huds., with its graceful tassels of 
flowers ; xcidiospores of Puccinia primule (DC.) Wint., on leaves 
of primrose; and Hymenoscypha cyathoidea (Bull.) Phil., and 
Mollisia spherioides (Desm.) Gill., on dead stems of red campion. 
The party now returned to the shore, where fine specimens of 
Botrychium Lunaria, Sw., were gathered on the turf. Decaying 
fronds of sea-weed, stranded by the stormis of early spring, yielded 
