320 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
strong-smelling species; A. vaccinus, Pers., with a shaggy pileus, 
recalling a cow’s hide; A. hirsutus, Lasch., a rare species ; Vyctalis 
parasitica, Fr., which was frequent on dead Russule ; Lactarius 
uvidus, Fr., an uncommon species, which is lilac in colour when 
eut ; LZ. vietus, Fr., L. volemus, Fr., both uncommon ; Cantharellus 
infundibuliformis, Fr., Boletus pachypus, Fr., the last-named 
uncommon ; B. versipellis, Fr., B. piperatus, Bull., both frequent; 
Polyporus igniarius, Fr., which is used for burning ; P. perennis, 
Fr. ; Trametes pini, Fr., which before this occasion I had only 
seen at Rothiemurchus on Scotch Pine ; Llaphomyces granulatus, 
Fr., a rare subterranean species, related to the truffle ; and Pexiza 
macropus, Pers. 
Thursday, 19th September.—On this date, in fine weather, we did 
yery well, although the party was breaking up. Among the 
species found I may mention—Pawillus atrotomentosus, Fr., which 
was rare; Agaricus equestris, Linn., was uncommon, and is very 
like A. sulphwreus, Bull., but without the bad smell; 4. 
jlammans, Fr., a bright-yellow species, which was frequent, as were 
also A. mappa, Fr. (a white one), and A. porrigens, Pers. 
Cortinarius armillatus, Fr., which we do not find near Glasgow, 
was one of our discoveries ; it is easily recognised by its vermilion 
ring. Helvella lacunosa, Afz., was found ; and near the end of our 
search the two rarest we had yet come across—Polyporus 
Schweiniziz, Fr., a rare species, black in colour, and as large as a 
Kilmarnock bonnet, and Sparassis crispa, Fr. Dr. Stevenson says 
of the last-named in his “ British Fungi,” vol. ii, p. 289, ‘“ Like 
a large sponge, edible and delicious, but too rare to be of value as 
an article of food.” I had never seen it before. It grew on the 
ground, at the root of a Scotch Fir. 
Friday, 20th September. —On the forenoon of this date I visited 
Culloden, and returned to Glasgow in the afternoon, well pleased 
with my visit to the north. 
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