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measuring 12^ feet. In the kitchen garden is a most notable 

 hornbeam, with long cord-like branches, hanging vertically from 

 the older branches, forming in summer a leafy screen with large 

 clear space round the trunk, which is 7^° feet in girth. 



Usually rambles are made at a time when fungi are not very 

 prominent features in wood and field, and special excursions fall 

 to be arranged in late autumn for their study and collection. I 

 have referred to a few kinds in the course of this paper ; but there 

 was quite a display of them at Douglas Support on the visit there, 

 forty species being collected, including representatives of Amanita, 

 An/iillaria, Tricholoma, Clitocybe, Collybia, Mycena, Pholiota, 

 Hebeloma, Psalliota, Hypholoma, Psilocybe, Coprimes, Hygrophorus, 

 Laclarius, Russula, Marasmius, Boletus, Polyporus, Stereum, 

 Clavaria, Lycoperdon, and Xylaria. Surely this is a gathering 

 sufficient in itself to excuse such a string of generic names. 



I have tried to give a general sketch of the botany of the 

 district, with some references to other features, geological and 

 zoological, such as came under notice on the occasion of excur- 

 sions ; and I take it we have something still to be thankful for in 

 the beautiful green retreats and ravines of Lanarkshire and the 

 refreshment and enjoyment they hold for lovers of nature. 



