458 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 
Fir (Abies pectinata, DC.), 18 feet 3 inches in girth of trunk at 
4 feet 3 inches from the ground, was blown down in November, 
1893, and a section of the stem is preserved in the castle. This tree 
was 90 feet high, 210 years old, and contained 1,010cubic feet. The 
stump has been set up in its old position, and is being preserved. 
Among other trees measured were—an Ash, 12 feet 94 inches in 
girth at 5 feet ; a Beech, 18 feet 10 inches at 4 feet, bole 7 feet ; 
an Oak, 15 feet 2 inches at 3 feet 7 inches on upper and 7 feet 2 
inches on lower side, bole 14 feet ; another Oak, 14 feet 74 inches 
at 4 feet on upper and 7 feet on lower side, bole 14 feet. ; a Lime 
(Tilia vulgaris, Hayne), 13 feet at 5 feet, bole 20 feet. The 
following Fungi were collected by Mr. Wm. Stewart :— 
Agaricus (Amanita) excelsus, Fr., A. (Amanita) rubescens, Pers., 
A, (Amanita) vaginatus, Bull., A. (Armillaria) melleus, Fl. Dan., 
A. (Clitocybe) infundibuliformis, Scheeff., A. (Clitocybe) laccatus, 
Scop., A. (Collybia) radicatus, Rehl., A. (Collybia) dryophilus, 
Bull., A. (Pluteus) cervinus, Scheeff., A. (Entoloma) jubatus, Fr., 
A, (Clitopilus) prunulus, Scop., A. (Pholiota) spectabilis, Fr., A. 
(Pholiota) mutabilis, Scheeff., A. (Inocybe) rimosus, Bull., A. (Flam- 
mula) sapineus, Fr., A. (Crepidotus) mollis, Scheff., A. (Psalliota) 
silvaticus, Scheeff., A. (Hypholoma) sublateritius, Scheff., A, 
(Hypholoma) capnoides, Fr., A. (Hypholoma) epixanthus, Fr., 
A. (Hypholoma) fascicularis, Huds., A. (Hypholoma) lachryma- 
bundus, Fr., A. (Psilocybe) agrarius, Fr., A. (Psilocybe) semilan- 
ceatus, Fr., A. (Psathyra) corrugis, Pers., A. (Pancolus) papiliona- 
ceus, Fr., Cortinarius elatior, Fr., Paxillus giganteus, Fr., 
Hygrophorus pratensis, Fr., H. coccineus, Fr,, H. ceraceus, Fr., 
Lactarius blennius, Fr., L. quietus, Fr., L. serifluus, Fr., Russula 
adusta, Fr., R. rubra, Fr., R. cyanoxantha, Fr., R. heterophylla, 
Fr., &. fotens, Fr., Boletus flavus, With., B. chrysenteron, Fr., 
L. edulis, Bull, B. versipellis, Fr., Polyporus giganteus, 
Fr., P. adustus, Fr., P. versicolor, Fr., Thelephora palmata, Fr., 
Stereum hirsutum, Fr., Calocera viscosa, Fr., Lycoperdon gem- 
matum, Fr., Pezxiza awrantia, Cid. 
It may be recorded here that, two days before, Messrs. John 
Renwick and Richard M‘Kay visited Ochtertyre grounds, and 
measured the following trees :—Ash, 20 feet 114 inches in girth 
at 4 feet on upper and 12 feet on lower side. On this tree were 
growing a small Acer Pseudo-Platanus, Linn., and a Sambucus 

