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As very little information regarding the nij^cology of the 

 Hebrides has been placed upon record, the following fragmentary 

 list of Microfungi observed in Islay is offered, in the hope that 

 it may not only possess some interest as a first contribution to 

 the subject to which it relates, but may have the effect of 

 stimulating further j-esearch in the same and kindred direc- 

 tions : — 



Cystopus candidus (Pers.) Lev. — On Capsella Bursajmstoris ; 



Port Ellen. 

 Breniia lactucce, Regel. — On Senecio vuhjaris ; The Ard. 

 Permiospora iirtica (Lib.) De Bary. — On Urtica wrens; Port 



Ellen. 

 P. vicice (Berk.) De Bary. — On Pisum sativiim ; Ardbeg. 

 P. alta, Fckl. — On Plantago major ; Port Ellen, ic. 

 Ustilago avenw,, Jensen. — On Avena saliva; Port Ellen, &c. 

 Tilletia decipiens (Pers.) Winter. — On Agrostis vulgaris ; Kilbride, 



Kildalbon, <kc. 

 Protomyces macrosporus, Ung. — On jligopodium Podagraria ; 



The Ard, &c. 

 Uromyces limonii (D.C) Winter. — As Uredo; on Armeria in 



garden ; Kildalton. 

 U. polygoni (Pers.) Fckl. — As Uredo ; on Polygonum Avicidare ; 



Kilbride. 

 U. tri/olii (A. & S.) Winter. — As Uredo ; on TrI/olium repens ; 



Port Ellen. 

 U. rumicis (Schum.) Winter. — As Uredo; on Rumex Aceiosa; 



Port Ellen. 

 U. alchemillce (Pers.) Winter. — On Alchemilla vulgaris; The Ard. 

 Puccinia galii (Pers.) Winter. — As Uredo; on Galium verum; 



Port Ellen. 

 P. calthce, Link. — On Caltha palustris ; Port Ellen, Upper 



Killeyan. 

 P. viol(e (Schum.) Wintei*. — On Viola Riviniana ; Middle 



Cragabus. 

 P. priniulce (D.C.) Winter. — As Uredo ; on Primula vulgaris; 



Kildalton. 

 P. rubigo-vera (D.C.) Winter. — As Uredo; on Holcus lanatus ; 



Kilbride. 

 P. poarum, Nielsen. — As, uEcidium ; on Tussilago Farfara ; Port 



Ellen, ikc. 



