BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH XXXill 
The PRESIDENT alluded to the death of Mr. JonHn 
MoNTGOMERIE BELL, W.S., elected a Resident Fellow in 
1857. 
The following communications were read :— 
1. CAREX AQUATILIS, WAHLB., AND ITS SCOTTISH ForMs. 
By Mr. ARTHUR BENNETT. (See p. 86.) 
2. SOME FURTHER MOSSES FROM THE ISLE OF May. By 
W. Evans, F.R.S.E. (See p. 91.) 
3. SUPPLEMENTARY NoTE ON MOSSES OF PRINCE 
CHARLES FORELAND, SPITZBERGEN. By H. N. Dixon, 
M.A., F.L.S.. (See p. 93.) 
The Rey. Dr. PAuL showed a fresh specimen of Polyporus 
sulphwreus, Bull., found on an old elm branch at Smeaton 
Hepburn, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, on Ist July 1910. A 
summer and autumn fungus, attaining a breadth of 2 and 
even 3 feet, very handsome when large and fresh, owing to 
its delicate colouring. Nota rare, but an uncommon fungus, 
found here and there all over Britain, France, Sweden, etc. 
Occurs on the stem or stump of many kinds of leaf-bearing 
trees—oak, cherry, willow, alder, ash, walnut. When in 
fullest vigour it yields a sulphur-coloured juice. Edible 
when young. Crystals of binoxalate of potass gather on 
the dried pileus, sometimes in such quantity as to form a 
crust over it. Spores oval, white, minutely papillose. 
The Rev. J. J. MARSHALL L. AIKEN, B.D., sent for ex- 
hibition specimens of Carex rariflora gathered at Caen- 
lochan, at the head of Glen Isla; also Liliwm Martagon, 
with fasciated stem. 
An example of peloria in Foxglove, sent by Mr. C. S. 
FRANCE, was shown. 
A letter was read from Mr. R. A. Ropertson, M.A., B.Se., 
in which he recorded the finding by him of Corallorrhiza 
innata, R.Br., in fair quantity on the Gunner’s Range, 
Barry Camp. 
