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Among the plants collected to-day may be mentioned — 

 Draha incana, L., very large ; Vicia sylvatica, L., on rocks 

 above the loch ; Potentilla salisburgensis, Hoenke, in fruit ; 

 Scnissurea aljrina, DC. ; Hieracmm anglicum, Fr. ; H. 

 cerintliiforme, Backh. in lit. ; H. prenanthoides, Vill. ; Juncus 

 castaneus, L. ; Careo: atrata, L. ; Avena pratensis, L., var. 

 alpina. Smith ; Woodsia liypcrhorea, Br., — this fern was 

 gathered both by Dr. Paul and Mr. Gunn. 



Saturday, 7th August 1897. — To-day the members of 

 the Club returned home. The Caledonian Railway officials 

 again honoured the Club by providing a fine saloon carriage 

 to bring the members from Killin to Edinburgh. Thus 

 ended a most pleasant and, at the same time, a very 

 profitable excursion. 



It was, however, a great disappointment that neither on 

 Beinn Heasgarnich nor on Ben Lawers did the members 

 pick Carcx vshdaia. It is known to grow on the first of 

 these mountains, and on Ben Lawers it was discovered by 

 the famous botanist Don in 1810, and was not again 

 gathered on Ben Lawers till 1892, when it was picked by 

 Dr. Paul during an excursion of this Club. On both days, 

 however, the members had far too little time to search 

 properly for the plant. 



Apodya lactea, Coknu (Leptomitus lacteus, Agardh), 

 one of the Sapeolegniace^. Described by PtOBERT Turn- 

 bull, B.Sc, Lecturer on Botany, School of Medicine of the 

 Pioyal Colleges, Edinburgh. (With Plate.) 



(Read lutli March 1898.) 



During January 1898 I received specimens of AjJodya 

 lactea, from the Piingorm Burn, which flows into the Spey. 

 The fungus was found attached to stones, decaying branches, 

 grass, etc., in the bed of the stream, below the point where 

 the eftlueut from a distillery entered. I also procured 

 specimens from the Aberlour Burn ; and the fungus is 

 common in the Fiddich, — both streams receiving discharges 

 from distilleries, and flowing into the Spey. 



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