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which is placed a strand of wire. He drums on this and the effect 
is quite musical. 
July 10. Fine. Up to Model. Cypripedium spectabile with 
twenty-four decayed blossoms onit in swamp. Tried to imagine 
how pretty it must have looked inits prime. Five young Ruffed 
Grouse rose from the sedgy swale nearby—a spirited lot. Cross- 
ed the river to gather some Sweet Flag, then passed further north 
to see Muphar advena lifting their golden crowns to the sun. 
How exceedingly beautiful this plant is when closely examined. 
July 26. Last summer found a plant in seed, in blue clay and 
gravel at the edge of Plover Pond ; name unknown. Sowed the 
seeds in garden. In bloom today—proves to be Lampsana com- 
munis—Nipplewort. : 
TWO RARE FUNGI. 
Two very interesting fungi were recently sent for determina- 
tion to the writer and Dr. James Fletcher, by Mr. Henry Johnson 
of Simcoe. Neither of us having seen these species before they 
were submitted to Mr. E. A. Burt for his opinion. One he 
identifies as Cyclomyces Greent, Berk., the other as Pleurofus 
subareolatus, Peck., both very rare species and not before recorded 
from any point in Canada, so far as we know. The Cyclomyces 
was found found by. Dr. W. A. McIntosh a short distance from 
the village of Lynnville, in Norfolk Co It was growing on the 
ground among some rotten wood, but whether on the wood or in 
the soil Dr. McIntosh could not say. The Pleuro/us was found 
by Mr. Johnson ‘‘in Lynnwood Park in the town of Simcoe It 
grew on a small maple tree which stood among a clump of pines. 
Something had taken the bark off one side of the tree and the ex- 
posed part had decayed somewhat and here the fungus was grow- 
ing.” 
Joun Macoun. 
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