538 Elsdon Mote Hills. By Mr Thos. Arkle. 



17. Ag. (Pholiota) spectabilis, Fr. Densely coespitose on de- 

 cayed stump ; not common. 



18. Ag. (Pholiota) togularis, Bull. Grassy bank of Tweed; 

 rare. 



19. Ag. (Pholiota) pumilus, Fr. On wall top, in mossy turf ; 



rare. In company with Ag. muralis and Ag. demissus. Ap- 

 pears not to have been recorded in Scotland till this year, 

 when it was also found by Eev. J. Keith, Forres. 



20. Ag. (Flammula) hybridus, Fr. Coespitose on old Scotch fir 

 stump ; apparently uncommon. 



21. Ag. (Naucoria) siparius, Fr. Not common. 



22. CoRTiisrARius multiformis, Fr. Under beech ; rare. 



23. Lactarius glyciosmus, Fr. In mixed wood, 



24. Lenzites saepiaria, Fr. At Sprouston Ferry, on old timber ; 

 rare. 



25. Boletus laricinus, Berh. Under larch ; not uncommon here. 



26. PoLYPORUS BRUMALis, Fr. On dead fir branch ; rare. 



27. PoLYPORUS sanguinolentus, Fr. On the ground in a wood ; 

 rare. 



28. PoLYPORUS vAPORARius, Fr. On dead wood. 



29. Irpex obliquus, Fr. Covering barked fir-log in a wood at 



Eutherford ; rare. 



30. Peziza cochleata, Bull. 



31. Peziza humosa, Fr. On turfy wall top ; frequent. 



32. Xylaria POLYMORPHA, 6^rev. On an old stump ; not common. 



Elsdon Mote Hills. By Mr Thomas Arkle, Highlaws, 

 Morpeth. With two Plates. 



The town of Elsdon lies on the western side of the brook of the 

 same name, and the Mote Hills are situated on the other side of 

 the stream, a little to the north-east of the town. For upwards 

 of half a mile above Elsdon the course of the brook is through a 

 narrow valley, there being a bank of considerable height on each 

 side. 



The hills occupy the southern point of the eastern bank, which 

 from thence slopes down to the level haugh on the south side of 

 town. These memorials of bygone times which are remarkably 

 perfect, consist as the name implies of two hills, the southern or 

 hi^^hor of which is 70 feet above the adjoining brook. The top 



