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The Irish Naturalist, 
December, 1906. 
the time it could only be that grass. We brought away two roots. One 
was despatched to Mr. Praeger for his opinion, which coincided with my 
own, and the other was planted in Miss O'Brien's garden, where it 
flowered later. It is not wise, however, to dogmatise on immature 
material or material ripened under unnatural conditions, so, early in July 
I wrote to Miss O'Brien asking her if possible to get me a good gathering 
of the grass in full flower, from Trummera. This she very kindly did, 
sending me two large tussocks. Specimens of this later gathering were 
sent to Dr. Rendle, of the British Museum, who has confirmed the 
naming. This new station for Glyceria festucicformis is very satisfactory, as 
it further establishes Mr. Praeger's contention that the plant is native in 
Ireland. 
M. C. Knowi^ES. 
Dublin. 
Note on some Northern Fungi. 
The following four Fungi were observed during the summer of 1906. 
They do not seem to have been previously recorded for Co. Antrim : — 
Lepiota procera, Scop. (Parasol Mushroom). On sandy pasture, Mas- 
sereene Park, Antrim. 
Phallus impudicus, L. (Stinkhorn). In a wood in Massereene Park, 
Antrim. 
Merulius laaymans, Fr. (Dry Rot). This was observed growing on the 
woodwork of an outhouse at Windsor, Belfast. It need not necessarily 
be considered native in this locality, as the timber was probably foreign. 
Recorded by Templeton as occurring " near Belfast." 
Himeola auric ula-judae, Berk (Jew's Ear). Occurred growing on old 
Elder trees at Muckamore, near Antrim. 
In the Irish Independent of 7th September, 1906, the following note ap- 
peared: — "A large globular Fungus weighing 2| lbs. and measuring 27 
inches in circumference, was discovered by Mr. H. R. M'Fadden in Lord 
Ranfurly's demesne near Dungannon, on Wednesday. The growth is 
perfectly round and quite solid." This in all probability refers to the 
Giant Puff" Ball (lyeoperdon gigantewn, Batsch). According to Lett's 
" Fungi of the North of Ireland" (1886) it had previously been recorded 
for Antrim and Down, but not for Tyrone. 
J. Adams 
Royal College of Science, 
Dublin. 
