SoppiTT : Fungus Foray at Hereford. 



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humourous paper on " A Missing Chapter from the Tramp Abroad." 

 Later on, the party adjourned to the house of Mr. T. Cam, where several 

 papers were read and a fine collection of drawings inspected, sent for 

 exhibition by Mr. Massee, of Scarborough. At this stage of the 

 proceedings I took my departure from Hereford, and arrived home at 

 three in the morning. 



Friday, Oct. 5th., Dr. Carlyle informs, me was spent at Ledbury, 

 where several good things were collected, including Ag. BucknallL 

 The evening was devoted to the reading of papers, &c. 



Saturday, Oct. 6th. — The visitors took their departure. 



WM. WILSON'S TOURS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND. 



1837-1830. 



By Jas. Cash. 



(Read before the Manchester Cryptogamic Society^ April 16th, 1883.^ 

 (Concluded.) 



SCOTLAND AND IRELAND : 1829-30. 



On the 17th of February, 1830, Mr. Wilson sailed from Dublin for 

 Holyhead, where he spent some time botanising. On the 18th, during 

 a walk to Trefriw rabbit warren, he gathered, amongst other things, 

 Besmatudon nervosus. This moss he again found three days later in 

 another locality. He also gathered Gymnostomum conicum {Tottia 

 Starkeafia, var. |8), Phascum muticum, P. rectum, and GrimmAa maritima. 

 After this he went to Yr-allt-Fawr, and succeeded in finding Hypnum 

 illecehrim and Grimmia trichopliylla. Of Hypnum illecehrumh.Q saw plenty 

 afterwards at a place called Bryn ddu. He continued to botanise in 

 Anglesea and aboufc Bangor until near the end of March, visiting Llyn 

 Ogwen and Twll ddu ; also Cadnant, where he gathered Pterogonium 

 gracile, Grim7nia trichopliylla, &c. In the previous year he had been 

 fortunate in discovering, near this place, the rose which was named 

 after him — Rosa Wihoni. 



On the 29th of March Mr. Wilson left Bangor on foot and walked 

 to Abergele, putting up there at the " George IV." inn. I wish we 

 botanists could record of every hostelry we enter what Wilson says of 

 this : " Bed, comfortable, 6d. ; breakfast 8d." On the 30th he walked 

 to Foryd (I suppose Rhyl was not then known even by name) and 

 going on board the tidal packet, which sailed at two a.m. on the 

 31st, he landed at Liverpool after a four hours' sail. Proceeding 

 homeward on one of the Bridgwater packet boats, and leaving his 



