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The Scottish Naturalist. 



fields at Marwick in Birsay, near Finstown, and in Orphir. ; 

 new to Scotland. 



Growing on the capilula, and also on the upper leaves on both surfaces, 

 forming dull violet-grey tufts of conidiophores, each of which is 5 to 

 7 times bifurcated, with ascending branches, ending in short straight 

 or slightly curved branchlets. Conidia oval or elliptical, 20-26 by 20 

 /Lt, dull brown-violet. Schroter states that this fungus grows only 

 on capitula ot Anihemideai. 



P. Lamii A. Braun, {Scot. Nat. 1888, p. 208), on Lamium pur- 

 pureum and on L. amplexicaide in a field in Birsay, and on 

 Stachys palnstris at Finstown. 



P. effusa (Grev.) Rabh., on Atriplex Balringtonii, plentiful near 

 Stromness, along the Bay of Firth, and in . Orphir. 



P. UrticaB (Lib.) De Bary, on Urtica nrens, in Birsay. 



P. alta Fuckel, on leaves of Plantago major, plentiful in Birsay, 

 and near Finstown. (Since found by me, in September, 

 at Inveraray in fair quantity, near Callander in Perthshire, 

 and near Aberdeen, but scarce). 



The leaves become yellowish on the upper surface, but are covered below 

 with an effused coat of very pale violet-grey clusters of conidiophores, 

 which are slender, 5 or 6 times bifurcated, ending in tapering curved 

 branchlets. Conidia elliptical, 24-28 by 18-20 p, pale violet. 



P. Rumicis Corda, (Scot. Nat. p. 208), on Polygonum aviculare ; 

 widely distributed in Birsay, Stennis, Firth, and Orphir. 



ON THE FLOKA OP SHETLAND. 



By W. H. Beeby, A L.S. 



ON paying my third visit to the Shetland Islands during the 

 first fortnight of last September, I remained the whole 

 time at Scalloway ; partly because the neighbourhood afforded a 

 good many records that required confirmation, and partly because 

 the different voes, or long arms of the sea, which run inland for 

 m il es — SU ch as Whiteness Voe on the west, and Dales Voe on the 

 east coast — seemed worthy of attention. Although looking so 

 promising on the map, they proved for the most part unproductive. 

 However, there were obtained in all about eight records of plants 



