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THE ROTHIEMURCHUS FOREST FORAY. 
17th to 22nd Sept., 1900. 
The fourth annual week’s Fungus Foray of the British Mycological 
Society was held at the Boat of Garten from the 17th to the 22nd of 
September, 1900, and by a happy coincidence the Cryptogamic 
Society of Scotland had also arranged their annual Foray there. The 
members of the two Societies assembled at the Hotel Boat of Garten 
on Monday, the 17th of September, where they found many interest- 
ing specimens collected by Dr. C. B. Plowright awaiting their 
inspection, displayed on tables in the Public Hall, which adjoined the 
hotel. ‘The Hon. Sec. also put out on exhibition a specimen of 
Strobilomyces strobilaceus Berk., gathered that day by him in the 
policies of Murthly Castle, and which he understood was of un- 
common occurrence in Scotland. 
On Tuesday, the 18th of September, the early train was taken to 
Aviemore ; from whence the members proceeded, under the leader- 
ship of the Rev. Dr. Keith (President of the Cryptogamic Society of 
Scotland), to the Dell of Rothiemurchus Forest. Here many interest- 
ing species were noted, including Armillaria robusta A. & S., Lricholoma 
equestre Linn., J. portentosum Fr., T. pessundatum Fr., TI. virgatum 
Fr., Cortinarius (Inoloma) traganus Fr. and tophaceus Fr., Cortinarius 
(Dermocybe) orellanus Fr., Paxillus atrotomentosus F r., Hygrophorus 
agathosmus Fr., Lactarius scrobiculatus F r.5 Hydnum imbricatum Linn., 
A, fragile Fr., H. scrobiculatum Fr., and H. compactum Pers. The 
walk was then continued to the Rev. McDougal’s house, the members 
ae on the way specimens of the destructive parasite Trametes 
pint Fr. 
On Wednesday, the 19th of September, the Rev. Dr. Keith con- 
ducted the members into the adjacent Forest of Abernethy and 
round to Loch Garten, which is beautifully wooded and stands out 
in pleasing contrast to the neighbouring mountains. Many examples 
of Sistotrema confluens Pers. were found, and a large patch of Cordyceps 
ophicglossoides Fr. parasitic on Elaphomyces variegatus Vitt. was dis- 
Covered by Professor Marshall Ward, whilst Dr. Plowright secured 
Entoloma erophilum Fr. (new to the British F ungus Flora), Stropharia 
scobinacea Fy., Flammula scamba F r., Hydnum ferrugineum Fr., Stereum 
Sowerbeii B. & Br., between the bark of a pine stump, and Humaria 
