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Fungi, Edible—Notes on. M. C. Cooke. (Grevillea xx. 89). 
These abstracts from the notes of a fungus-eating correspond- 
ent in the United States are interesting, for he has increased his 
list to over three hundred, including Russula emetica, Agaricus 
epixanthus, A. fascicularis and Boletus satanas. 
Fungi—New Exotic. M.C. Cooke. (Grevillea xx 90). 
Five new species from Brazil, collected by Glaziou, are de- 
scribed under the following names: Polystictus nigrescens, Helto- 
tiella stromatica, Dothidella Bambuse, Clypeolum dissiliens and 
Metaspheria pusilla. 
Fungi—Neglected Diagnoses of. M.C. Cooke. (Grevillea xx. 81). 
The following names were founded on North American 
specimens, principally from Carolina: Camarops quercicola, B. 
& C., Valsaria spuria, B. & C., Didymella psoriella, B. & C., 
D. uberiformis, Schw., Didymospheria tecomates, B. & ©, 
Pyrenophora kai fesea. Sacc., Spheria rhodoglea, S. berchem- 
, te, S. radiella, B. & C., S. Curtisii, Berk., S. disseminata, 
Schw., S. epitephora, B. & C., and S. porri, Schw. References 
are not given. 
Golden-leaved Oak of California—The. (Gard. & For. v. 1215 
illustrated). 
Note on Quercus chrysolepis. 
Great Madrona of San Rafael—The. (Gard. & For. v. 146; 
illustrated). 
A photograph of the trunk and the principal branches of the 
great Madrojia tree from San Rafael, Marin Co., California is rept 
duced. It is said to be the largest of its race; has attained 2 
height of over a hundred feet, and the trunk girts twenty-three 
feet at three feet from the ground. 
Gongora gratulabunda. J.D. Hooker. (Custis Bot. Mag. xlviil. 
t. 7224). 
Jardin Botanico y de nace de Guadlajara—ELl. Mari- 
ano Barcena. (La Naturaleza i. 441; continued). 
Kansas Mosses—Enumeration of. F. Renauld and J. Cardot. 
(Bot. Gaz. xvii. 81). 
This enumeration adds nearly forty species to those previous: 
ly recorded by E. A. Rau. 
