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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



Missouri bv von Schr 



ing ; New Jersey by Ellis ; 



ink and Spauld- 

 on Schrenk. 



As stated above, this fungus seems to be limited to 

 North America, as no references have yet been found 



citing its occurrence elsewhere. Berkeley, who published 

 the first description of it, mentions a " Mr. Drummond " 

 who collected the type specimens, probably while with 

 Franklin on his second journey to the polar sea. Very 

 probably the collection was made in Canada, but where, 

 cannot be ascertained. 



DISTRIBUTION OF BLACK OAKS AND FUNGUS. 



This fungus seems to be limited as to its hosts as well as 

 in distribution, for it is reported only from different species 



of the oaks. Berkeley, who 



named it, gave 



no host: 



American Fung 



from "dead standing trunks of Quercus coccinea;" Mc 

 Bride found it on M bur oak M trees killed by fire; Under 



wood and Earle 



Q 



Mohr 



Quercus texana; von Schr 



on the black oaks ; and the writer has found it on trees of 



