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also occasionally found on Finns Abies • Polyporus giganteus he has 

 collected on an oak and on a stump of Pinus silvestris. A number of 

 other ca^ei are given, and the list is still incomplete. 



Deformation of the Egg of Mutinus caninus.* — Ch. van Bambeke 



passes in review the different cases of teratology noted among the 

 Phallaceae, and then describes an interesting example discovered by him 

 iu Mutinus caninus when cutting microscopic sections. The outward 

 appearance of the egg was normal, but it was found that the interior 

 consisted of one principal plant and five others connected with it, and 

 developed successively at its base, presenting a kind of proliferation. 



Mushrooms, Edible and otherwise. f — M. E. Hard has published a 

 good-sized volume with this title, very fully illustrated by photographic 

 reproductions, and meant to serve as an introduction to the study of the 

 larger fungi. The habitat and time of growth of each plant is given, 

 also its edibility ; and it is hoped that it will assist fungus collectors 

 to become familiar with the common mushrooms of their vicinity. 

 Instruction is given in the last chapter as to the culture of mushrooms, 

 and some simple cooking recipes are added. A glossary and index com- 

 plete the volume. 



Synopsis of Phalloids. J — C. G. Lloyd has published at intervals 

 his notes on species of Phalloids. In the present pamphlet he gives an 

 account of all the family, with descriptions and photographs of the 

 different species. He includes sixteen genera, one of them new, Pseudo- 

 col us. His work bears a close relation to that of Ed. Fischer, though 

 he has retained a number of species that Fischer regarded as forms 

 only. The Phalloids are nearly all tropical or sub-tropical plants, only 

 six species having been found in Europe. Lloyd gives a list of synonyms 

 that have been dropped — a very long list. In an appendix is published 

 a note by Ch. Bernard giving a description with two photographs of 

 Aseroe rubra var. Jungliuhnii. 



Mycological Fragments.§— Under this title Fr. v. Hohnel continues 

 his studies of fungi, which range over the whole subject. Many of the 

 fungi already described are subjected to criticism, new diagnoses written, 

 and their place in the system rearranged. The author also describes a 

 number of new species collected by him in Java. The new genera 

 recorded are : Scolecopeltopsis (Hypocreaceai), Phseoisaria (near to Isaria 

 or Graphium), Agyrona (belonging to the Agyriese), Dyctionella (Saccar- 

 diaceae), Articularia (Hyphomycetes), Tubercular iopsis (TubercularieEe). 

 The author gives also a list of Mycomycetes from Java, which includes 

 new genera, Physurina, Diachseella and Lepidodermopsis. 



Mycological Notes. No. 83. || — C. G. Lloyd has issued a series of 

 paragraphs on various subjects connected with mycology. He gives a 

 portrait and a written sketch of the late Paul Henning's life and work. 



* Ann. Mycol., vii. (1909) pp. 418-25 (3 pis.), 

 t Ohio Library Co., Columbus, Ohio, xii. and G09 pp. (504 figs.). 

 \ Cincinnati, Ohio, 1909, 96 pp., 108 figs, and 1 pi. 



§ SB. Akad. Wiss. YVien Math.-Nat. Kl., cxviii. 1 (1909) pp. 275-452 (1 pi. and 

 35 figs). See also Ann. Mycol., vii. (1909) pp. 488-9. 

 || Cincinnati, Ohio, 1909, pp. 425-44 (11 figs.). 



