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cm. long, .5-1 mm. in diameter, tough, concolor, minutely hir- 

 sute. Spores narrowly elliptic-subovate, guttate, smooth, sub- 

 hyaline and tinged ochraceous, 5-6.5 X 2.5-3 //; basidia 4-spored, 

 slender, 45-50 X 4-5 ix; eystidia abundant, lanceolate to sub- 

 cylindric below, subacute to subcapitate above, hyaline, thin- 

 walled; pedicel slender, 50-75 X 8-12 ;U. Sclerotium fuscous, 

 depressed-subglobose, 4-6 mm. diameter. 



On moist soil among mosses in conifer forest. Subgregarious. 

 Mt. Hood, Oregon. October 12. Collected by C. H. Kauffman. 



This differs from T. gyrans Fr. and other related species in 

 the presence of eystidia throughout the hymenium and by the 

 elongated fertile portion of the plant. 



Typhula mucor Pat. — Fruit Body white, 1-1.5 cm. tall; 

 fertile portion oblong, 2-3 mm. long, 2-3 mm. thick, glabrous. 

 Stem very slender, filiform, .1-.3 mm. thick, glabrous, composed 

 of parallel hyaline hyphae, 2.5 jjl diam. Sclerotium minute, sub- 

 globose, dark brown. Spores subcylindric, hyaline, smooth, 

 7-9.5 X 2.5-3 ju; eystidia none; basidia 4-spored, 24-26 X 4-5 jj.. 



On decaying leaves of frondose trees. October. 



This minute species is so close to that figured and described 

 by Patouillard (18) that it must be considered at most merely 

 a taller form. 



POLYPORACEAE 



FoMES iGNiARius Fr. — On trunks of alder and willow. This 

 is the form usually found on poplar. 



Merulius fugax Fr. — On conifer wood. 



Merulius hexagonoides Burt. — On decayed wood and 

 bark. Fertile portion when fresh "tawny" to " Saccardo-um- 

 ber" (R.), sterile margin white. 



Merulius pinastri (Fr.) Burt. — On rotten wood in conifer 

 forest. 



Merulius tremellosus Fr. — On decayed sticks and branches. 



PoLYPORUS AURANTiACUS Pk. — On hemlock log. 



PoLYPORUS ELEGANs Fr. — On dead branches. 



PoLYPORUs ciNNAMOMEUS Fr. — On sandy ground. 



PoLYPORUS FRAGiLis Fr. — On logs of Douglas fir. 



