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New Jersey: Britton (1881), Ellis (North American i"'nni:i No. 1), Von Schrenk 



(II No. 105), Sterling (see Lloyd, 1908a). 

 New Mexico: Hedgcock (|1 Nos. 259, 454, 543, 808). 

 New York: Clinton (t), Clute (see Murrill, 1904), l)()l)l)in (see hloyd, 1907), Harper 



(1), Humphrey (see Lloyd, 1907), Jeliffe (see Murrill, 1904), Peck (** 18G9, 1879, 



1883, 1884, 1893, 1899, 1901), Smith (t), Spaulding (|| Nos. 2043, 2051- 2241, 2253), 



Underwood (see Murrill, 1904), Underwood and Cooke (J), Weld (see Lloyd, 1906a). 

 North Carolina: Curtis (§, 1867), Gi-aves (|| No. 3544), Humphrey (|| No. 5021), Ravenel 



(Fung. Amer. No. 208). 

 North Dakota: Brenckle (see Lloyd, 1907), Waldron (see Lloyd, 1906a). 

 Ohio: Bubna (see Lloyd, 1908b), James (f), Morgan (1883). 

 Oregon: Hedgcock (|| Nos. 36, 1714, 1731, 1732, 1748, 1752, 1825). 

 Pennsylvania: Dallas (see Lloyd, 1906a), Murrill (J), Von Schweinitz (1832). 

 Rhode Island: Bennett (1888). 



South Carolina: Curtis (§), Humphrey (|| No. 5021), Ravenel (Fung. Amer. No. 208). 

 Tennessee: ^[urrill (1904). 



Texas: Billings (J), Von Schreuk (1904), Spaulding (|| No. 44 1), Wright (§). 

 Vermont: Frost (ft), Pnngle (§), Spaulding (|| Nos. 2090, 2091, 2234, 2235, 2317, 2904, 



2905). 

 Virginia: Humphrey (|| Nos. 5005, 5007), Murrill (J). 

 Washington: Uarjier (•;), Humphrey (|| Nos. 5860, 5869, 5934, 5964, 6009, 6048), Piper 



(see Lloyd, 1902). 

 ^est Virginia: ]Millspaugh (1892), I\Iillspaugh and Nuttall (1896). 

 Wisconsin: Cheney (J|), Hai-per (Tj), Neumann (Jf, 1905). 



The above-cited localities show that Lenzites sepiaria is prevalent 

 throughout the United States wherever coniferous forests grow or 

 coniferous species of wood are used. 



KINDS OF WOOD ATTACKED BY LENZITES SEPIARIA. 



Lenzites sepiaria is generally understooil to be limited to species of 

 coniferous wood, wliile L. vialis Peck usually is found only on decidu- 

 ous species. Like other rules, tliis one has its exceptions, and L. 

 sepiaria is occasionally found on the wood of some decicUious trees. 

 The records available show that it has been found upon the wood of 

 the following species : 



Abies sp.— Farlow and Seymour (1888), Saccardo (1898), Waghorne (*). 



A. balsamfa (Linn.) Mill.— Harper (H), Spaulding (|| Nos. 107, 925, 2043). 



A. grandis Lindl.— Hedgcock (|| Nos. 1732, 1931). 



A. lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.— Hedgcock (|| Nos. 619, 621, 921, 4291, 4645, 4()96). 



Alnus sp.— Rick (1898). 



Juniperus pachij phloca Torr. — Burrall (|| No. 1162). 



Larix laricina (Du Roi) Koch— Neumann (1905), Von Schrenk (1904). 



L. occidentalis Nuttall— Hedgcock (|| Nqs. 4697, 4725). 



Ptcco sp.— Millspaugh (1892), Peck (**). 



P. canadnisis (Mill.) B. S. P.— Arthur (1887), Farlow and Seymour (1888). 



P. engclmanni Engelm.— Baker, Eai-le, and Tracy (t), Hartley (|| Nos. 1606, 1641, 

 1678), Hedgcock (|| Nos. 577, 852, 966, 1632, 1635, 4252, 4322. 4617), Hedgcock 

 and Hartley (|| Nos. 609, 692. 694, 697), Hodson (|| No. 1177). 



P. excelsa Link.— Spaulding (*), Thesleff (1894), Von Thumen ^Mycotheca Univer- 

 salis No. 2202). 

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