(146) 

 Stems, Leaves, and Flowers 



Algae or Seaweeds 



3308. Chondrus. Irish moss. Carragheen. — The plants, Chondrus crispus (L.) 



Stackhouse and Gigartina mammillosa (Goodenough & Woodward) J. Ag. 

 (Gigartinaceae) . Native of the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. From the 

 New York market. Presented by Parke, Davis & Company. 



3309. Japanese seaweed. — The plant-body of various species of Porphyra. (Bangi- 



aceae). Native of the Pacific coast of Asia. 



3310. Agar-agar. — A substance prepared from the herbage of various red seaweeds. 



Used as a food by the Orientals. 



33 1 1. Seatron (impregnated with citric acid). — The stalk of Nereocystis priapus 



S. G. Gmel. {Laminariaceae — Kelp Family). From the Pacific coast near 

 Seattle, Washington, collected by T. C. Frye, September, 1911. 



Fungi 



33 1 1.1. Mushrooms. — The fruit-body of Agaricus campester L. (Agaricaceae 

 — Mushroom Family). Widely distributed in temperate regions and 

 cultivated for food. Grown by C. Williamson, Sparkhill, New York. 



33 1 1.2. Shiitake. — The fruit-body of Armillaria edodes Berk. {Agaricaceae — 

 Mushroom Family). Native on oaks in Japan. Presented by S. Kusano, 

 1910. 



33 1 1.3. Dried Boletus mushrooms. — The fruit-body of Boletus edulis Bull. (Bolet- 

 aceae — Boletus Family). Native of Europe. From the New York market. 

 Presented by H. H. Rusby. 



33 12. 31 Common morel. — Morchella esculenta Pers. {Helveilaceae — Helvella Fam- 

 ily). Widely distributed, growing in thin woods, especially among pines. 



3313. Pale-yellow Clavaria. — Clavaria flava Schaeff. (Clavariaceae — Clavaria 



Family). Native of woodlands, growing in warm, wet weather. 



3314. Beefsteak mushroom. — Fistulina hepatica (Huds.) Fries. Growing on 



dead portions of tree-trunks. 

 3315- 



THE BOLETUS FAMILY (Boletaceae) 



3316. Edible Boletus. — Ceriomyces crassus Bolt. Native of temperate regions, 



where it is grown in open woodlands. Largely eaten in Europe, where it 

 is sliced and dried for winter use. 



3317. Rough-stemmed Boletus. — C. scaber (Bull.) Murrill. Same range as that 



of the preceding. 



3317.1. Chestnut-colored Boletus. — Gyroporus castaneus (Bull.) Quel. Native of 

 Europe and North America and found in sandy soil in the edges of woods. 



3317.2. Granulated Boletus. — Rostkovites granulatus (L.) P. Karst. Growing in 

 open sandy grounds, near trees of the pine family. 



3317.3. Egg-yellow Boletus. — Boletus luteus L. Native of the eastern United 

 States, growing in sandy woodlands. 



31 Numbers 3312-3317.24 are pictures of edible fungi, of which specimens 

 cannot be satisfactorily preserved. For poisonous species, see Numbers 6316- 

 6316.16. 



