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out and exudes a blue juice. The spores are ochraceous, a little 

 oblique and .007 mm. long. 



L act arius ichor atus, Botsclt. This species, I believe, is new 

 to the record in this country. We added six new figures of Lactarii 

 to our collection. 



Boletus purpureus. Fr. All the Boleti furnish gorgeous 

 paintings. This one is a brilliant red with white flesh changing to 

 blue. 



Boletus near Russellii, Frost, but the spores are 



something enormous, measuring .018 X. 009 mm. It is awaiting 

 Prof. Chas. H. Peck's determination. 



Boletus retipes, B. & C. Mr. Berkeley would have better 

 said puberulent than "pulverulent" in his description. I found no 

 specimens with gray or brown pilei, so am disposed to consider B. 

 omatipes, Peck, a g : ood species; nevertheless the two are very close- 

 ly related. The spores are bright yellow, the same as the flesh. I 

 give .011 \ .0056 mm. for their measurement. 



Fistulina hepatica, Hiuls., might be found growing at the 

 base of nearly every chestnut tree; the specimens were often per- 

 fectly magnificent Dodham says "No fungus yields a richer 

 gravy, and though rather tough, when grilled it is scarcely to be 

 distinguished from broiled meat." We, however, would express a 

 decided preference for Mrs. Lewis' broiled chicken. 



Hydnum. The species of this genus were very numerous; 

 here is the list of conspicuous ones: 

 II. imbrieatum, Linn. II. repandum, Linn, 



diffractum, Berk. suaveolens, Scop, 



infundilmlum, Sw. aurantiacum, A. & S. 



velutinum, Fr. cfr'rhatum, Pers. 



zonatum, Botsch. glabrescens, P>. & Hav. 



adustum, Schw. flabelliforme, Berk. 



coralloides, Scop. 



The specimens of most of these were very fine indeed; I never 

 before saw such large H. repandum. Linn. A figure of one lies 

 before me; the pileus measures 54- in. across, the stipe is 3 in. long 

 and 1\ in. thick. They evidently grow much finer down south. 



Clavaria. Species of this genus were numerous; among them 

 C. rufescens, Schaeff, with its rosy tips. C. formasa, Pers., I here 

 saw for the first time. 



Scleroderma Geaster, Fr. We thought we had some new 

 and singular Geaster; but a view of the large fluffy spores under the 

 microscope immediately revealed a Scleroderma. — A. P. Morgan, 

 ( 'incinnati, (). 



Notes from Franeonia. 



To a botanist who has to teach all the winter, the summer va- 

 cation offers especial charms. He plans out in the previous winter 

 how and where he shall spend it, and furbishes up his armor and ap- 

 purtences in the shape of vasculum and portfolio. My last summer 



