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into animals and acted strongly on the nerves. The nature of the 

 toxin was not demonstrated. 



Results of Disinfecting; with Formaldehyde.* — J. Schorstein 

 washed some timber that was infected with a Hymenomycete with a 

 40 p.c. solution of formaldehyde, and, in a few days, found that the 

 mycelium of some fungi {IferiiUus, Polyporus) grew luxuriantly on it. 

 The explanation he gives is that organisms such as bacteria and protozoa 

 which hinder the growth of the mycelium had been killed ; but not the 

 fungus which was embedded in the wood. He argues that such a 

 solution as formaldehyde is useless in combating dry-rot. 



Fungi Occurring in the Preparation of Soya.f — K. Saito finishes 

 his paper on this subject, begun in a previous issue. He finds a number 

 of organisms associated with the process of Soya preparation, and he 

 considers that almost all of them are necessary to produce the desired 

 effect. Asperf/ilhfs Ori/zce plays an important part in converting starch 

 into sugar, and splitting the albumens of the Soya beans and corn. 

 Bhizopns japonicus and Tieghemella hyalospora, which are also found in 

 Soya, are unnecessary if not objectionable. Various yeasts, species of 

 Saccacharomyces, are indispensable ; two new bacteria are also recorded. 



Another substance, called " Tamari," was also examined by Saito, and 

 in the beancakes used in its preparation he isolated Rhizopus Tamari 

 sp. n'., Aspergillus gJaucus, A. Rehmii, and CircineUa mucoroides sp. n. 

 Descriptions of the new species are given. 



Abderhalden, E., & Y. Teruuchi — Kulturversuche mit Aspergillus niger 

 auf einigen Aminosauren und Peptiden. (Culture experiments with Aspergillus 

 niger on some amino-acids and peptids.) 



Zeitschr. Phys. Chemie, 1906, p. 394. See also 

 Ann. Mycol., v. (1906) pp. 464-5. 



Abderhalden, E., & P. Rona — Die Zusammensetzxing des "Eiweiz" von 

 Aspergillus niger bei verschiedener N. Quelle. (The synthesis of albumen of 

 Aspergillus niger with different sources of nitrogen.) 



Op. cit., xxxvi. (1905) pp. 179-87. See also 

 Ann. Mycol, v. (1906) p. 465. 

 Arthur, J. C. — New Species ofUredineae. V. 



[The species were collected in Canada, the States, INIexico, and West 

 Indies.] Btill. Torrey Bot. Club, xxxiii. (1906) pp. 513-21. 



Crossland, C. — Yorkshire Naturalists at Flamborough. 



[A list of the Fungi and Mj^omycetes collected on the exciu'sion is given.] 



Naturalist, Aug. 1906, pp. 261 -2. 

 Diedicke, H. — Neue oder seltene Pilze aus Thiiringen ii. (New or rare fungi 

 from Thuringia.) 



[A number of microfungi belonging to different orders are described ; some 

 of them are new to science.] Aym. Mycol., v. (1906) pp. 412-17 (12 figs.). 



Fischer, Ed.— Ueber einige von Herm Prof. E. Kissling in Sumatra gesanimelte 

 Pilze. (On some fungi collected by Prof. E. Kissliug in Sumatra.) 



[There is.one new species of Pisolithus ; other fungi are described.] 



Mitt. Nat. Ges. Bern, (1906) 15 pp., 1 pi. See also 

 Bot. Centralbl., cii. (1906) p. 451. 



* Zeitschr. Landw. Ver. Oesterr., 1905, heft 0. See also Centralbl. Bakt., 

 xvii. (1906) pp. 270-1. 



t Centralbl. Bakt., xvii. (1906) pp. 152-61 (5 pis.). 



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