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The junior author, Mr. Schrenk, a student in botany in 

 ni}' laboratory, has rendered valuable service in making out 

 the list presented below and in a careful examination of 

 the specimens for the purpose of verification of the identi- 

 fications, in order to lessen the chances of error. This has 

 occasioned no inconsiderable labor on his part. 



In the arrangement of the list the system presented in 

 Saccardo's Sylloge has been mainly followed. No effort 

 has been made at changes in nomenclature, since it did not 

 seem to be called for in a bare list of no more than 254 

 species. 



The Saccharouiyces pyriforniis and Baclerhim vertni- 

 forijie'^ were symbiotic organisms composing small amber- 

 colored grains termed ^'moss seed," "California beer 

 seed," used by some of the mountain people in brewing a 

 beer by placing the grains in water sweetened by molasses. 

 The grains were given me by Dr. Carter, a resident phy- 

 sician. 



ORDER HYMENOMYCETE.'E. 



FAMILY AGARICACE.^. 



1. Amanita ccesarea Scop. 



2. A. niuscaria Linn. 



3. A. pantJierina DC. 



4. A. phalloides Fr. 



5. A. real tit a Fr. 



6. A. soli t aria Bull. 



7. A. veruus Fr. 



8. Ainanitopsis vaginata (Bull.) Roz. 



9. A. volvata (Pk.) Sacc. 



*See Ward. The " Giiiger-beer plant," and the organisms composing it: a contribu- 

 tion to the study of fermentations— yeasts and bacteria. Proceedings of the Royal 

 Society. Vol. 50, pp. 261, 265. 



