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in the same idiom. The first scientific account of Cuban Fungi was 

 contained in the work of Ramon de la Sagra on the "Historia Fisica, 

 Politica y Natural de la Isla de Cuba"; the account of Fungi is by the 

 botanist Montague, an enumeration and description of 113 species, the title 

 being "Les Plantes Cellulaires de Cuba." But little work has been done 

 since, but Dr. Earle's activity promises now to increase materially our 

 knowledge of the fungal flora of that country. And doul)tless there are 

 many "Mushrooms" for here we have already many new species de- 

 tected. Five of them belong to the genus Pocillaria, which is but another 



1-ig. x'l)^'. Ly-co-per'-don wricht'-i-i. .\ beautiful Puff-hall growing in the 

 fields, easily recognized by the ornamentation. This consists of small 

 spines about »'mm. long that i>rescntly flake off. Lloyd says: This little 

 species IS quite frequent in short grass, and takes kindly to yards, 

 gardens and often to |)aths. It does not grow in Europe; it was 

 originally described and named by the Knglish botanist Berkeley to 

 whrim specimens were sent from this country. 



