278 Mycological Bulletin Nos. 69 atid 70 Vol. IV] 



Garden. One such in the 16th report (1905) deals with one of the 

 shelf-fungi, or Polypores, namely Polyporus obtusus, author Perley 

 Spaulding. This species seems to occur only in North America and is 

 confined to a few of the oaks, the "black oak family" exclusively, gaining 

 entrance to the living plants through wounds. The disease so caused 

 Mr. Spaulding found in central Missouri and northern Arkansas, on 

 Qucrcus marilandica (Black Jack)) and Qucrciis vclutina (Black Oak). 

 However, the Polypore is a saprophyte — "There is not the slightest hint 

 of its occurring as a wound parasite. It not only grows on the trees but 

 it sooner or later causes the death of the affected trees. The rot extend.-; 

 up and down in the heart wood until the tree is so weakened that it 

 breaks over or dies outright. From what could be gathered by ob- 

 servations it seemed that the fungus works remarkably fast in causing 

 the death of the attacked trees." Three full-page half tones admirably 

 illustrate the species in question. 



Marasmius delectans. — Prof. Morgan has recently described this 

 elegant new species, the same being illustrated by Fig. 200 in the Bulletin. 

 Plis description of the plant is as follows: Marasmius delectans Mor- 

 CVN sp. NOV. — Pileus subcoriceous, convex then expanded and depressed 

 glabrous, rugulose, white changing in drying to pale and alutaceous. Stipe 

 long, slender, tapering slightly upward, glabrous, brown and shining, 

 white at the apex, arising from an abundant white-floccose mycelium. 

 Lamellae moderately broad, unequal, rather distant, trabeculate between, 

 white emarginate adnexed ; spores lance-oblong, hyaline. 7-0x4 mic. 



Growing on old leaves in deciduous woods. Pileus 1-2 cm. in di- 

 ameter, the stipe ?,-^ cm. long and 1.0-1.5 mm. thick. 



The Following is Taken from the Last Number of the Journal of 

 Mycology : 



A New Species of Galera : Charles H. Peck. — A .species of this 

 genus apparently undescribed has been brought to my notice recently of 

 which the following account may be given : 



Galera kellermani Peck sp. nov. — Pileus very thin, subovate or 

 subconic, soon becoming plane or nearly so, striatulate nearly to the 

 center when moist, more or less wavy and persistently striate on the 

 margin when dry, minutely granulose or mealy when young, unpolished 

 when mature, often with a few scattered floccose .squamules v,'hen young, 

 and sometimes with a few slight fragments of a veil lulhering to the 

 margin which appears as if finely notched by the projecting ends of the 

 gills, watery brown when moist gravish brown when dry. a little' darker 

 in the center, taste slight, odor faint, like that of decaying wood ; 

 himcllae thin, close, adnate, a delicate cinnamon, brown becoming darker 

 with age; stem slender, equal or slightly tapering upward, finely striate, 

 minutely scurfy or mealy at least when young, hollow, white; spores 

 brownish ferruginous with a faint pinkish tint in mass, elliptic. 8-12x0-7 M. 



Pileus 2-?> cm. broad; .stem 2.5-4 cm. long. 1-2 mm. thick. Grega- 

 rious or subccspitose. Ground in a greenhouse, Columbus, Ohio, August, 

 1900. Number 4404. Dr. W. A. Kellerman. 



The distingm'shing characters of, this species are its broadly expanded 

 ('!• plane grayish brown pileus with its nn'nutely granulose or* mealy sur- 

 face, its persistently striate margin and its very narrow gills becoming 

 brownish with age. T he indication of a veil is also unusual. 



The species is respectfully dedicated to its discoverer who has kindly 

 sent copious notes, specimens, sporc-iirinls and photograph from wliicb 

 the description has been prepared. 



Kxpt.ANATTDN f)K Pi.ATK 89. — Caloia kcllcrnriiii Tick. .A Ii.ilf tniie illustration of 

 si'vcral plants. A very vounp spccinuii slinws tlic niimitily jiTaiuilose or mealy 

 character of tlir cap. Fully prown plants an- shown .md in cme ease the fi-aijnuMits 

 of a veil arc distinctly seen attaehftl to the niar}:in. 



