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formed by the aggregation of the spores. This fungus is the Melam- 
psora Salicini (Lev.) belonging to the order Cemacei. The sori are 
scattered, of a bright orange colour in the autumn, becoming dark 
or nearly black in the winter. The mounted slide exhibits a section 
of a leaf with the spores in situ. These, it will be seen, are crowded 
into a dense, compact mass, of a bright orange colour. The spores 
are in many instances globose, in others oblong, and are filled with 
granules. The sample I send you is but one of very many varieties 
of leaf-fungi to be found at the present time throughout the valleys 
of California. 
Apropos of funguses and the many forms assumed by them in 
their development, which are noticeable to even the most casual 
observer, that of the Phalloidee is, perhaps, the most marked, though 
rare. Mr. Kinne exhibited one found by Dr. Wythe in Oakland, 
growing in the open lawn, though their usual habitat are woods and 
hedges. This fungus, which is highly poisonous, was identified as 
Phallus impudicus. ‘ 
The regular meeting was held on November 16, and, in the 
absence of the President, Mr. Chas. W. Banks was called to the 
chair. 
To the cabinet Mr. Ewing donated a quantity of washed Richmond 
diatomaceous earth, and also a large lot of the raw Maryland dia- 
tomaceous earth for mounting. 
There being no written communications, the evening was devoted 
to the examination of Mr. Banks’ donation and various objects. 
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