REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST IQI5 55 
Corticium investiens (Schw.) Bres. 
(Thelephora subochracea Peck) 
Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, October 3, 1914. Albany, 
H. D. House and Joseph Rubinger, October 23, 1915. One of the 
commonest species of the genus and apparently showing little choice 
of host, growing on and investing leaves, sticks, twigs, bark and 
branches of both coniferous and deciduous species lying on the 
ground in the woods. It has also been collected by Doctor Peck 
at Shokan, Floodwood, Schuylerville and Snyder’s Corners. 
Corticium laetum Karst. 
Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, mos. 161 and 164, October 
3, 1014. | 
Corticium mutatum Peck 
Near Albany, on bark of fallen and decaying limbs of Populus 
tremuloides. H. D. House, November 26, 1915. 
Corticium roseopallens Burt 
Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, no. 170, October 3, 1914. 
Near Sylvan Beach, Oneida county, on bark of decayed birch limbs. 
Corticium atrovirens Berk. 
Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, no. 205, October 8, 1914. 
Corticium effuscatum C. & E. 
Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, no. 210, October 8, 1914. 
Greenbush, Rensselaer county. H. D. House, no. 236, October Io, 
1914. Not a rare species, at least in this part of the State, having 
also been collected by Doctor Peck at East Berne, Westport and 
East Schaghticoke. 
Corticium epigaeum FE. & E. 
Karner, Albany county. On dead twigs iyings on the ground in 
woods. H. D. House, no. 160, October 3, 1914. 
Coniophora olivascens (B. & C.) Massee 
Albany. On fallen branches in woods. H. D. House, November 
26, 1915. At the same place-and date were collected the much 
commoner species Coniophora puteana Schum. on fallen 
pine limbs and Coniophora arida Fr. on decaying coni- 
ferous log. 
