when fresh, but turns red on bruising. Belongs I judge to Apus Carnosi. Per- 

 haps young sulphureus), Lycoperdon cruciatum, Lycoperdon, form of gemmatunol 

 which has no valid name, but should have. It was called var. papillatum in Peek's! 

 excellent monograph, but this species of Europe evidently a very different plant 

 Panus conchatus, Helotium herbarum, Polyporus adustus, Polyporus (sp. unknown 

 to me), Trametes sepium. 



E. B. Sterling, New Jersey: Polyporus flavo-virens, Sparassis spathulata (A 

 fine specimen of a rare plant. It was named by Schweinitz, Stereum spathulata, 

 changed by Fries to Sparassis spathulata, and renamed by Peck Sparassis Herbstilj 

 It seems to me to be coriaceous rather than fleshy, hence a Stereum according tc 

 Fries' definition. It has the general aspect of a Sparassis, and differs in its general 

 appearance from all other Stereums), Sclroderma Geaster, Lycoperdon tessellaturn 

 Hypomyces lactifluorum, Craterellus cornucopoides, Peziza vesiculosa, Lycogala 

 epidendrum, Daldinea concentrica, Crucibulum vulgare, Lycogala flavo-fuscum 

 Polyporus gilvus (abnormally developed on a small branch. It encircles the branch 

 and takes a thin, conchoid form), Myxomyces (plasmodium), Favolus europaeus 

 Bulgaria rufa, Thelephora Cladonia, Polystictus cinnamomeus, Geaster hygrornetri 

 cus, Fistulina hepatica, Polyporus brumalis, Hirneola auricula-Judae, Lenzites 

 betulina, Polystictus versicolor, Polyporus (unknown to me), Scleroderma flavidum 

 Scleroderma Cepa, Scleroderma verrucosum (not typical), Scleroderma tenerum 

 Scleroderma aurantium. 



J. Vroom, New Brunswick: Polyporus caeruleoporus (very rare plant. "Wheuj 

 fresh as blue as any Cortinarfus I ever saw." J. Vroom.) 



Isabel M. Walker, Canada: Gyromitra esculenta (?), Fomes leucophaeus. 

 Fomes fomentarius, Fomes nigricans (in sense of Boudier) (of Fries?), Xylaria! 

 polymorphum, Morchella (sp.), Stereum fasciatum, Daedalea unicolor, Panus 

 rudis, Daldinea concentrica, Panus (sp.), Polystictus cinnamomeus, Polyporui 

 elegans, Polystictus hirsutus. 



Received September, October, November and December, 1907. 



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Miss Lizzie C. Allen, Massachusetts: Calvatia rubroflava, a rather rare and 

 our only truly yellow puff ball. Lysurus borealis. Another station (Newtonville, 

 Mass.) for this phalloid. 



Frank H. Ames, Massachusetts: Lenzites corrugata, Fomes leucophaeus, 

 Polystictus pergamenus, Lenzites betulina, Lycogala Epidendrum, Poria Tulipifer^j 

 Genus unknown to me. Spores globose, hyaline, smooth, 4 mic. Conidial Pyren- 

 omycetes?. 



Mrs. E. B. Blackford, Polyporus caesius. 



Fred J. Braendle, Washington, D. C.: Tricholoma equestris (aurea), Tricho-i 

 loma transmitans (argentea). Both of these plants are edible and largely em- 

 ployed as food in the vicinity of Washington. Mr. Braendle is doing good work 

 in disseminating, locally, popular knowledge of the edible species of agarics about 

 Washington. 



T. S. Brandegee, California: Gyrophragmium decipiens, Geaster hygrometra 

 cus, Calvatia occidentalis, Tylosoma albicans, Calvatia (unnamed). It belongs toi 

 a type departing from all others known. Cortex a thin membrane, breaking up into) 

 areas. Peridium reddish brown, brittle. (None of the plants have dehisced, but 

 from the nature of the peridium it is evident it breaks in fragments in dehiscence.)i 

 Sterile base none, but the plant is contracted at the base, not globose as are almost! 

 all puff balls that have no sterile bases. Gleba dark umber. Capillitium branched) 



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