Japan ought to open the eyes of those botanists who treat fungi as though 

 they were local in distribution), Polystictus versicolor, Geaster hygrometri- 

 cus unopened, Cyathus stercoreus (surely the only common Cyathus in 

 T apan). Also six other polyporoids unknown to me. 



Received Since Letter No. 17. 



ACLOQUE, A., France: 

 Geaster Schmidelii. 



BADET, REV. L., Italy: 



Cyathus vernicosus, Fistulina hepatica, Polystictus cinnamomeus, 

 Lycoperdon (young). 



BARBIER, M., France: 



Trametes gibbosa, an obese, abnormal form, Fomes pinicola, Polyporus 

 caesius, Polyporus (species), Polyporus fumosus (on willow). 

 BERNARD, DR. CHAS., Java: 



A fine lot of phalloids in alcohol, representing almost the entire 

 phalloid flora of Java. We are enabled to make photographs of several 

 species not heretofore represented in our collection. Detailed accounts 

 will be given in Mycological Notes. The collection embraces the following 

 species: Phallus indusiatus, Jansia rugosa, Aseroe arachnoidea, Simblum 

 gracile, Mutinus bambusinus, Clathrus Treubii, Phallus irpicinus, and the 

 following Nidulariaceae, Cyathus Poeppigii, spores 24 x 32. Cups are 

 smaller and lighter color than usual. Cyathus (sp.), material scanty, and 

 1 find no spores. Also two specimens in alcohol belonging to genera, I 

 know nothing about as to their foreign species. Xylaria (sp. ?), Lach- 

 jiocladium. 



BOURDOT, REV. H., France: 



I receive a great many specimens from correspondents, but I have 

 never gotten a nicer shipment than the box 1 received from Rev. Bourdot. 

 They were all labeled (evidently in keeping with the views of Rev. Bresadola, 

 which greatly enhances their value to me). I list them as labeled, excepting 

 in a few instances, and where Qufilet's "generic" names were used. These 

 specimens from Rev. Bourdot were all ample in quantity, excellent in 

 quality, and as a whole the nicest shipment Lhave received this season. 

 Poria taxicola, Poria vaporaria, Poria terrestris, Poria reticulata, Poria 

 obducens, Porio contigua, Poria ferruginosa, Poria gilvescens, "Bres, in litt," 

 Fomes nigricans (This determination accords with Boudier's recent plate 

 and differs from the interpretation of Bresadola, Fungi Knet), Fomes 

 Euonymi, seems to me distinct from ribis. Fomes jasmini (Rev. Bourdot 

 attributes this to Quelet, but I am unable to find where published. It is 

 a new plant to me, somewhat resembling Fomes scutellatus in size and 

 general appearance, but its relations are in a different section of the 

 genus), Fomes rubriporus, Polyporus pubescens (We have a plant in the 

 United States that passes for "Polyporus pubescens, Fr." but it seems to 

 me not the same as the European plant.) Polyporus betulinus, Polyporus 

 elegans, Polyporus stipticus, Polyporus dichrous (A rather rare plant in 

 Europe, and these are the first fresh European specimens I have seen. 

 The old specimens in the museums of Europe have changed so that 1 could 

 tell very little about them. A very common plant in the United States, and 



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