unless the Indian species is a synonym. There is also a specimen at Kew from 

 Sprague, Mass. Professor Peck found the plant on two occasions and spcks 

 of it as being rare, so that it has that reputation in the United States. Most 

 of the specimens come from the Eastern Stales. I have the following: from 

 Massachusetts, Simon Davis, Mrs. E. B. Blackford. and Hollis Webster; New 

 Jersey, E. B. Sterling; Maryland, W. T. Lakin ; Pennsylvania, Mrs. Geo. M. 

 Dallas, Charles Mcllvaine, and Dr. Herbst. I have never found it in Ohio, 

 although reported by Hard and Beardslee. I have a photograph from Iowa, 

 Macbride. Our illustration is made from a photograph by Professor Beardslee, 

 and from a specimen from E. B. Sterling. 



RELATED SPECIES. 



CYCLOMYCES TURBINATUS (Fig. 381). This species is based on 

 two little, undeveloped specimens in Hooker's herbarium, from India, many 

 years ago. They seem to have the same color, context, spores, and other char- 

 acters as Cyclomyces Greenii, but differ slightly in shape, being as the name indi- 

 cates more conical or turbinate. I think it will prove to be prac f ically the 

 same species as our American pfant. Additional specimens reached Paris 

 from Java and were called Cyclomyces Javanicus. A good account and illus- 

 tration of it was given. I feel so convinced that it is the same as the Indian 

 species (only better developed specimens) that I use the illustration. 



A POLYPORUS THAT WEEPS. 



The splendid photograph that we present on the opposite page 

 was taken by Professor G. D. Smith. I know no other who makes 

 as good fungus photographs as Professor Smith. 



The subject is Polyporus dryadeus, and it is a very rare plant in 

 the United States. When I received the photograph I referred it to 

 Polyporus resinosus, 30 as this was the only species I had observed in the 

 United States that weeps so abundantly. When later Professor Smith 

 sent me the specimen I found, on comparison, it was Polyporus dry- 

 adeus of Europe. I had not previously known this species to occur in 

 the United States. 20 I had never before seen an American specimen, 

 but I had observed the fresh plant in France and found, on compan 

 son, that Professor Smith's specimen was the same as my European 

 specimens. 



Polyporus dryadeus is net a common p!ant in Europe, 21 and grows 



19 I use this name in the sense in which it has always been used in America by Berkeley, 

 Ellis, Morgan, and others, and it appears to be in the sense of Fries' description. But I am 

 not satisfied with it. I do not know the plant in Europe, and besides it was most assured'y 

 not resinosus, of Schrader, where Fries got the name. Fuliginosus is the latest allegation 

 (ccpied from Bresadola), and while it is a very early date, the plant to which it was applied 

 in Europe is quite different from our American plant in several respects. Our plant is sure'y 

 a different variety, if not a different species. 



:o I am aware that it is included in North American Flora, but as the author did nat 

 mention it when he wrote his account of the "genus," four years previously, I thought per- 

 haps it had been introduced since. Or possibly he had in the meantime seen Schweinitz's rec- 

 ord, not knowing that this was based on Polyporus gilvus. He also seems to have been very 

 careless in his compilations. He copies Fries' citation, Hussey, plate 26, which was an error 

 for plate 21. He ascribes the pedigree to "Polyporus dryadeus, Fries. Syst. 1821," and there 

 Fries states that he took the name from Persoon Obs. (1799). Had he looked up Persoon 

 he would have found that Persoon changed P.ulliard's name pseudo-igniarius (1784), which is 

 contrary to the dictum of Mr. Kuntze and the sacred precepts of priority. As I can not be- 

 lieve that the author would intentionally disregard these sacred principles, I must therefore 

 r;cribe it to very careless compilation. If he had looked up Schroeter's work he would have 

 found that Schroeter had already juggled it to Bulliard's name. 



21 It is more common in England, France, and Central Europe, but very rare in Sweden. 

 Fries records it in an early work, but in his latest states he has only seen dried specimens. 

 Mr. Ron-.ell has recently collected it near Stockholm. 



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