WALKER, MISS I. M., Ontario: 



Polyporus picipes Xylaria (conidial) Polystictus perennis Thelephora 

 (sp.) Thelephora terrestris -Thelephora (sp.) Favolus c-uroput-us poKstu-t- 

 us versicolor Polypoms elegans Pamts rudis Polyporus adu-lus 

 conchatus Daedalea confragosa Cyathus striatus Physalacria inflata (rare- 

 ly received by me) Fomes leucophaeus. 



WHETSTONE, Dr. M. S., Minnesota: 



Hydnum adustum Polystictus versicolor Pezira ( three specie* ) 

 Peziza occidental Thelephora Schwi-init/ii - Polyporus cnxvu>( N 

 in this country. Mycelial layer. A thin, soft papyraceous im-iiihraiu-, growing 

 between layers of rotten wood. It has very much the appearance of a pi.-ci- <>i chamois 

 skin. It is known to be the mycelial membrane of some fungus, probably a Poria 

 or Polyporus. I would ba glad to trace its connection to the fruiting plant. 

 I saria (? ) Polystictus velutinus (?) Daldinea concentrica I Y/i/a ( sp. ) -Poly- 

 stictus biformis Pauus stipticus Polyporus adustus Polystictus pi-rgaim-niis 

 Lenzites betulina Xylaria polpmorpha Stereum spadkvum (Vt-nus unkown 

 to me. Polyporus gilvus Helvella ( sp. ) Hydnum (sp. ) Gall Polyp rus 

 elegans Xylaria Clavaria pistillaria Polyporus Spraguei Leotia lubrica 

 Geaster saccatus Genus unknown to me Curious thing with long chain-like 

 spores. Fomes leucophaeus. 



NOTE 1. Lenzites (or Trametes ) protract. - 1 have always been in doubt i\> -ut wb.it 

 name to use for this plant which is frequent with us in An-erica. First, I called it Ix-iuitvs \iah, 

 as Peck discovered it to be a "new species" and so named it. Hut it developed ttwtt it grew in Kun.jM- 

 though it is rare there, and Bresadola referred it to Trametes tnitiea of IVrsooii. I Bhv\s thought 

 it was not Trametes trahea as described by Persoon, s it seems fro me tliere HIV strong dMcrep- 

 ancies between this plant and the description. But Bresadola published that he had -tud.-.l IVr 

 soon's herbarium, and I supposed that his conclusions were based on a specimen. Tin-re i- D 

 men in I'ersoon's herbarium. Hence, I can not longer use the name trabea. believing thi\t it i nut 

 the plant Persoon had in hand. The only thing that I feel sure about is that it is the plant ilhMr.it. -.1 

 in Fries' Icones, t. 191 as Trametes protracta, and in future 1 shall use that imme basin* it on 

 tins figure. There is a bar to the use of Trametes protmcra according to nomenclatorial ( profeaaed) 

 priorists, as it is not the original of that name. It was at first applied to a tropical plant vlm-li thfii 

 had a well established name and the same name it now has. There is therefore no use to drag thu 

 plant into the muss nnd give the details. 



NOTE 2. Polyporus cristatus.- I am now thoroughly -convinced from comparison f HUM 

 pean and American material that the plant we have so long known in this country ;w Poly porn* 

 flavovirens is the same as Polyporus cristatus of Europe. I have suspected thia for some time, but 

 the European species is rare, and I did not like to make the statement -mill I had *a! -i >.l inv-. ;f 

 on the subject. At Kew.Paris and Upsala are very fragmentary specimens only, but at Ih-rlm I i< 

 a nice collection that had been mode by Dr. He linings. I also recently rvcencil a x>**l <-..ll<-< titui 

 from one or two of my European correspondents, and on comparison with tlie AIIHTIIMM pl.mt I 

 am sure they are the same. I think there is a misapprehension among European myrolnKi.t* <i* 

 the general nature of this plant. Their ideas were obtained from EUwtkoriut' pwtur.- wh 

 cites as being "good". It is good as to color, but as to form it is abnormally d-vel..p-d into a 

 multiplex pileus. The normal pileus is simple, in fact, I think the plant dcx-s not belong in the 

 section Merisma where Fries placed it, but should *o in the section Ovinus, with a simple 



NOTE 3. Stereum fasciatum.- In future we shall so name specimens that reach i, 

 Schweinitz's name for the plant which is better known in American mycolcw a- Sh-n-uiii 

 color, that being the name always used by our own mycolottiste, particularly Be 

 Morgan. Stereum versicolor is a tropical species that came originally from Ja 

 ed up the type specimens at the British Museum, and I think it is not our Ain.-n. . 



NOTE 4 Polyporus croceus.- I am now convinced after comparison of UK- ai 

 specimens from Europe with the American that the plant known in this country as IV 

 otae as named by Schweinitz and Polyporus hypococcinus as named by Berkeley 

 the European plant. It is extremely rare both in Europe and in America nnd ttoM 

 may consider thenisi-hos fortunate. I have only collected it twice in Am. 

 Kurop,-. When fresh it is of a beautiful uniform yellow, called by Peroon croceu^and tt 

 ican plant assumes more orange forms as I n-iiu-mlH-r them. There has II.-N. r i-,-i. :i 

 lustration made of it, although when fresh and in its prime it is the moststnkmg IN.Iyi-.ni 

 grows. It discolors in drying, turning dark, and the pores turn darker than the co, 

 had a suspicion that our American plant would prove to be the same aa the Europeai 

 only recently satisfied myself on this point. 



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