Polyporus (Sp.). It seems very familiar to me, but I can not place 

 it. Also a Stereum, Polystictus, and a Panus, unknown to me as to species. 



SMITH, T. L., Massachusetts (e): 



Fomes pinicola, very young. Lenzites saepiaria. Polystictus conchifer. 

 Lenzites confragosa. Polystictus pergamenus. Polyporus caesius. 

 Fomes conchatus. Fomes carneus. Hydnum albonigrum, if any different 

 from Hydnum nigrum, which I doubt. Stereum complicatum. Poria (Ir- 

 pex) tulipifera. Trogia crispa (cfr. Myc. Notes, Old Ser. p. 1). 



Hydnum caeruleum, which is doubtfully distinct from Hydnum suave- 

 olens, but a more regular and smoother plant. This is our common Amer- 

 ican form (=Hydnum cyaneotinctum Pk.). Hydnum Nuttallii (?). Un- 

 known to me, but I so judge from description. 



STERLING, E. B., New Jersey (f): 



Polyporus corruscans? The beech trees in his vicinity are largely 

 being killed by a black beetle. On the dead trees Mr. Sterling collects, 

 abundantly, an old fungus that may be corruscans, but more probably is 

 cuticularis. The specimens are old, in bad condition, and I should not 

 like to state surely which species it is. In a previous shipment Mr. Sterling 

 sent me a fine, typical collection of the rare Polyporus corruscans. 



UMEMURA, J., Japan (g) : 



Lenzites saepiaria. Polyporus adustus. Polystictus abietinus. Poly- 

 porus arcularius? This is not exactly arcularius, but very close, too close 

 to have a new name for these specimens. 



Polyporus Mikadoi. Sessile, dimidiate, imbricate, dark, ferruginous. 

 Surface smooth, but with appressed fibrils. Context and pores concolor- 

 ous. Pores small, round. Setae, none. Spores very abundant, subglobose, 

 3-4 x 4-5 mic., deeply colored, smooth. This plant is so close to Polyporus 

 cuticularis of Europe and United States, that without examination it 

 could be taken for same species. The spores are markedly smaller, 

 and there are no hymenial setae as found on cuticularis. It seems to be 

 a frequent species in Japan, and I have it from four collections. Originally 

 from T. Yoshinaga, No. 7, Tosa, Japan (cfr. Letter No. 33) ; also A. Yasuda, 

 No. 6, Sendai (1910), and No. 75 (1911). This collection of J. Umemura, 

 Okazaki, on Prunus, No. 59. 



Polystictus (Section Pelloporus) subpictus. Pileus (probably cinna- 

 mon when fresh) very dark in dried specimens, smooth, umbilicate, Stipe 

 mesopodial, bright cinnamon, minutely tomentose. Context thin. Pores 

 cinnamon, turning darker when dried, small, 2 mm. long. Hyphae deep 

 yellow. Spores globose, 6 mic., colored, smooth. Polystictus pictus is one 

 of the rarest of European species. It was found by Fries at Upsala, and 

 a collection is in his herbarium, but, as far as I know, has never been found 

 by any one else. The French records (as well as Bulliard t. 254, cited by 

 Fries) are errors and should be referred to the common Polystictus perennis. 

 It is unknown from the United States. It is very close to Polystictus 

 cinnamomeus, but differs in turning black on drying. This collection (No. 

 64) received from Mr. Umemura, agrees with Fries' collection of pictus in 



