LETTER No. 48. 



Determination of snecimens sent by Henri Perrier de la Bathie, Madagascar. 

 By C. G. Lloyd. 



(Cincinnati, November, 1913.) 



We beg to acknowledge from Mr. Henri Perrier de la Bathie, Mada- 

 gascar, another very liberal and large collection of specimens, mostly Poly- 

 pores. Mr. Perrier de la Bathie is the most active correspondent that we 

 have and sends us more specimens than any other collector. In this ship- 

 ment, which consisted of five boxes, there are more specimens of Polyporus 

 than Montagne ever received from all of his correspondents during his 

 life and more species of Polyporus than are found in his herbarium to-day. 

 The facilities for shipping are very much better, however, in these days 

 than in the days of Montagne. 



These specimens were shipped over a year ago, but by an unfortunate 

 oversight they only came into our hands within the past few weeks. They 

 were forwarded from our Paris address to our address in the United 

 States, at which time we were in London, and when they were received 

 at our home address they were put to one side for our return, but through 

 oversight they were not brought to our attention promptly when we came 

 home. We very much regret the delay, due to this mishap. 



We have arranged the species systematically into sections. Not all 

 of the specimens received were determined, for some of them we did not 

 recognize, and those groups which we have not thoroughly worked we 

 shall take with us on our next trip to Europe and study them up by com- 

 parison before publishing in regard to them. We feel there is no use in 

 a man guessing on these subjects, and while we have studied thoroughly 

 the specimens to be found in the various museums of Europe, we can not 

 always carry the details, excepting where we have published. Where 

 determinations are made from memory or from descriptions they are of 

 very little value. 



LENTINUS. 

 Lentinus Sajor Caju. 



Very frequent in Africa and the East, but does not occur in the American tropics. 



Lentinus stuppeus. 



( = L. cirrosus Fr. probably.) 



Lentinus velutinus. 



LENZITES. 

 Lenzites repanda. 



Frequent in tropics. 



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