NOTE 259. Laschia Gaillardii. Pileus very small, l-l 1 ^ mic. sessile, appearing 

 resupinate but really attached by a point. When soaked pale yellow, surface with deeply 

 colored cellular glands, also peculiar hyaline, cellular hairs 8 x 40, the surface beautifully 

 crested. I have a suspicion that Laschia Gaillardii is same plant as Laschia pezizoidea. 

 It looks same to the eye, tmd came from same region, but material of the latter is so 

 scanty I never sectioned it. 



NOTE 200. Changes at Kew. Information has been received that Professor Massee hav- 

 ing renched the age limit, has been retired from the position of first Assistant at Kew. I 

 am also informed that Mr. A. D. Cotton has been promoted to the grade of First Assistant 

 -ana is engaged in pathological work in the laboratory and that Miss E. M. Wakefield is 

 in charge of the taxonomic work in the herbarium. Having a very close acquaintance 

 with Mr. Cotton and Miss Wakefield, I am gratified that these departments have been 

 placed in their charge. They both impress me as being workers of rare ability and thorough- 

 ness and the Directors of Kew can be congratulated in having the mycological departments in 

 such good bnnds. 



Fig. 708. Thelephora papillosa (Note 222 and 248). 

 Photograph from Prof. J. Umemura. 



Fig. 709. 



Cordyceps nutans (Note 251). 



Fig. 710. Spores oi Polyporus costatus. 

 Drawing by E. M. Wakefield. 



Fig. 711. Laschia aunscalpiut 

 (X6). (Note 258). 



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