Fig. 1056. 



Polystictus conglomerus. 



The feature of this plant is the method of development from a 

 conglomerate base, unknown to me in any other species. The rigid 

 pileus and pores point to Trametes, but it is customary to refer such 

 thin plants to Polystictus. In grouping it we would put the species 

 in the same section as versicolor. The specimens were sent to Mr. 

 Plitt by Dr. H. E. Hone, from California. 



ISARIA JAPONICA, FROM PROF. A. YASUDA, JAPAN 

 (Fig. 1057). As named by Prof. Yasuda. 

 To the eye this is so similar to Isaria farinosa, 

 our most common species, that our figure 

 (1057) could be taken for either. The spores 

 are different 2 x 4-5 reniform, curved, in the 

 Japanese plant, iM x 5 straight in our species. 

 Isaria farinosa is known to be a conidial form 

 of Cordyceps militaris, which species is un- 

 recorded in Japan. I hope Prof. Yasuda 

 may be enabled to correlate this Isaria with 

 its Cordyceps form in Japan. 

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Fig. 1057. 



