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the pea family. Three specimens of this species were ge 
found in the herbarium of the Garden under various names 
was collected by Ravenel and two were collected by Dr. ead 
man in Missouri. All were incorrectly named and after a careful 
examination the species was described as new under the name given 
above. The description was published in the March number of 
Mycologia. During the summer a fourth specimen of this species 
was sent in by Prof. Sheldon, a West Virginia, the specimen 
having been correctly named by 
The species has been ae up to the present time on leaves 
of Lespedeza, Meibomia and Rhynchosia and is always accom- 
panied by another black fungus belonging to the genus Parodiella, 
the black fungus being much more conspicuous than the Nectria 
itself 
Attention was also called to a cup-fungus (Pezicula carpinea) 
which occurs on the bark of ironwood trees. So far as observa- 
tion has gone, this fungus appears to be present only on living 
trees and to live as a parasite. A tree which had apparently been 
killed by the fungus was cut and a specimen preserved for the 
museum of the Garden 
Specimens of maple leaves infected by a fungus commonly 
known as tar spot were also shown. This fungus is rather de- 
structive to the maple and since the black spots on the leaves 
in the fall of the year represent a resting stage of the fungus the 
disease may be controlled by raking together the leaves in the 
fall and burning them. 
Specimens of the large orange cup-fungus were also shown. 
This fungus, which is edible, has been collected by Dr. W. A. 
Murrill two years in succession where it occurs on his lawn. The 
species is very well characterized by its large orange-colored cups, 
and has a wide distribution, having been observed from the 
Atlantic to the Pacific coast. It usually attracts much attention 
from its bright color. 
Dr. W. A. Murrill next exhibited some interesting specimens 
of the higher fungi. A study of fresh specimens of Boletus 
Morrisii Peck, recently collected in New Jersey, shows that this 
species has been reported in America by Morgan and others under 
