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the name of Boletus radicans Pers., a closely related European 
species. 
A splendid collection of Boletus subsanguineus Peck, from New 
Jersey, was exhibited. This species was described from drawings 
and notes made by McIlvaine from specimens collected in Penn- 
sylvania, but the types were destroyed, and Mcllvaine’s published 
figure represents the plant very poorly. 
‘wo undescribed species of agarics collected during the past 
season in the vicinity of Bronx Park were shown. Descriptions 
of these will soon be published. 
Specimens of Scleroderma vulgare and Scleroderma verruco- 
sum, two hard-skinned puffballs, were exhibited from the local 
collections and the two species briefly discussed. Colored figures 
made from these specimens in the fresh condition will appear 
in the January number of Mycologia. 
The genera of the Chantereleae, a tribe of the Agaricaceae, 
were briefly discussed and some of the species exhibited. Mem- 
bers of the genus Dictyolus occur only on living mosses, while 
species of Asterophora are found parasitic on certain large 
garics, such as Russula and Lactaria. One genus is based on 
Cantharellus olivaceus Schw., a dimidiate brown-spored species 
occurring on dead logs and roots. Specimens collected by Dr. 
Murrill in Tennessee agree with those originally collected by 
Schweinitz in North Carolina. Another genus is based on a 
tropical plant that is entirely green, with green spores. 
The species ustially known as Nycialis asterophora was ex- 
hibited in two collections made during the past summer, one in 
New Jersey and one in Chappaqua, New York. In this species 
the usual method of reproduction by basidiospores seems to be 
suppressed, while an immense number of specialized, thick-coated 
conidia, called chlamydospores, appear on the surface of the 
pileus in the form of a brown powder. The production of these 
chlamydospores and the parasitic habit of the plant make it one 
of the most interesting species of the f 
In conclusion, Dr. Murrill Ser ae briefly commented 
upon a large number of excellent photographs of Ohio and Ken- 
