A beautiful Japanese tree, Sophora japonica, with foliage like 

 that of Robinia and smooth green thornless branches is used 

 abundantly on the streets of Trient for shade. The horsechest- 

 nut and oriental plane are less common. Robinia is there mixed 

 with species of Crataegus to form a very effective hedge. 



way of Milan and the newly-opened Simplon tunnel, with a short 

 stay at the village of Zermatt, famous for its abundant and varied 

 alpine flowers. The cryptogamic herbarium at Paris, located in 



the building adjoining the celebrated Jardin des Plantes, is espe- 

 cially rich in polypores from tropical America, including the 

 types of Montagne and others. Dr. Hariot, the curator, ex- 

 tended me every courtesy. Here I found Mr. C. G. Lloyd at 

 work upon the gasteromyCetes. He has made Paris his head- 

 quarters for some time because of its central location : Kew, 

 Leiden, Berlin, Trient, and other places of great importance to 

 the mycological student can be easily and quickly reached from 



