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been found as far northward as central New York. A late fall 

 species (P. brumalis) with a dark brown pileus is more common 

 northward than otherwise. All the above grow on wood. 

 Other species grow on the ground like the brilliant brown some- 

 what shiny species which Professor Peck called P. splendens ; this 

 grows by the side of wood-roads quite commonly both north 

 and south. 



These are but a few of the common species that one is likely 

 to meet in the woodland where there is more or less fallen tim- 

 ber. The species of bracket fungi are easy to collect and are read- 

 ily preserved, the greatest trouble being from the fungus-eating 

 beetles they often contain, but these can usually be destroyed 

 by dipping the fungus into either benzene or gasolene, without 

 injuring the specimen. In collecting, the habitat and host should 

 be indicated and care should be taken to secure representative 

 specimens which will clearly indicate habit of growth ; if pos- 

 sible, plenty of them should be secured for study of variation. 

 They can best be preserved in pasteboard boxes of assorted 

 sizes, and while they form a bulky collection, they form an inter- 

 esting one, and are usually more satisfactory for study than a 

 collection of the fleshy agarics, however well preserved. 



SHORTER NOTES 



An interesting Irregularity in a Rose Flower. — Cultivated 

 roses very frequently show various kinds of abnormalities, such as 

 the development of sepals, or still more leaf-like organs where petals 

 are usually to be expected, and other equally surprising occur- 

 rences. The case before us is one of these abnormal conditions 

 which, though often observed, is of interest since it appears to 

 offer pretty clear evidence as to the nature of the " hip " in the 

 rose. 



The case before us is the following : The specimen is a bud 

 in which there are the usual five sepals, four of which are in 

 normal position. The fifth, however, is inserted on a lower level 

 on the surface of the calyx cup. The cup is, however, completely 



