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0. ramosissima. It results in the production of flat, cockscomb- 

 like joints, which are similarly proliferous, never, so far as I 

 have seen, reverting to the cylindrical shape. Such forms are 

 greatly esteemed by cactus fanciers, who propagate them under 

 the name of " cristate varieties." They have similar fasciated 

 specimens of the cactus-like cylindrical Euphorbias. 

 San Bernardino, Califoknia. 



THE PILEATE POLYPORACEAE OF CENTRAL MAINE 



By William A. Murrii.l 



The following list of pileate polypores is compiled from the 

 records of my collections in Maine during August and Sep- 

 tember, 1905. The specimens are at the New York Botanical 

 Garden. A list of stations and their corresponding collection 

 numbers follows the list of fungi : 



Subfamily Polyporeae 



Antrodia mollis (Sommerf.) Karst. 2oog. 



Bjcrkandcra adiista (Willd.) Karst. igoo, 2182. Common. 



Bjcrkandera fiiDiosa (Pers.) Karst. 1790. 



Coltricia pcrcnnis (L.) Murr. /pp7, ^ijg, 22SJ, 2^8g. 

 Common. 



Coriolus abic/ijnts (Dicks.) Que.\. 2672,267^,267^. Common. 



Coriolus nigromarg'uiatiis (Schw.) Murr. 2280. Common on 

 deciduous wood. This specimen grew on a white-cedar stump. 



Coriolus pargamcnus (Fr.) Pat. 1780, i8gg, 21S1. Common. 



Coriolus plaucllus Murr. igo6, 2187. 



Coriolus pubesccns {Schum.') yixxvY. jgo2, 217J, 217^, 2282, 

 2jj6, 2670. Common. 



Coriolus versicolor (L.) Quel, /p/o, 2180, 2186. Common. 



Hexagona alvcolaris (DC.) Murr. 2^28. Common. 



Iiioiwtus perplcxus (Peck) Murr. igoi. 



Tnonotus radiafus (Sowerby) Karst. 1917, -^JJ-/- 



Irpiciporus Tidipifcrae (Schw.) Murr. 1750. Common. 



