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to separate them. It is therefore noticed here under the varietal 

 name published in the 2 2d Annual Report of the New York State 

 Cabinet of Natural History, 1869^.104. 



Bulgaria rufa magna n. var. 

 Cups large, 3-4 inches broad, sessile, nearly plane, sometimes 

 irregular or wavy, the broad base distended in wet weather with a 

 watery dingy whitish gelatin; hymenium ochraceous brown; 

 spores white, .0008-. 0012 of an inch long, .0005 broad. Externally 

 colored and* venose rugulose or subreticulated as in B. rufa. 

 North Elba. This variety differs from the type in its habitat, which 

 is among fallen leaves under balsam fir trees or on the ground among 

 mosses. It does not appear to be attached to wood and is not at 

 all narrowed into a stemlike base, but is broad and rounded under- 

 neath and the lower part is filled with a dingy watery gelatinous 

 substance. The hymenium is ochery brown rather than rufous 

 and the spores average a little longer than in our specimens of 

 B. rufa. Notwithstanding these differences it has seemed to 

 be so closely allied to B. rufa that I have thought it to be a 

 variety of it rather than a distinct species. 



Cortinarius amarus Pk. 



This species was founded on specimens collected in the Adiron- 

 dack region. Much larger specimens were found near Wading River 

 the past summer. These are better developed and show clearly 

 that the species belongs to the section Myxacium. 



Cortinarius bolaris (Pers.) Fr. 



With us this pretty cortinarius is beautifully spotted with red 

 scales when fresh, but in drying, both pileus and stem assume a 

 reddish color. 



Cortinarius corrugatus Pk. 



This proves to be a very variable species, yet the variations are 

 so slight that they never disguise the true character of the species 

 nor lead to any perplexity in its identification. Near Wading 

 River a form occurs in which the stem when fresh appears to be 

 almost or wholly without any bulb. In drying, the base of the 

 stem shrinks less than the rest, so that in the dried state the stem 

 is more distinctly bulbous. 



Crataegus baxteri Sarg. 



It has been found that the law of priority requires that this name 

 must give way to Crataegus foetida Ashe, and that 

 Crataegus dodgei Ashe must take the place of Cratae- 

 gus gravesii Sarg. 



