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The sporophores are short or obsolete. The fungus is conspicu- 

 ous by reason of the white crustHke scales that cover the perithecia. 

 This character is suggestive of the specific name. 



Phoma smilacis B. & J. 



Dead stems of some species of Smilax. Orient Point. April. 

 R. Latham. 



Physcia granulifera (Ach.) Tuck. 

 Lyndonville, Orleans co. C. E. Fairman. On stems of button 

 bush, Cephalanthus occidentalis L, Karner. Jan- 

 uary. S. H. Burnham. 



Polyporus melanopus Fr. 

 Woods. Vaughns, Washington co. October. S. H. Burnham. 

 Determined by C. G. Lloyd. A rare species both in this country and 

 in Europe. It bears some resemblance to Polyporus radi- 

 c a t u s Schw. from which it is separated by its cespitose mode of 

 growth and its smaller spores. It is more closely allied to P. 

 V a r i u s Fr. 



Polysaccum pisocarpium Fr. 



Sandy soil in cedar woods. Orient Point. October. R. Latham. 



Poria pulchella Schw. 

 Bark of black willow, S a 1 i x nigra Marsh. Loudonville, 

 Albany co. March. S. H. Burnham. 



Psilocybe fuscofolia n. sp. 



Solitary, gregarious or cespitose. Vicinity of New York. Octo- 

 ber. W. H. Ballou. For description of this species see chapter on 

 New York species of Psilocybe. 



Psilocybe polycephala (Paul.) 

 Ground in woods. Constableville. September. Description given 

 in chapter on Edible Fungi. 



Ramularia karstenii Sacc. 

 Leaves of Epilobium adenocaulon Haussk. North 

 Elba. June. It most frequently occupies the apical part of the 

 leaves and discolors and kills them. The basal half of the leaf is 

 usually reddish. 



Rubus glandicaulis Blanch. 

 Roadsides and pastures. North Elba. June. 



