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nearly exterminated in our State. It is therefore very gratifying 
to know that there is even a limited station only a few miles from 
Albany. This place is so well fitted for its growth that most of 
the plants are very. vigorous and bear four leaves at the top of 
the stem instead of three, the usual number. The roots also are 
of unusual size and bear two to four branches, each of which is 
as large as the unbranched root of ordinary plants. Only enough 
specimens have been taken to properly represent this interesting 
form in the State herbarium. It is very desirable that the plant 
may continue to occupy this favorable locality for many years. 
Phyllosticta labruscae Thuem. 
Living leaves of Boston ivy, Ampelopsis tricuspidata 
S. & Z. Menands, Albany co. July and August. A new host 
plant for this parasitic fungus, which usuaily attacks leaves of 
grapevines. 
Phycomyces nitens (Ag.) Kunze 
Decaying specimens of the oak loving collybia, Collybia 
dryophila (Bull.) Fr. Star Lake, St Lawrence co. August. 
This is a form having spores .0016 of an inch (40 /) or more in 
length. 
Psathyrella graciloides Pk. 
Split Rock, Onondaga co. September. G. E. Morris. This is 
a rare species found in our State but once before. 
Uromyces hyperici (Schw.) Curt. 
Leaves of northern St Johnswort, Hypericum boreale 
(Britton) Bickn. Griffin, Hamilton co. September. 
Urnula geaster Pk. 
This species was described from mature specimens collected 
near Austin, Tex. Fresh specimens, recently received from the 
same locality and sent by Mr F. D. Heald, show that the char- 
acter “urceolate or cupulate” in the original description [N. Y. 
State Mus. Rep’t 46, p. 39. 1893. Bot. ed.] is erroneous. The 
recent specimens show both the mature and the immature con- 
dition.. The unopened plant has a closed receptacle, ellipsoidal, 
hollow, tapering downward into a solid fleshy tough stem and 
furnished at the apex with a slight blunt umbo. The plants grow 
in clusters about the base of old stumps. They take their origin 
several inches below the surface. The whole exterior is of a uni- 
form brown color and covered with a minute velvety tomentum, 
but the flesh within is white both in the stem and in the receptacle. 
