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Maculae irregulares, imaequales, subconfluentes, brummeae vel 
virido-brunneae; hyphae hypophyllae, caespitosae, 75-100 x Bh 
- fiexuosae, Teviter septatae; sporis subcylindraceis vel sursum 
attenuatis, I1—3-septatis, 20-90 x 5-6 2, 
Clitocybe comitialis Pers. 
Under balsam fir trees. Fulton Chain, Herkimer co. October. 
This is related to Clitocybe clavipes Pers. from which it 
may be separated by its smaller size, thinner cap, closer and less 
decurrent gills. It is rare both in this country and in Europe. 
Collybia hirticeps Pk. 
Hali buried decaying twigs or branches of hemlock, Tsuga 
' canadensis (L.) Carr. Vaughns, Washington co. August. 
S. H. Burnham. 
Cololejeunea biddlecomiae (Aust.) Evans 
Decaying wood. First lake, Herkimer co. September. Miss 
C. C. Haynes. 
Commelina communis L. 
Waste places. Albany. August. J. Dearness. Introduced and 
perhaps escaped from cultivation. 
Dacryomyces corticioides E. & E. 
Decaying pine wood. Alcove, Albany co. October. C. L. Shear. 
Diaporthe atropuncta n. sp. 
Perithecia valsoid, scattered or 3-6 m a cluster, nestling m the 
inner bark, minute, subglobose, black, surrounded by no black line; 
ostiola short, naked, black, surrounded by the slightly elevated 
ruptured epidermis; asci oblong or subcylindric, .oo4—-.0044 of an 
inch long, .co0o4-.0005 broad, 8-spored ; spores commonly distichous, 
hyaline, uniseptate, .coI—.0014 of an inch long, .00028—.0003 broad. 
Bark of basswood, Tilia americana L. Alcove, Albany 
on, oped... C..L__ Shear. 
Related to Diaporthe farinosa Pk. but it has no farimose 
disk and its spores are much larger. 
Perithecia subvalsea, 3-6 in caespite vel sparsa, minuta, sub- 
globosa, in cgrtice nidulantia, nigra, nulla limea nigra. limitata; 
ostiola brevia, glabra, nigra, epidermide leviter elevata rupta cir- 
