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Corticium investiens (Schw.) Bres. 

 (Thelephora subochracea Peck) 

 Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, October 3, 1914. Albany, 

 H. D. House and Joseph Rubinger, October 23, 191 5. One of the 

 commonest species of the genus and apparently showing little choice 

 of host, growing on and investing leaves, sticks, twigs, bark and 

 branches of both coniferous and deciduous species lying on the 

 ground in the woods. It has also been collected by Doctor Peck 

 at Shokan, Floodwood, Schuylerville and Snyder's Corners. 



Corticium laetum Karst. 



Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, nos. 161 and 164, October 



3, 1914- 



Corticium mutatum Peck 



Near Albany, on bark of fallen and decaying limbs of P o p u 1 u s 

 tremuloides. H. D. House, November 26, 1915. 



Corticium roseopallens Burt 

 Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, no. lyo, October 3, 1914. 

 Near Sylvan Beach, Oneida county, on bark of decayed birch limbs. 



Corticium atrovirens Berk. 

 Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, no. ^05, October 8, 1914. 



Corticium effuscatum C & E. 

 Karner, Albany county. H. D. House, no. 210, October 8, 1914. 

 Greenbush, Rensselaer county. H. D. House, no. 2^6, October 10, 

 1914. Not a rare species, at least in this part of the State, having 

 also been collected by Doctor Peck at East Berne, Westport and 

 East Schaghticoke. 



Corticium epigaeum E. & E. 

 Karner, Albany county. On dead twigs lyings on the ground in 

 woods. H. D. House, no. 160, October 3, 1914. 



Coniophora olivascens (B. & C.) Massee 

 Albany. On fallen branches in woods. H. D. House, November 

 26, 191 5. At the same place and date were collected the much 

 commoner species Coniophora puteana Schum. on fallen 

 pine limbs and Coniophora arida Fr. on decaying coni- 

 ferous log. 



