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Valsa ambiens (Pers.) Fr. 

 Very abundant on dead twigs of Ceanothus americanus 

 L. Albany. H. D. House, November to March. Also collected 

 at New Scotland, Albany county, on the same host by Professor 

 Peck and on Ceanothus ovatus Desf . near New York by 

 H. D. House. 



Valsa subclypeata C. & P. 

 Sylvan Beach, Oneida county. On dead limbs of Sassafras 

 varii folium (Salisb.) Kuntze. H. D. House, May 10, 1915. 



Venturia cassandrae Peck 

 Pecksport, Madison county. On fallen leaves of Chamae- 

 daphne calyculata (L.) Moench. PI. D. House, July 2, 

 191 5. Also collected at Karner, Albany county, April 22, 191 5. 



The following species of Asterostroma, Corticium, Coniophora, 

 Hypochnus, Merulius, Odontia, Peniophora and Poria have been 

 determined in major part by Prof. E. A. Burt of the Missouri 

 Botanical Garden, St Louis, to whom the specimens were sub- 

 mitted for identification or verification. 



Asterostroma cervicolor (B. & C.) Massee 



Near Albany, on decaying decorticated branches lying on the 



ground in the woods. H. D. Plouse and Joseph Rubinger, October 



23, 1915. 



Corticium colliculosum B. & C. 



Near Albany, on dead limbs of Primus pennsylvanica 

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



Corticium evolvens Fr. 

 Sylvan Beach, Oneida county, on dead oak branches lying on the 

 ground. H. D. House, October 12, 191 5. Albany, November 26, 

 191 5, on the same host and also on bark of decayed maple limbs. 



Corticium berkeleyi Cooke 

 Near Albany, on bark of P i n u s s t r o b u s . H. D. House 

 and Joseph Rubinger, October 23, 1915. Newtonville, on the same 

 host. Dr C. H. Peck (date of collection not indicated). 



Corticium alutaceum (Schrad.) Bres. 

 Near Albany, on decayed bark and wood. H. D. House and 

 Joseph Rubinger, October 23, 1915. 



