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a white pulveriilence as the spores of the related H y p o m y c e s 

 ] a c t i f 1 u o r u m (Schw.) Tul. do. 



Peramium tessellatum (Lodd.) Rydb. 

 Woods. Floodwood, Franklin co. North Elba, Essex co. 

 August. This may be separated from Peramium r e p e n s 

 (L.) Salisb. by its spiral arrangement of the flowers of the spike. 



Peridermium consimile A. & K. 



Living leaves of spruce trees. Common in the swamps and on 

 the mountains of the i\dirondack region where it is associated with 

 Peridermium d e c o 1 o r a n s Pk. from which it may be dis- 

 tinguished by its smaller spores. 



Phyllosticta ampelopsidis E. & M. 

 Living leaves of woodbine, A m p e 1 o p s i s q u i n q u e f o 1 i a . 

 Wading River, Suffolk co. August. 



Phyllosticta smilacis E. & E. 

 Living leaves of greenbrier, S m i 1 a x r o t u n d i f o 1 i a Mx. 

 Wading River, Suffolk co. August. 



Phyllosticta sphaeropsidea E. & E. 

 . Living leaves of horse chestnut, A e s c u 1 u s h i p p o c a s - 

 t a n u m L. Port Henry, Essex co. September. 



Pleurotus terrestris n. sp. 



Pileus thin, broadly convex, even, glabrous, moist, whitish ; la- 

 mellae thin, close, broad, slightly emarginate, adnexed, whitish ; 

 stem equal, even, curved, glabrous, solid, eccentric, whitish ; spores 

 white, globose, .00028-.00032 of an inch broad. 



Pileus 2-3 Inches broad ; stem 2-3 inches long, 3-4 lines thick. 

 Cespitose. On the ground in the margin of woods. West Eort 

 Ann, Washington co. October. S. H. Burnham. 



This species belongs to the section Eccentrici, group Tricholo- 

 matarii. 



Polyporus galactinus Berk. 



Trunks of apple trees. Delmar, Albany co. August. The fresh 

 young specimens are white, but in drying they assume a pale straw 

 color which in time becomes a dingy yellow. The spores in our 

 examples are subglobose, .00016-.0002 of an inch broad. 



