Notes and Brief Articles 



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Miss Wakefield, the well-known mycologist of Kew Gardens, 

 England, arrived in New York on March 10, after spending the 

 winter collecting in the British West Indies. On March 19, she 

 left for a tour through parts of the eastern United States, and 

 sailed for England on May 14. Her chief interest at the Garden 

 was the large collection of polypores from the American tropics. 



Nodule bacteria of leguminous plants form the subject of an 

 article by Lohnis and Hansen in the Journal of Agricultural Re- 

 search for January 3, 1921. Bacillus radicicola and B. radio- 

 bactcr are the species chiefly discussed, the latter being easily 

 distinguished from the former by its brown growth on potato. 



A descriptive list of Brazilian gill-fungi, by J. Rick, appeared 

 in Broteria 18: 48-63. 1920. Of the 106 species treated, a num- 

 ber are proposed as new in various genera, but the author feels 

 that many of the new ones are identical with European species ! 



Sclcrotinia minor is the cause of a decay in lettuce, celery, and 

 other crops, according to Ivan C. Jagger, who published an ac- 

 count of this new fungus in the Journal of Agricultural Research 

 for November 15, 1920. The species is known from Massachu- 

 setts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. 



A specimen of Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) P. Karst. has 

 recently been received from George L. Zundel, who collected it 

 March 9, 192 1, on birch, at Arden, Stevens County, Washington. 

 Although reported by Harkness as occurring on oak in California, 

 this is the first time I have seen this species from the Pacific coast. 



A list of the fungi of the Malay Peninsula, compiled by J. F. 

 Chipp, appeared in the Gardens Bulletin, Straits Settlements for 

 January, 192 1. The list is prefaced by remarks on our knowl- 

 edge of Malayan fungi and the preservation of fungous speci- 

 mens in the tropics. Following it is a bibliography, and an index 

 to fungi found on the Malay Peninsula and to their hosts. 



