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J ,923, 2,540, and 2,544; and in another series, 80, 178, 189, 686, 
687, 688, 792, 895, 1,188, 1,283, 1,285, 1,599, 2,197, 2,747, 
3,038, 3,436, 3,437, and 3,771. Other species nearly equal to 
these might be quoted, but supposing any individual purchasing 
all these series, would he not feel most reasonably annoyed at 
having to pay for sixteen specimens of P actinia, graminis and 
twenty-nine examples of Pleospora herbarum ? 
There is another aspect in which deterioration of value is mani- 
fest ; we will suppose a new species, in some well-known genus, is 
issued in North America, and, of course, as such is welcomed, but 
it has become the practice now to recognize the same species from 
the same locality issued in two or three other exsiccati, and hence 
every such species has, as a penalty, to be paid for three or four 
times. Take : — 
Entyloma menispexmi, Farl. 
Ellis, 1490. Winter, 3002. Roumeguere, 4032. 
Gloeospoxium stenospoxum, E. Sf K. 
Ellis, 1631. Winter, 3689. Roumeguere, 3877. 
Paxodiella pexispoxioides, B.sr c. 
Ellis, 685, 1560. Winter, 3251. Roumeguere, 4051. 
Chaetomium olivaceum, C. $ E. 
Ellis, 56. Thumen, 1942. Roumeguere, 4930, 
Ventuxia oxbicula, Schioein. 
Ellis, 700, 1687. Winter, 3143. Thumen, 855. 
Spoxidesmium xude, Ellis. 
Ellis, 763. Thumen, 475. Roumeguere, 4591. 
IKassaxia vomitaxia, B. $ C. 
Ellis, 97. Thumen, 270. Winter, 3667. Rehm., 438. 
Ophiobolus fulgidus, C. P. 
Ellis, 583. Thumen, 1742. Roumeguere, 4856. 
Sphaexella Magnoliee, Ellis. 
Ellis, 800. Winter, 2755. Roumeguere, 2453. 
Sphaexella convexula, Schw. 
Ellis, 1674. Winter, 3257. Ravenel, 755. 
Cexcospoxa copallina, CooTce. 
Ellis, 1505. Winter, 3682. Ravenel, 586. 
Cexcospoxa gxanulifoxmis, E. H. 
Ellis, 1753. Winter, 3683. Roumeguere, 3595, 4004. 
Cexcospoxa Demetxiana, Wint. 
Ellis, 1744. Winter, 3079. Roumeguere, 4488. 
Cexcospoxa pexsonata, B. Sf C. 
Ellis, 2480. Thumen, 1964. Roumeguere, 4689. Ravenel, 771. 
Cexcospoxa dianthexae, E. fy K. 
Ellis, 1750. Kellerman, 33. Roumeguere, 5190. 
Micxosphaexa extensa, C. fy P. 
Ellis, 429. Thumen, 756. Winter, 3043. Ravenel, 625. 
