80 “fungi exsiccati” excesses. 
ftlicrosphsera van Bxuntiana, Ger. 
Ellis, 1324. Winter, 3*247. Rehm., 849. 
Microsphaera Ravenelii, B. fy C. 
Ellis, 660. Thumen, 558. Rebm., 446. Ravenel, 87. 
Uncinula macxospora, Peck. 
Ellis, 426. Winter, 3244. Tbumen, 2053. 
Commercially this kind of thing is a failure. It is a deprecia- 
tion of v/ilue, by increase of supply, and, in the end, must result in 
injury to all parties concerned. Already we hear warning notes of 
dissatisfaction, and these will assuredly ripen into measures of 
retaliation, which may take the form of reduction of at least two- 
thirds the number of “ exsiccati ” subscribed for. In these days, 
when there is a constant tendency to specialization, the only 
alternative left to those who supply sets of specimens will be to 
limit the length of the series, by restricting the issue to some 
definite section, such as Pyrenomycetes, Discomycetes, Gastero- 
mycetes, Uredines, Hyphomycetes, or Myxomycetes. The bulk 
of Hymenomycetes have never given entire satisfaction , and hence 
it would be a doubtful section to rely upon. If this division of 
labour, reduction of bulk, and limitation of expenditure should be 
resorted to it may command the market, but the last days of 
general collections are undoubtedly at hand. 
M. C. C. 
MEMORABILIA. 
Valsaria parmularia {Berk.), Sacc. Syll. No. 2814. — 
Specimen so called in Roumeguere’s Fungi Gallici, No. 4338, is 
not that species, which has sporidia 35 p long, whereas in this they 
are only 15 x 9 /x, probably a form of Valsaria rubricosa , Fr. 
Epichloe hypoxylon, Peck. ,27th Report, p. 108. — According to 
the specimen in Ellis and Everhardt’s North American Fungi, this 
is identical with Hypocrella atramentosa, Berk. Curt., in Saccardo 
Sylloge, No. 5066. 
Agaricus (Galera) mucidolens, Berk. Loud. Journ., 1845, p. 
301, Saccardo Sylloge , No. 3563. — This species was transferred in 
Berkeley’s Herbarium to Pluteus, No. 806, and evidently belongs 
to Hyporrhodii. Spores 8 x 5-6 p. 
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