year? 
As stated by Dr. Geo. Yasey, seves* 
al species of wild tobacco were culti 
vated by the Indians. One species, 
Nicotiana rustica, was cultivated in 
New Mexico and .Arizona, while an- 
other, Nicotiana quadrivalvis, was 
cultivated from Missouri to Oregon. 
Nicotiana attenuata is stated by Porter 
and Coulter to grow wild on Gray’s 
Peak, Colorado. 
, NOTES. 
We ^ do not know all about our 
Mammals yet. Only last year Dr. C-. 
H. Merriam described a new species 
of mouse, which he calls Hesperomys 
anthonyi, from New Mexico, and this 
year he has described a new fox (Vul- 
pes macroti*) from Southern Califor- 
nia. Dr. Merriam has very kindly 
promised to name any mammals and 
birds that we may send to him for the 
purpose, and we shall therefore be 
very glad to receive skins of small an- 
imals and birds to forward to him. 
In the case of mammals, the skull is 
necessary as well as the skin. 
The coyotes are reported to have 
killed a number of chickens on Swift 
Creek recently. 
In the October number of the 
“Journal of Mycology” Messrs. Ellis 
and Everhart describe a new species 
of fungus from Colorado, and name 
it Dermatea pruinosa. It was found 
on dead Quaking Asp bark, in Custer 
county, this year. Several other ap- 
parently undescribed fungi have been 
met with in Custer county, for which 
manuscript names have been given as 
follows: — Agaricus (Inocybe) occiden- 
tals, Ckll. , Lycoperdon occidental, 
Ell. & Ev., Mycenastrum fuscum, 
Ckll., Puccinia bigeloviae, Ell. & Ev., 
and Uromyces castaneus, Ell. & Ev. 
The last mentioned was found on 
grass near Red Creek, in the eastern 
part of the county, but all the others 
are from near Swift Creek. Puccinia 
bigeloviae was also found at Canon 
City. 
A grasshopper belonging to an un- 
described species of Melanoplus, was 
found near Short Creek this fail. 
>Mr. W. H. Ash mead has been good 
enough to examine a collection of 
Ichneumon-flies from western Custer 
county, and among them he finds 
thirteen new species, which he pro- 
poses to name as followes: — Ischno- 
cerus incertus, Catalytus am ericanus, 
Meteorus mgristiginus, ldiasta amen-, 
cana, Pentapleura cockerellii, Lysiter- 
nius coloradensis, Praon poll t us, Rho- 
palicus coloradensis, Meraporus mon- 
ticola, Psilooima coloradensis, Xeno- 
toma macrodyctium, Miota glabra, 
and Anectata polita. With regard to 
the Peutapleura cockerellii, we think 
it better as a rule not to dedicate spe- 
cies after individuals, and therefore 
suggest that the name be changed to 
Peniapleura alticola. 
Dr. Geo. H. Horn reports an un- 
named species of Phyllotretf-a in a 
collection of small beetles from west- 
ern Custer county. 
Mr. Wm. Beutenmuller of New York 
writes us concerning a new species of 
moth from Colorado, which he pro* 
poses to call Psecadia albicostella. 
This is the fourth species of this genus 
known from Colorado. 
T. D. A. C. 
