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papillatum which is parasitic on Erodium cicutarium . E. botrys and 
E. moschatum could not be infected. “If Synchytrium papillatum is really 
endemic on some native Californian plant, then, since we have no native 
Erodiums , it must have passed to E. cicutarium from some host much 
farther removed botanically than either of the two mentioned above.” Four 
species of Synchytrium are considered, S. Amsinckiae being described 
as new. J. Ramsbottom (London). 
NICOLAS, E., Société Lorraine de mycologie (Bull. Soc. Myc. 1913, 
29, 2. fasc., 2. Part, XLII—XLVII). 
Das Jahr 1912 war in ganz Frankreich ein gutes Pilzjahr. Ganz 
besonders üppig war die Pilzflora in Lothringen entwickelt. Leider 
fanden in diesem Jahre hier viele Vergiftungen durch Pilze statt. Die 
Pilz vegetation war außerordentlich früh erschienen. Schon Mitte Juli 
konnte eine große Anzahl der verschiedensten Arten gesammelt werden 
Eine Septemberexcursion lieferte soviel Material, daß dasselbe zu einer 
öffentlichen Ausstellung verwandt werden konnte. Das Material einer 
zweiten Excursion wurde im Rathaus von Pompey ausgestellt. 
Von interessanten Arten seien Volv aria plumosa , Tricholoma nudum 
und T. portentosum genannt. Auch Hydnum imbricatum fand sich in 
Menge. W. Herter (Berlin-Steglitz). 
LISTER, G., Notes on Swiss My c etozoa , 1912 (Journ. Bot. 1913, 
51, 95—100). 
The wet summer of 1912 afforded unusually favourable conditions 
for the development of Mycetozoa. During the month of August, five 
different species were found, some of them in great abundance, in the 
neighbourhood of Lucerne, Meiringen and Mürren These species 
are listed and in the case of the more interesting ones notes are added. 
Those which are presumably new to the Swiss flora are indicated. 
J. Ramsbottom (London). 
LISTER, G., Notes on the Mycetozoa of Linnaeus (Journ. Bot. 1913, 
51, 160-164). 
Reference is first made to the species of Mycetozoa decribed in Linnaeus’ 
“Species Plantarum”, and afterwards to the specimens preserved in the 
Linnaean herbarium. Within the cover marked “ Clathrus” were four 
specimens of Stemonitis , S. ferruginea (2), S. sple?idens and S. fusca. 
Within the cover marked “Lycoperdon" are three specimens representing 
the species Diderma radia turn, Lycogola epidendrum and Trichia Bo¬ 
trytis. Notes are given on Linnaeus’ original descriptions and on the 
specimens preserved in his herbarium. The notes are important as the 
last International Botanical Congress decided that the “Species Plantarum" 
should be taking as the starting point for the earliest generic, and specific 
names of the Mycetozoa. J. Ramsbottom (London). 
LISTER, G., Mycetozoa found during the fungus foray in the 
Forres district, Sept. 12 th to 20 th , 1912, with the descrip¬ 
tion of a new species (Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 1913, 4, 38—44; 
i pi.). 
