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Journal of Mycology 
[Vol. 12 
Q A NEW SPECIES OF GALERA. 
CHARLES H. PECK. 
A species of this genus apparently undescribed has been 
brought to my notice recently of which the following account 
may be given. 
Galera kellermani Peck sp. nov. — Pileus very thin, sub- 
ovate or subconic, soon becoming plane or nearly so, striatulate 
nearly to the center when moist, more or less wavy and persis¬ 
tently striate on the margin when dry, minutely granulose or 
mealy when young, unpolished when mature, often with a few 
scattered floccose squamules when young, and sometimes with 
a few slight fragments of a veil adhering to the margin which 
appears as if finely notched by the projecting ends of the gills, 
watery brown when moist, grayish brown when dry, a little 
darker in the center, taste slight, odor faint, like that of decay¬ 
ing wood; lamellae thin, close, adnate, a delicate cinnamon brown 
becoming darker with age; stem slender, equal or slightly taper¬ 
ing upward, finely striate, minutely scurfy or mealy at least when 
young, hollow, white; spores brownish ferruginous with a faint 
pinkish tint in mass, elliptic, 8-12 x 6-7/x. 
Pileus 2-3 cm. broad; stem 2.5-4 cm. long, 1-2 mm. thick. 
Gregarious or subcespitose. Ground in a greenhouse, Columbus, 
Ohio, August, 1906. Number 4494. Dr. W. A. Kellerman. 
The distinguishing characters of this species are its broadly 
expanded or plane grayish brown pileus with its minutely granu¬ 
lose or mealy surface, its persistently striate margin and its 
very narrow gills becoming brownish with age. The indication 
of a veil is also unusual. 
The species is respectfully dedicated to its discoverer who 
has kindly sent copious notes, specimens, spore-prints and photo¬ 
graph from which the description has been prepared. 
Explanation of Plate 89. — Galera kellermani Peck. A 
half tone illustration of several plants. A very young specimen 
shows the minutely granulose or mealy character of the cap. 
Fully grown plants are shown and in one case the fragments 
of a veil are distinctly seen attached to the margin. 
