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had in imperfect material for some time, but now only, thanks to Dr. 
Gillot, are we enabled to prepare illustrations of it. It is not character¬ 
istically figured usually. 
L. J. K. Brace, Bahamas, favors us with an additional and very 
liberal collection of Diplocystis Wrigtitii already illustrated from his 
specimens in Mycological Notes. 
Kingo Miyabe, Japan, sends a Bovistella we believe unnamed. The 
only species it approximates is Bovistella ammophila of France, and the 
only material in the Museums of the latter plant is so fragmentary it is 
difficult to decide. 
Wm. Lunt, Saint Kitts, W.I., sent a very liberal collection of Bovista 
bicolor. This species, originally from Ceylon, seems to be the usual 
species in the warm countries. We know it now from India, West 
Indies and Mexico. The capillitium is not like the typical capillitium of 
the genus, being longer threads and more intertwined, but whether it is 
policy to take it out of the genus Bovista and call it Lanopila on this 
account alone, as has been suggested, does not seem to me assured. 
Mrs. Blanch Trask, Catalina Island, sends Geaster fornicatus, 
which is the second time the plant has been collected in the U.S. Plants, 
so called (erroneously) are not of rare record, but the true species is only 
known from Catalina Island and Texas. 
A species of Phellorina comes from P. B. Kennedy, Nevada. The 
genus Phellorina undoubtedly occurs in the U.S., but we know nothing 
as to the species. The weathered remnant “ described ” as Phellorina 
Californica should never have been determined, much less described. 
Mature specimens from W. H. Long, Texas, are in the Museum at New 
York, and in addition we have this (young) specimen from Mr. Kennedy. 
We are acquainted with all this material and in addition we have also 
a good knowledge of Phellorina Delestrei from North Africa, but whether 
they are the same or different species we would not wish to say, 
We were glad to receive some nicely dried specimens of Secotium 
erythrocephalum from Robert Brown, New Zealand. This, the 
red species, is the most frequent Secotium that grows in Australia and 
New Zealand, judging from the specimens I have seen in Europe, It is 
bright red when fresh. A recent writer states that it is the young condi¬ 
tion of Secotium acuminatum, but there is not the slightest truth in the 
statement. 
An interesting collection has been received from Dr. M. M. Solerzano, 
Mexico, but they are not fully identified as yet. 
Mr. R. T. Baker, New South Wales, sends several interesting 
species. Geaster biplicatus, a species that has never been illustrated. 
It is close to Geaster pectinatus and differs only in having a definite area 
marked with plications at base of peridium. Originally described from 
Island of Bonin, I have seen specimens from Ceylon, New Guinea, and 
Australia. 
J. T. Paul, Australia, sends a Bovistella unknown in that genus, 
though I will probably find it when I work up the “ Lycoperdons ” from 
Australia in the collection at Kew. Though the genus Bovistella is very 
distinct from Lycoperdon, none of the English botanists have ever dis¬ 
tinguished it. 
