ECOLOGICAL NOTES C, G. LLOYD Page 1086 
Either one of these gentlemen could take the 29 collections sent in 
"by Dr. Reinking in this lot and make seven "new species" out of them 
and not a specimen in the lot that matches exactly either of the four 
"new species".that they did discover. We do not care to go through 
the form of discovering any more "new species:" in this group and so we 
refer them to the best of our ability to those that have been dis¬ 
covered, but it is not much of a,success. If "new species discoverers" 
could realize in what contempt Nature seems to hold their discoveries 
there would be less of this kind of work done. In this group if all 
were called one species it would be pretty nearly true but would not 
so impress any one. And it would be a good geographical species for 
all are of the Eastern tropics, not one known from the American 
tropics. And if it is attempted to refer them to separate and dis¬ 
tinct species the troubles are only increased. We refer Dr.Reinking 1 s 
29 collections the best we can, but we would not guarantee that if 
additional collections are sent that we would refer them to the same 
"species" in each case. 
We summarized (Letter 63, Note 462) the distinction between 
the four based on the types. Then we modified it in our manuscript 
work on the Philippine polypores. And now Dr.. Reinking sends in 29 
collections and upturns all of our preconceived views. At present 
we think the leading feature of each "species" is as follows (but it 
is liable to change* ) 
Color dark bay. Pores small .badia 
Color light brown. Pores small,...,...fuscella 
Surface non-zonate, asperate ... aspera 
Strongly zoned, asperate ....heteropora 
Pores materially larger . ..amplopora 
NOTE 1008 LENZITES PALISOTI PROM OTTO A. REINKING, PHILIPPINES 1 : 
The common Lenzites repanda,of the tropics is a fairly dependable 
white species. Persoon's name which is the one of merit is now gener¬ 
ally applied to it although it has had many names. The first five 
species of Lenzites in Fries’ Epicrisis are all this plant. Original¬ 
ly an isabelline form was named Daedalea, amanitoides which was a 
misnomer in the start as it has no suggestion whatever of an Amanita. 
This name applied to a colored form originally has been misapplied to 
a. white plant by the Kuntzeites. Fries changed it to Daedalea. Palisoti 
also used by.some for the white plant but there is no excuse for it 
either on the grounds of priority or of truth. I have an idea,that 
the plant when discolored usually has become so in drying or with age. 
Dr, Reinking sent me a collection recently in which I am convinced the 
isabelline color is natural. I have labeled it Lenzites Palisoti, as 
I do not feel like adopting the old "de betise" amanitoides. It is the 
first specimen I have seen that impresses me as being a true Lenzites 
Palisoti of a, natural isabelline color when growing. 
NOTE 1009 - HEXAGONA ALBIDA ( TOSTUS ) FROM OTTO A. REINKING, 
PHILIPPINES,- As we found Hexagona albida in Samoa it was pure white. 
As collected by Dr. Reinking it has white pores and context but the 
upper surface is slightly greyish or scorched, color varying from 
mouse grey (Ridgway ) to lighter. Dr. Reinking sends nineteen collec¬ 
tions all more or less colored on the surface. 
