MYCOLOGICAL HOTES 
C. G. LLOYD 
Page 1030 
graduated from the seminary at Reldkirch, which as we understand, is 
the headquarters of this society. It is not necessary to tell the 
readers of Ideological Botes of the prominent part that has been taken 
in the development of mycology by Fathers, Rick, Torrend, Theiszen, 
Mille and other graduates of this seminary. Pather Theiszen has 
written some very important pa.pers based on the collections of Rev. 
Rick in Brazil. To irry mind the best of these was on the genus Xylaria, 
the most important paper that has yet appeared on this family. 
At the time of his death Rather Theiszen was located at his 
Alma Mater, Reldkirch is a little village in the Tyrolean mountains 
and is surrounded by very rugged country. On the 2nd of September, 
1919, he made a botanical excursion to the mountains and valleys of 
Valle ae Montafon, He did not return to the college and was missing 
for four days when his body was found badly mutilated at the base of a 
precipice. He gave his life as a martyr to Science and at the early 
age of 42 years. 
We have a very pleasant memory of a day spent with Rather 
Theiszen at Reldkirch some years ago, and in his death we feel a per¬ 
sonal loss. 
XYLARIA SECTIOH 12 
In this section we would include the small, cylindrical 
species with solid stroma that are obtuse (or sometimes acute ) but not 
apiculate as Section 11, It is a very puzzling section for the data 
regarding it is very meager. Most of the specimens we have seen are 
in the Hew York Botanical Gardens, 
XYLARIA AEMULAHS (Rig. 1859 and 1860 surface enlarged).- 2-3 
cm, high with a distinct, smooth stem. Clubs 2-3 mm. thick* Surface 
slightly moriform with partially protruding perithecia. Spores small 
ovoid, 5X7, 
This is distinguished from others of the section by its small 
pores. The clubs are mostly acute but not apiculate, Rick, Brazil, 
152. ’’Cuba, on ground", Bros. Leois 4506 at Hew York. (Rig. 1859 ) 
Cuba B & W. 4947 at Hew York. Cuba, B. W. & L. 14135 at Hew York, 
The habitat given "on the ground" appears from the specimens to be an 
error. This appears to be Xylaria radicata in the sense of Wright, 
Cuba, in the Clinton Herbarium (and Cooke) which has spores 4X8, not 
surely as Berkeley described as "15-20" mic. long. 
XYLARIA BERKELEY I (Fig, 1861 and 1862 ).- Clubs 2-3 cm. tall 
with distinct stipe. Surface slightly moriform with partially protrud¬ 
ing perithecia. Spores 6-7 X 18-20, 
This is said to be X. furcata of Schweinitx’s manuscript, from 
Surinam, but why called "furcata" I can not say. Montagne first pub¬ 
lished it as Xylaria cornifermis but when Berkeley told him this was 
an error he changed it to Xylaria Berkeleyi, The type at Kew (Rig.1861) 
is obtuse, but most specimens I so refer are acute, Xylaria Cordo- 
viensis, Mexico, Cooke, is for me now the same. The only "type" I 
have ever noted is at Hew York, from Masses. Spores 5 X 16 are some 
^smaller, Xylaria trachelina, a poor type of which is at Paris, is 
probably the same. Our statement somewhere that no type is known is an 
error, 
