MYCOLOGICAL NOTES 
C. G. LLOYD 
Page 1031 
Iheiszens figure, (PI. 10. Dig.5) from its rimose surface represents 
for me Xylaria apiculata instead of Berkeleyi. Specimens, J. A. 
Stevenson, Porto Rico, 1518. Wolcott 2804, Porto Rico , at New York. 
Our figure 1863 is of tire surface enlarged six fold. 
XYLARIA BIFORMIS FROM E. D. MERRILL, PHILIPPINES (Fig. 1864).- 
Clubs cylindrical, about a cm. long, obtuse. Surface strongly tuber¬ 
cular with the protruding perithecia. Stipe varying from none to 1 
cm. long. Spores 8-12 X 20-24. 
This is close to Xylaria Berkeleyi of the American tropics but 
of different stature and with larger spores. The variation in the 
length of the stipe as shown in different specimens of the same collec¬ 
tion is such that one if sent separately, would hardly consider them 
the same species. 
XYLARIA MORIFORMIS IN THE UNITED STATES (Fig. 1865).- Com¬ 
pare Xylaria Notes p. 30. fig, 1353. We dislike to refer a single 
collection from the United States to a single collection only known 
from Africa, but it has the same general characters, shape, size, 
strongly moriform perithecial and general size of spores, 6 X 20-24. 
We only know one collection of this from the States, which was made at 
Ithaca, N.Y. (on log) by Atkinson and sent to Rehm who referred it to 
"Xylaria inaequalis, B. & C. " Rehm did a lot of bad guessing at 
Xylarias. There is some discrepancy between my photographs of what 
I took as the type at Kew, and the co-type at Paris of Xylaria in¬ 
aequalis. The latter (Fig. 1866) is. from the description, correct 
and for me is Xylaria scopiformis. (Cfr, Myc. Notes p. 675 ). In any 
event neither photograph has the least suggestion of Atkinson’s plant. 
HYDNANGIUM PALLIDUM FROM REV. L. MILLE, ECUADOR (Fig. 1867): 
About 2 cm. in diameter. Peridium thin, seeming to flake off in spots 
Rooting base strongly marked. Section pale isabeiline. Loculi more 
or less elongated. Basidia persistent, each with two sterigmata. 
Spores globose, 16 mic. rarely 18, many swollen, pale colored, strong¬ 
ly and finely echinulate . 
Wnile I have not done much work on the Hymenogasters I can 
not reconcile this to any species of Europe or named as far as I can 
make out. The spores are the same as those of Hydnangium carneum, but 
the color of the gleba is entirely different. Compared to Hydnangium 
Soderstromi which was named from South America, it also differs entire¬ 
ly in color. Rev. Mille collected it "Crescit in radicibus Eucalypi 
globuli", 
POLYSTICTUS BLUMEI FROM DR. W. DOCTERS VAN LEEUWEN, VERLATEN 
ElLAND NEAR KRAKATAU (Fif. 1868).- Three collections received from 
Dr. Docters van Leeuwen we would so refer although they differ some 
among themselves. The character of the species is the glabrous sur¬ 
face, pale or white color and elongated, thin, shallow pores, better 
shown in our Fig. 1868 than we can describe. One of the collections 
is white, the others have murinus zones. It appears to be variable 
and we are not sure now that the plant we so figured from Japan is the 
same. As to classification we would enter it in Section 105 from its 
glabrous surface, although it inclines also to Sect. 108 with large, 
shallow pores. 
