B £51. Rostrup, E.—Continued. 
cinum, Acanthostigma alni, Pleospora vitrea; Sphceropsidece 23 sp., new, Phylloiticta ledi, 
Phoma hieracii, Septoria pyrolata , Dinemasporium qalbulicola; Gymnomycetes (Melan- 
coniece) 13 sp.. new, Melanostroma sorbi; Hyphomycetes 17 sp., new, Cercosporella oxyrice , 
Heterosporium stenhammarice , Dendrodochium betulinum; Zygomycetes lsp.; Entomoph- 
thoracece lsp.; Saprolegniacece 1 sp.; Peronosporacece 1 sp.; Chytridiacece lsp., new, Phy- 
soderma hippuridis. Of sterile mycelia 8 species were found, of which Sclerotium bacearum 
is new. (T H.) 
I £52. Trail, J. W. H. Report for 1890 on fungi of east of Scotland. ^Scottish Nat¬ 
uralist, No. 31, Perth, Jan., 1891, pp. 31-35. 
Lists of fungi from the Provinces of Forth, Tay, and Dee, comprising Uredinece , Ustilagi- 
nece, Pyrenomycetes , Ascomycetes, Perisporiacece, Peronosporece , Hyphomycetes , Discomycetes , 
and Gastromycetes. with host plants, dates, and brief notes on some of the species. (M. B. W.) 
1253. Whymper, Edw. Travels amongst the great Andes of the Equator, with maps and 
illustrations. 8vo. New York, 1892, pp. xxiv, 456. 
On page 199 notes the occurrence on Antisana, at an elevation of 13,000 feet, of Omphalia 
vmbellifera Fr. and Psilocybe sp. On pages 209 and 352 mentions finding of Cantharellus 
whymperi Massee & Murray on Picliincha at an elevation of 15,300 feet. (J. F. J.) 
III.—OOMYCETES. 
1254. Williams, Tiios. A. Notes on Peronosporaceae. <[Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, vol. 
xix, New York, Mar. 5, 1892, pp. 81-84. 
Gives notes on species of Peronospora , Sclerospora, Plasmopara , and Cystopus , found in 
the vicinity of Brookings, S. Dak. A table is also given showing the rainfall during the sum¬ 
mer month's of 1890 and 1891. (J. F. J.) 
V_BASIDIOMYCETES. 
1255. [Anon.] [Edible Agaricini.] <[Bot. Gaz., vol. xvi, Crawfordsville, Ind., May 
16,1891, p. 157. 
Notes that of the 1,400 species of Agaricini in Great Britain 134 are edible, 30 are poisonous, 
and of 516 nothing is known. The balance are too small, too tough, or too rare to be of value. 
(J. F.J.) 
1256. [Anon.j Notes on Tremellini. <[Grev., vol. xx, No. 93, London, Sept., 1891, 
p. 15. 
List of species of Dacryomyces and Peziza , not in Saecardo’s Sylloge, and descriptions as 
new of Auricularia corium Berk, in Herb., and A. epitrichia Berk, in Herb. Tremella lila- 
cina Mull, is mentioned as being the same as T. sarcoides. (M. B. W.) 
1257. [Anon.] Revue horticole. <[Nouv. Ann. Soc. Hort. Gironde, No. 55, Bor¬ 
deaux, Sept., 1891, pp. 152-153. 
Contains a note on the*importanee of mushroom culture in the environs of Paris, with brief 
account of manner of growing. (M. B. W.) 
1258. [Anon.] Trametes trogii Berk. <Grev., vol. xxi, London, Dec., 1892, pp. 
45-46. 
Refers to paper in Jour, de Bot. by M. P. Hariot in which it is concluded ihat Trametes 
hispida and T. tiogii are identical. States that this conclusion is erroneous, inasmuch as 
Hariot had not seen the type specimen of T. trogii. Gives a description of the specimen, and 
says it is quite distinct from T. hispida. (J. F. J.) 
1250. Bourquelot, Em. L9 “toboshi,” champignon du Japon analogue a l’Agaric blanc 
des pharmacies. <[Bull. Soc. Mycol. France, vol. vm, Paris, Mar. 31, 1892, 
p. 39. 
The inhabitants of Yeso designate under the name “ toboshi ” a mushroom that grows on 
ti unks of larch (Larix leptolepis). This is a species of Polyporus , about the size of one’s 
list. They prepare of it a remedy against the sweating of phthisic patients. It contains a 
resin and an acid, the last of which is not, however, identical with agaric acid. (T. H.) 
1260. Boudier and Patouillard. Note surune nouvelle Clavaire de France. <[Bull. 
Soc. Mycol. France, vol. vih, May 22,1892, pp. 41-43, pi. 1. 
Describes Clavaria geoglossoides Boud. et Pat.as anew species. It was found growing 
together with C. incequalis and C. nmilis. According to the description and the figures, 
it shows a striking resemblance to a Geoglossum, but has the principal characters in com¬ 
mon with the genus Clavaria. (T. U.) 
