. Descriptions of new species of fungi. Fungi. jno. 7 DECADES OF MAINE DECADES OF MAINE FUNGI. Bz M. C. Cooke, London, England, (Corresponding Member.) (Dec. i, ii.) Since the time of Schweinitz, little has been added to our knowledge of North American Fungi except by the labors of H. W. Eavenel of South Carolina, and Dr. Curtis. As far as I am aware, no attempt has been made to secure a list of the Fungi of any state except South Carolina and Ohio, (Cincinnati, T. G. Lea;) and certainly no effort has hitherto been made in favor of the state of Maine. Through the kindness of the Eev. E
. Descriptions of new species of fungi. Fungi. jno. 7 DECADES OF MAINE DECADES OF MAINE FUNGI. Bz M. C. Cooke, London, England, (Corresponding Member.) (Dec. i, ii.) Since the time of Schweinitz, little has been added to our knowledge of North American Fungi except by the labors of H. W. Eavenel of South Carolina, and Dr. Curtis. As far as I am aware, no attempt has been made to secure a list of the Fungi of any state except South Carolina and Ohio, (Cincinnati, T. G. Lea;) and certainly no effort has hitherto been made in favor of the state of Maine. Through the kindness of the Eev. E. C. Bolles, I hope gradually to obtain specimens, at least of the more minute, and less perishable Fungi, from the neighborhood of Portland, so that in course of time a respectable list may be constructed of the Fungi of Maine. Without waiting till such list can be perfected, -I have consented to notice and describe the several consignments which I receive from time to time, and to give under each species a brief character, sufficient for its identification. The two Decades now forwarded are confined to Coniomycetal Fungi, those in which the spores are the main features, and which are developed princi- pally upon the green parts of living plants. These include the JEcidiacei, the Puccinicei, and the Coeomacei, as described fully in my " Microscopic ; Circumstances have transpired to strengthen the views I therein expressed that the majority of species which constitute the genera Lerythea and Trichobasis are but unicellular forms of species belonging to other genera, and with these latter forms I shall associate them whenever I can do so with confidence. Instances will occur in which I am unable to associate species of Trichobasis or Lecythea with their higher forms, especially in extra-European species :—in such cases I must content myself with recording the species under their provisional names, in the hope that the future may unite them to their lawful spou
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