MYCOLOGICAL SOCIE'I'Y OF AMERICA
NXWS LET'i'Xi .DEC~~ 199
THX Al\JNUAL MEETING .199.4. Gainsville ...... ,,i .. 1 OFFIC?&RS AXTI C!XiITTlBS OF THE SOCIETY FOR 1955.0 ...... 2 W3RT OF THE SZCRETARY-TREBSC?IER FOR 1954...... 4 THE iimUfi PO= ...... 5 FINAL RZORT of tho 1953 F9UY. WISOl?...... 6 V1 VII
INTXZUTATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRBSS .PARIS...... eW.18
XIV
VACmCIES FOR 1liYGOLOGISTS ...... 27 1355 PH D'S IN I:YCaLOG'Y AVAIIABLE FOR mCHIBG OR lGSi3ARCBc .. -28 XVII
XIX HONORS. EUCTIrlN TO OFFICE. F'Rm~OTIO~~S~ILXTURESe . 9 30 OTmNEWS ...... 32 Thc 21st Annual i,icoting of thc Socicty was hcld on thc campus of tho Uni- versity of Florida, Gainosvillc, Florida on Scptcmbcr 5-9, 1954 in conJunction with thc annual mccting of thc American Institute of Biological Scinnccs. Thc mcotings mrc vcry arc11 planncd and 14~11attondcd. Thc Cornmittcc on Local Arr- angcmcnts, hcedcd by Dr. A.S. Iiillcr who was assistcd by Drs. Go F. Wcbcr, and i~rdmanT!cst, dcscrvcs our sinccrc thanks for thc hospitality and for thc splcndid arrangcmcnts mado for tho Socicty.
Thc program consistcd of 55 l?ayors rctsulting from original rcsoarch, an incrcaso in thc numbcrpmntzA over last ycar. In addition thcrc !arc four special fcaturcs: Thc Yrcsidcntial Addrcss, cntitlcd "Sono Observations and Cornmcnts on thc Laboulbcnialosfl was dolivcrcd by 3rcsidcnt Loland Shnor; Thc Fifth Annual Lcctuc of thi? Socioty, cntitlcd n&gvadimus w~cologici?~~;the Symyosiwnon fli\'iicrobiological Cctcriorationtt, consistod of papcrs prcsontod by We H. Stah1 ct al., S. Dahl, R. C. Allrod, D. Iii~rnolfarb, B. Bcorstcchcr, T.A. f?Jhitc, and J. K. Ilichardson ot al, J. C. r?zavcr, H.C. Crandall, T. D. Eilcs, .- 2.d. Viclrlund ct al, S. Balmriauslras ct al, and C. H. Baylcy; and thc Symposium on nlficrobial Poplations and thz Sclcction of Antibiotic-Producing Xicro- organisms", consistod of paprs pros,?ntod by J. 1,. KcGuirc, J.T. Curtis, and Co L. Porter ct al. 30th Spqosia wcra sponsorcd by thc Socicty for Industrial Microbiology.
At the busincss mccting of tho Socicty on Scptcmbcr 5, thc acting Sccrctary prcscntcd Dr. C. J. Alcxopoulos~ re-~ort~hich is found ~ls~whdroin this Nctrs Lcttor. Tho Society apyrovcd a number of rccomncndations of tho Council as prcsantcd in thc Council Rcport. e Thc Council avprovcd the rcport on Rbscarch Grants as givcn by Dr. John F. Couch far thc chairman, Dr. Pal.:~hLrnorson. Sincc $550 for rcscarch grants was lcft this ycar, thc Council aarovcd thc rccommcndation that thc remaining moncy go to tho iicmoirs fund.
Tho Council rccommandcd tlmt thc policy on roinstatcmcnt of mcmbors bc as follows: "In ordcr to publish an articlc in thc Journal, a rcinstatod ncmbor must pay two (2) ycars baclc dui.,sl'. This is to yrcvcnt a mdmbcr from publishing onc articlc and dro?ying his nombcrshi;:>, thon lator rcnswing his mcmbcrship whcn hc dzsircs to publish anothcr articls.
Thc Council discussod thc possibility of having a catalogue containing lists of various fungus col1c;ctions of individual mycolog~stsin thd Unitcd Statcs and appointed a comrnittcc to study thc desirability of such a. catalogyc.
Thc Council discusscd thc 2ossibility of particQating with thc A.A.A.S. in Atlanta, Gcorgia, and after considcring thc small nunbcr of mycologists in thc Southcastcrn Unitr:d Statzs that vould bc particularly affcctcd, dccidcd not to participtc. Tho Socictz will m~ctwith othcr socicti~snt:xt ycar at Ivfichigan Statc Collcko, &st Lansing, :;ichigs.n undcr thc auspice of A.I.B.S.
Thc Vicc Prcsidcnt prcscntod his rc:>ort on tho Foray, and thc Socicty ~asqod a rosolution thanking thc Foras- Comrnittoc for thc distinguish~dsucccss in arr- anging for rains, laboratory spacc and good lunchcs. iJcw mc.mbcrs trcro formcrly oloctcd md thc rcsults of thc dlcction of officcrs was announcod. Thc adjourn- mcnt of the busincss mccting ~vasf ollollrod by thc Prosid.cntia1 Addrcss. 11. OFFICE3S AXD C~.,iMI!CT3XSOF 'TILE SOCIETY FT)R 1955 Officers of &he Society for 1955
President - 1955 ...... William V. Diehl, USDA, Plant Industry Statior,. President-elect - 1955 ...... Ralph Emerson, University of California, Vice President - 1955 ...... Joaiah L. Lowe, Syracuse Uriiversity. Secretary-Treasurer - 19541956 . . . . . Ccnstantine J. Aloxopoulos, Michigan State College. (8cting Secretary-Treasurer - 1954-1955. E. S. Beneke, Eichigan State Colleger Councilors - East - 1934-1955...... Lin-S, Olive, Columbia University. 1955-1956...... Leland Shanor, University of Illinois. Vest - 1954-1955...... A new ar~pointnentwill be made by the Presidcnt. 1955-1956...... Charles G, Shaw, Washington State - College Kiatorian ...... Donald PI Rogors, Tho New York Botanical Garden.
Official Ropresentativos and other new Appointees.
Representatives on the Council of the American Assocfation for tho Advaccement of Sci~nco- 1954-1955. V. VJ. Diohl, Bureau of Plant Industry, Boltsvillo. 1955-1956. Ralgh %orson, Univcrsity of California. Represontativo on the Governing Board, American Institute of Biolcgical Scienccs - John IT. Ccuch, University cf Forth Carolina. Rcprcscntativo on the Board of Trustcos, American meCulturo Collcction - C. A. LoPc'Dvro Offico of Zm~criincntStations. Rcproscntativo to thc National Rcscarch Council - F. E. Sparrow, Univcrsity of biichigan. Boprcscntativc to tho Agricultural Rcscarch Institute - John A. ftcvenson, Bureau of Plant Industry, USDA. C. A. LcTcbvro Offico of 2~orimcntStations (~ltcrnate) Rcprcscntativc on thc Biological Stains Commiosion - L. S. Olive, Columbia Univcrsity Now Mombor of thc Xditorial Board of WYCOLCGIA (rcappointmcnt), 1955-1959) Alma J. Whiff cn Comrnittccs of thc Sccioty Committco of Nomcnclature
D, P. Rogors, Chm. J. W. Couch G. V. Fischor G. N. Dcdgc F. D. Korn L. 2. Flch~cycr A. H. Smith G. B. Cummins C. ';I. Emmons, Chm. W. F. Conant Libcro Ajcllo C. W. Dodge Re FI. Benham 3. Do DcLamator A. L. Carrion Mombcr ship Comittoc
C. T. Rogcrson, Chm. R. ?. Korf W. H. tJoston S. J. I?. Chilton A. J. Nix F. T. Wolf C, H. Christcnscn 1.i. B. Norrow G. I?, tlcbor Chas. Lo FQ~~US L. S. Olivo L. E. 7Jchnoycr J. W. Grovcs ;.I. -A. Potty C. 2. Yarwood R. H. Haskins 0. A. Plunket t A. 11. Zieglor G. W. Eoitt Bonc Pomcrloau C. G. Shaw Sustaining 1.icmborshi-pComnittcc
E. J. Backus, Chm. C. W. Hcsseltinc L. Me Ames J. I. . 1icGuiro E. S. 3onoko 3. c;. Mrak G. D. Darkcr A. 3. Prince 1. L. Dulancy 3. T. Recso J. C. Gilman John Routicn David Gottliob A. H. Smith 11. D. Gray Finance Committco
11. J. Robbins, Chm. Josoph Cr Gilman Kcnnoth Bo &per E. S, Bcncko, Acting Trcasuror, cx officio Committoo on Resoarch Grants and Publications John Ihrlich, Chm., 1954-1956 Ralph kcrson, 1953-1955
Committoo to Aid A. I. B. S. on Biological Handboolr V. M. Cutter, Chm. W. J.. Nickerson G. D* Darkcr Committoo to Study tho Dosirability of a National Culture Collection Catsloguc Konnoth B. Raper, Chm. 0. l'!, Hcsscltino V. W. Cutter C. 'A LC-Ebbvrc Committco of Publication of Memorials Edi tor-in-Chicf of IYCOLOGIA, G. W. liartin Historian of tho Society, D. P. aogcrs' Prcsidcnt of tho Socioty, tJ. W. Dichl Board of Editors for k4l&i"3IRS
Committco on Prcparation of Vocational Guidance Infomation
R. P. Korf, Chm. John ETlzrlich V. B. Bragonicr L. S. Olive C. ff. Christonsan V. 71. Ray
During thc goriod Scptcmbcr 1, 1953 to Junc I, 1954 which this rc~ortcovcrs, t'nc following business, worthy of rcporting to YOU, was transactcd by tho Socicty: A. Channcs in thc Constitution: By mail ballot tho Society votod thrcc changcs in tho Constitution: 1. To changc Article 3 (Duos) to road: ItTho ducs.. ..shall bc scvon dollars and fifty ccnts a ycar.I1 Voto 169 for, 17 against. 2. To chango hticlc 5 (3fficcrs) to includc thc officc of "Prcsidcnt- I1cct.n and to dcsignato t&.t tho term of ofTicc (for all officcrs) shall start at the closo of tho annual mooting." Voto 175 for, 10 against. 3. To changc Articlc 7 (2lcction of ~fhecrs)to rcad: "The Sccrctary- Trcasurcr shall scnd to each mcmbor of tho Socictg throc months prior to tho Annual mocting a ballot for nomination of officcrs. The thrcc candidates for .:ach offico rccL?ivingthc highest nmbcr of nominating votes shall bo :)laced a1:fiabctically upon a final ballot to bc scnt to oach mombcr onc month bcforo thc annual meeting." Votc 172 for, 6 against. B. Joint Committcc on Intcrsocicty Coopcmtion: Aftcr studying thc rcco~~uncndationoof our rcvrcscntativc on the Joint Cornmittcc on Intcrsocicty Cooperation, Mr. John A. Stovonson, thc Council, by mail ballot, votod against participating in thc crcation @f an IlAgricultural Institute* and against appcinting a rcprcscntativc on a committee to cxplorc possibilitics af publishing actittitics by joint action of scvoral socictios. C. Financial Condition: Thc financial condition of the Socicty is gooO. On Junc 1, 1954 our checking account stood uncncumbcrcd at $2741.59. This f iguro consists of $1591.59 for operating cqcnscs, and $1150. OC from Sustaining ikicmborshij? funds. From thc lattor, thc $100.00 honorarium is to bc paid to this ycarfs annual lccturcr, and thc Rcscarch Grants Committco is te allocate a sum for rcscarch grants. No chnngo has bzcn mado in our inv~stmcntcduring thc year ctxcept for tho transfer of $650.00 to thc Savings Account at tho closo of thc last Annual Mooting. '5ur invcstmcnts consist of: 1. thc Lifc Hcmborship Fund ($800 in U. S. Qcasury Bonds) 2. thc 'i4onographs hd($955.39 in a Savings Account) 3. thc Cpcrational Rcscrvc Fund ($1300, faca valuc, in U. S. Savings Scrics F and G Bonds). D. blcmbo r shig: As of Juno 1, 1954 thc Sodcty countcd 679 mcmbcrs. This fimrc is laracr than that of Scptcrnbor 1, 1953 by 22 mcmbcrs. Iiomvcr, 54 mcmbcrs had not paid thcir duos as of Junc 1, and it is anticipated that many of thcsc will havc to bc drop~cdfrom our rolls by tho time of thc Annual Mcoting at Gainzsvillc, for non-payment of duos. This situation has bccn crcatcd probably by thc incroasc in dues from $6.00 to $7.50. Your Sccrctary-Trcasurcr urgos all mcmbcrs to yut forth cvcry cffort to cnroll ncw rccruits. Tho Socicty has a finc sgirit, its journal is cxccllcnt, and thc dues arc certainly not ororbitant.
As of that datc also tho Socicty numbcrdd 16 Sustaining Mcmbcrs, an increase of two ovcr last ycar. Onc Sustaining idicrnbcr rcsigncd, but throe now ones wcrc cnrollcd in our rardcs; thcsc arc: Tho Chas. 3fizcr Co., Inc., of Brooklyn, Now York, Thc 2li Lilly Co., cf Indianapolis, Indiana, and tho Kcystonc Nushroam Co., of Caatsvillc, Pennsylvania. Of thcsc, Thc Chas. Xizcr Co. made an initial contribution of Sj00.00 to tho Socicty.
In addition, trc now havc 10 Associate Mcmbcrs, four of whom, howcvcr, wcrc forncrly Rcg~larMombcrs. %ring this pariod, thrcc former mcmbcrs wcrc rcin- statsd, 28 mcmbors rcsigncd, thrcc changcd thcir status frcm Rcgular to Xmcritus, and two dicd. Thc last two arc Dr. C. 1;. Tuckor, of tho Univcrsity of Wissouri, and A. A. Poarson, of Iiindhoad, Xngland. Both cf thcso collcagucs havo bccn mcmbcrs of our Socicty for many ycars and wc shall fccl thcir loss. E. News Lcttcr: During thc past year thc KCWS Zottcr has bccn enlarged considcrablg in accordance with a n~unbcrof suggostions rcccivcd, with a vicw of bcttcr serving tho mombcrship of thc Socicty. Your suggostions for tho improvcmcnt of this publication arc not only v~clconc,but aro sinccrcly roq~cstcd~
In conclusion I winh to thank tho other mcmbcrs of tho Council, and partic- ularly tho Prcsidont, for thcir cooperation and guidance during my first ycar as Sccrctary-Trcasurcr of thc Socicty, and to oqrcss my apprcciation to my collcaguc, Dr. E. S. Bcnckc for standing in my placc whilc I am on lcavc. Rospcctfully submitted,
Constantine J. Alcxopoulos Socrctary-Trcasuror
IV. T-a A1~rnh.L PORAY
Tho 1954 Annual 2oray was hcld on Scptcmbcr 3 to 5, just prcccding tho opening cf tho Annual Mccting. Thc Foray was wcll attcndod by mycologists from many distant sections of thc Unitcd Statcs and from Canada.
Tho Porag Committoc: hcadcd by Dr. Xrdman Wcst, did a wonderful job of arranging for the ficld trips, providing good laboratory facilities, finc food and good cnvironmcntal conditions for tho collection of fw.gi. An additional wclconing comrnittcc of chiggars was vrcll rcccivod by some of tho group, cspocially 1.iiss Dorothy Fcnnill and Dr. Arnat, A. Bcssoy1 Since collecting was good, Dr. Wcst did not havo to providc any mushrooms from any of thc local supcrmarkctsl The 1953 Foray of the Mycological Society of America held in Ylisconsin was limited to two days, Friday and Saturday, September 4 and 5.
From headquarters at the University of Yisconsin in Madison an Friday the participants were conveyed by special buses some forty miles north to Devils Lake State Park in Sauk County where the rich mi~edwoodland afforaed an ideal diversity of substrates far fungi. The morning vas snent scouring the slopes near the share of Devils Lake and the afternoon at Parfreyts Glen a few miles atgay where mcist banks afforded opportunities for fungal display despite the current dry season. Cn Saturday the scene of o~erationsbyas the Arboretum of the University of Wisconsin in Dane County. This area comprise:: a low-lying area, yartly r-ative woodland and partly of planted trees and open field.
Illre II. C. Greene and Dr. Iiiyron ?. Baclms, as the local committee of the Foray, are to be cornmended most highly for the faultless and effective nperation of their plans for transportation, lunches and guidance. The visiting mycolo- gists are also indebted to them for the use of laboratory facilities of the Department of Botany at the University.
The weather at the time of the Foray was clear, cool and exhilarating. Preceded by a season of extreme drouth it vas, however, no time for a display of many fungi, especially the larger and more conspicuous ones usual at that season of the year. Collectors were, therefore, on their inettle to have found the large number cf species that they reported.
Sixty persons, sone accompanied by mem'oers of their families, registered as participants in the For%v, those who have thus far submitted lists of their findings are as fcllows:
Alexopoulos, C. J. Green, H. C. Backus, 14. 3, Kern, H. Barr, Miss biargaret 3. ICorf, R. P. Beneke, 2. E. Pangburn, Miss Joan ivi. Bessey, 3. A. Shaw, C. Gb Bonar, Lee Stevenson, 3. A. Cain, R. F. Weresub, Miss Luella 3. COG~C~,W. Bb Whitehead, FI. D. Diehl, V. I\?. Wright, J. E. Zllett, C. tnr. Ziller, W. G. Ferinell, Kiss Doroth.y
The apyended list is a summary of specimens found during the Foray thus far rerorted by the above listed partici~mnts. 'The numbers in parenthesis after the n'mes of species indicate tlie several localities, viz.: (1) - Eevils Lake State Park; (2) - Parfreyls Glen, Cevils Lake State Park; (3) - The Arboretun of the University of lr/isconsin; (4) - Locality not furnished. After each locality as noted follows the name of the substrate when rep~rted,then the cane of the collector. In general, the nomenclature of each species listed is that reported by the finder of the npccimens, although abbreviations for names of autkorities have boen added when not reported and some ckanges have been made conformable to thc requirements of tho curront International Code of Botan- ical Nomonclaturc, cspocially in instances vrhcre the sane organism had been reportcd undor obviously different nanos. Astorisks (* ) indicate findings decmcd by the collectors to be of special moment. Arcyria donudatn (L. ) Wctt st. r)n dccnying wood (I) - Alex6p~ulos,Boncke and Pangburn, C~okcand saw (dc t. G. W. Dictydium cancollatwn (~atsch)Mccbr. On decaying wood (1) -- Alcxopoulos et al. Cidcrmn tcstnccum (Schrad. ) Pcrs. 3n dccaying loaf (2) -- Aloxapoulos ot al. Fuligc scpticn (L. ) Wobcr. 3n old woad (3) - Al.cxapoulos ot al. Bcmitrichin clav~.ta(~crs.) Rest. do (2) do. -H. ncrpula (~cqp.Rost. do (2) do. -H. stipitata ass. ) Macbr. do (1,2) do. -H. vesp~riun(Eatsch) Macbr. da (2) do. Lcocnruus fragilis (~icks)Rast. 3n living stcms of Equinotum hycmalo 1;. '(2)- Backus. Phjsarum bivalvo Pcrs. (1) on littor and ozk sticks -- Conko and Sh~w(dot. G. W. Matin). --P. virdc (Bull. ) Pers. (2) on old wand -- Alcxopoulos ct al., Coakc and Skaw. (2) an Qucrcus sp. - Cookc and Shw. Stomonitis fusca Both. (1,2) on old wood -- Al.cxopoulos ct al., Caakc and Skaw (dot. G. W. vatin). 'Irichia pcrsimilis Kmst. (2) on old bark -- Alcxcpoulos et al. -T. ~cabraRrst. (2) nn dooaying wnod -- ficxopoulos, ct al.
P~~swu~v~k~lstcdii (Farl. ) Bcrl. 80 Dct. on Silpkium tercbinthinaccum Jacq., (3) Bonnr. -P. viticola (~crk.8 Curt. ) Berl. B Dct. on Vitis np., (3) Bcsscy. anchytrium nccidioidcs (~k.) Lngh. on -8mghicc?xpa bractcab (L. ) Fcrn. (1) - Bcsscy, (2) - Stovcnson, (?) -- Zillcr, (4) - Cain.
Pyrenomycctidac Asthostigma sp. on Qrbilia spr (3) -- Korf. A. decastylum (~ko.) Sacc. on rottcfi wwd (1) -- Dichl dctinopcltc dryiria (Socc. ) Hoctn. on Qucrcus rubra L. b~rcalis(~ichx.) 'Earwell (2) - Bcsscy. Sernt~pk.~orinmycophila Wint. on rotten wocd (1) - Dichl. *S2.;romocroopsis cubisporn (321. 6% IIolw. ) Scvcr (3) cn old leg ar?d on old stromi~cf Hypcxylon op. - Rngcrscn. n -U. polntincsn (',"ode ex Fr. ) Scavcr (4) - Cain. 'I;laviccps -purmca W. (3) on lrgropyron ro ens (L. ) Bcnuv. - Pady, Whitehead. pl~rocncc trir, cucurbituln (Sacc. )~3~r~,~cbcsof Pinun sp. -- Barr. aldinia c.onccr,trica (~nlt.cx Fr.) Ccs. €h DcNot. (2) nn ~crcussp. - Cooko and Shaw. Eelitschin didyma Aucrsw. (4) - Onin. 3iapfirthc arctii (~~.sch.) Nf ts. (1) on ovcrwixtcrod ccmp~sitao-- Rarr. Liapcrthc lincaris (NCOG)Nits. (2) On Sclf&?.eo Sp. - Kern fi. cf LC__2ia:r~c stigm~(~affm, ox ) Do Not. (I ) on bark Acor nncckarum 1bLarsh - Cichl. xibotrgon morbosum (~chw.) Thcis. iic Syd. (3 ) cn twigs cf Pruri~lssp. - Dichl. .hrYsipi;c'1 _cJc_h_nrnccarumDC. (_7) on Plantwo mclli Pccno -- Bcssey. ';ibbcr_idcq keliopsi. (~ckw. ox Fr.) Skcar (3) on stcms cf Astcr sp. ctc. -- Barr; (3) nn --IIclimtk;us - -- k-irs*~tusRaf . v. tr~.chyphylius Tcrr. & Gray and on Ha strumrsus L. (r-Bcsscy; (3) on Holiantk~ussp. - Rogorsor. Gnomonia ulmea (~chw,cx Fr. ) 'Ihuom, (1) on loavos of Ulnus americana L.-- Bossey. Hmocrca gclatinosg (~odoex Fr,) (1) cn log -- Rogcrson; (3) -- Stcvecscn. -H. patolla Cko. & Pk, (2) on dead rvcd -- Stcvonsori (dot. 3.K. cash). -H. -rufa (~ers,cx Fr. ) Fr. (1) on log -- Xogcrson; (2) on Carya sp. -- Cooko and S hb!. K~pomycosroncllus (Alb. & Schw. ex Fr. ) 31. (2) on log -- Barr, (3) on log -- Rogerson. H,mo~ylonfuscum (~crs.ex Fr. ) Fr, (1) on dead Alnus incana Willd. -- Pady and Rogorson (dot. J. H. ~iller). -H. rubipinosum (~crs.ex Fr, ) Fr. (1) on dcad sp. -- Dichl. -He trucaturn (~chw,ox Fr, ) h1:illor (1) Pady and Bogcrvon (dct. J. 3. biiller) Lasiosphaoria hirsuta (~r.)Sos, & Do lqot. (4) on Tilia sp. -- Cain. -L. hispida (yodo cx Fr, ) Fckl. (3) on rcttcn brood -- Rcgerson. --L. ovina (Pcrs. ox Fr. ) Ccs. & De Not. (3) on dcc~rticetcdbranch of dcciducus tree -- Rogorson; (4) -- Cain. -5. sulphurclla Sacc. (4) -- Cain. Leptosphacria acuta (~offm.ex Fr. ) Fr. (3) on dcad stcms of Xubus sp. -- Rogcrson. -L. oquiscti Karst, (2) en dead stom of ovcrwintorcd Equisctw. ssp. -- Barr. Lcptcsphacria pratensis Sacc. & Briard (3) cn stcms of l.sc,lilctus alba Eesr. -- Whi t ehcad, Leucost.oma kunzei (~r..)Auct: (3) on Pinu3 st.robus L. -- r,-~~crn. --L. nivca (~offm.ex Fr. ) Hochn, (2) on Populus trcnuloid::~ Nichx. -- Kern. -5. pcrsccnii (~~its.) Hcchn. University 8:mpus cri Pru:ms amkr icana Marsh. -- Kern; (3) on P. sorotina Xhr, -- ICorn; (2) cn Sorkus aucup~riqL. -- Xcrn. Melanconis chr;ysc,strona (Fr. ) Tul. v, cllisii Wokin. (1) on dcad branch of Barpinus carolir-iaxa li,!alt. -- Barr. i\liclograinmn fcr~.gincu%(~crs, cx Fr. ) Gcs. 2: Cc Not. (1. ) on dead branch -- Bar. -era alni (~allr.) Lcv. (3) on lcavcs of Z;y-in+:a zp. -- Brr; (4,); on icavco of g. vulgau l. -- Cain; (3) on Vj.burcui,i l.,r..t.zno L. -- Whitehead. -hi. grossulnrioi~(Wallr. ) Lcv. (1) on Sarnbuca?, cailac'criri:; 1,. -- Mhi tchcad. Xcctria cinnabar- (~odccx Fr.) Er. (1) on A1rx.s sp. -- Sooke and Skaw (3) an dcad stcms of Ribos SF., Rulus sp. and ;3a.xk,ucns?,ane.Ccnsis - L. -- Rogers. Th~llachcragraminis (~crs.cx Fro)Fckl. (3) cn. 1r:nvsn cf ~&:rcpyrcnrcncns (L.) Bcauv. -- blhi t choad. Phgllactinia gut tata (i:~allr. ox Fr. ) Lcv. (h) 011 Scrn~sraccmosa Lam. -- Ellct t. &cllinia, sp. (3) on nucrcus sp. -- Cookc and Skaw. Ccoluconcctria atkinsonii (Rohm) Sdavcr (1, 3) on dead branch -- Rogcrson. Cporormia australis Spog. (4) -- Cain. h -U, intcrmodia Aucrsw. (4) -- Cain, LJncinula salicis DC. cx Wict. on Salix sp. (3) -- lkitchcad. Jstulina w~.l~;arisTul, (3) on wood -- Rcgcrson; (1) on Qporcus sp. Cooko and Skw. Talsa ,=bicns (Pors. ex Fr. ) (At Lakcsi.do, Xadiscn) on 3alix sp. -- Kcrn. -'1. -lcucostcmaidcs Pk, (3) cn I?l:m'~.s ."r;ori.~araL. -- Kcrn. 'ir.- scpincala Fckl. (3) Sn P-ubcs a.lluf *Arachniopcziza aurata ?clrl. (3) -- Yorf *A. dclicatula Fckl. (1) -- Rarf. *Asccbolus viridis Curr. (2) -- Korf. (Virst rmort from North Amcrica" -- Korf. ) hlcaria nfa Schw. (1, 3) -- Korf. Ccr~anginqfurfuracoun (Roth cx Fr. ) Dc Fot. (1) on dcad branch of Alnus- sy. -- Dichl. Chlorociboria vcrsif ormis (~ors.cx fi. ) Scavcr (1) -- Karf, Etovcnson and 2mnons (dct. E. I<. cash). Chloros~lcniolla(corync) sarccidcs (~acq.ox Fro) 0. Kuntzc (1) on Wcrcus sp. -- Cookc and Shaw; (3) -- Rorf; (4) -- Cain. Cklcrosnlcniun chlora (Schw. ) Curt. (1) -- Eorf, Stcvcnson and 3mrnons (dct. 3. Y. Cash):,, (k). . -- Cain. Coccomgccs coronatus chum. ) Rchm (4) on Qucrcus sp. -- Cain. Galactiriia badia (i?crs. ~x Gray) Boudior scnou LC Gal non Scavcr (1) ICorf. nJcoglcssun glabrum Pcrs. ox 6'r. (1) Rcgcrson. Hclotium 3~23. (1,2,3) - I:orf; (2) on Carya sp. -- Cook and Shaw. (2) an fruit of 0,ucrcus sp. -- Cookc and Sliaw. --H. fructiff-nun (Bull. ox Fr. ) Ikrst, (4) on mcrcus sp. -- Cain. -H. citrinua (Batsch ax Fr. ) (2)-- Kerf; (2) on Qpcrcus sp. -- Cooko and Shaw. (3) -- Stcvcnson (dct. 5. K. cash). g. scutula (Pcrs. ) Karst (1) -- I Hotcrobacidionycctidac Colcosporium kclianthi (Schw.) Arth 11. (2) Ori Astcr s-p. -- Zillcr; (3) on Hcliantk~izfii~~zricatus L. -- Pakv; (3) on Salidago sp. -- Zillor, acsscy, !~ihitvh..:ad; (3) 011 S. =.donsis L. -- Pady, Whitohcad. Cronartiui;~ribi cola X. Fisch 11-111 (2) on Ribcs sp. -- Zillcr. DacrYny2;'s dcl.igncsczns (I .:crct ) Cu>y (4) -- Cain. 2. cllisi.5. Cclrc;. (1) -- wriekt, St~vcnscr~(dct. G. V. Martin). 3nt:rlorla cr-:: aii (Corcla) Cc Barg (1) on Sz~~bvcuscanadensis L. -- Bosscy. Cxidia g1;;1u2ii?.0~a 3. (1) -- Flright, -tcvc3son;C (1) on qucrcus sp. Cookc and Skau (dut, G, W. l ~~basidiomycot idao Alpurodiscus oalrosii (Bork. & zurt. ) Ckc. (2) on bark of @ercus alba L. (1) an Q,ucrcus aiba L. -- Cocko t% Shaw; (2) on Qucrc~isalba L. -- Rogcrson: (4) on Qucrcus sp. -- Cain. Bjorkandcra (~olyporus)adusta (Willd, cx Fr. ) Karst. (4) -- Cafr,. (3) cn %ercus sp. - Cookc and Chaw. Bcvisca sp. (1) in soil undcr hardwoods -- Zillcr. Claviccrcna p:~xidata Fr. (1) cn rottcn wcod -- Coolcc and Shaw. Clitacgbe (7 ) candida Brcs. (2) co soil -- Cookc and S~W. --Calodon vclutinus (Fr. ) Qucl. (4) -- Cain, Sorticiun s?. (1) Gn Qgzrcus sp, Ccoko and Shaw, Crucibulum &o - (DS. ) Ibmbly & Lco (1) Pady, on Ctrcrcus sp. -- Cooko and SkIaw. -2, vulgarc 9.1:. (1, 2) -- Wright, (2) Alcxo-~oulcs. Sypholla fasciculata (~chw.) Bcrk. 8 Curt. (1) on Alcus sp. -- Wright, Sookc and Shaw, Stcvcnson; (1 ) ori dead twigs of Alms incana Villd. -- Pady and Roborson (dot. W. 3. 7ockc). Cyphclla poriacformis Bcurd & Galz. (1) on Qpcrcus sp. -- Cookc and Sbw. Dacdal~a -a (Bolt. cx Fr.) Fr. (I) on ap. (1) Cooko and Shrrw; (2) -- Wright, Zillcr; (2) on 3ctula sp. -- Zillcr, Cocko afid Shaw (3) ClB Populus sp. -- Cookc and S~AW. 2. unicolor (Bull. cx Fr. ) Fr. (1) -- Stcvanson; (2) -- Wright; (I) cn Bctula sp. -- Bonar; (1: on Qucrcus sp, -- Cookc and Shawl Favolus sp. (2) -- Wright. Fomcs sp. (Brown spocics) (1) on Bctula sp, -- Vright. (2) on Qiercus sp. -- Wright. Ganodorma applanatum (~crs.cx S. F. Gray) Pat. (14) or, Bctula sp. -- Zillcr; (1, 2) or. Fuercus sp. -- Caoko ar.d Shaw. Haualoporus nidulans (~r.) Karst. (2) on Q.ucrcus sp. -- Cookc and Shw. --Hcricium caput-ursi (Fr. ) Barker (1) on rottcr~Qpcrcus sp. -- Cookc and Shaw. Hirschioporus (?oi;yocrus) sp. (3) cn fircwocd of Qucrcus rubra L. v. borealis (idichx. ) Fcrnald -- Bcsscy. -H. olivaccum (Schw. ) Bankcr? (2) on borcus sp. -- Cookc and Shaw; (4) on kcrcus sp. -- rr~ain. H;ymonochactc sp. (2) on bcrcus alba LO -- Cookc and Shaw, Hb- rubiginosa (Fr. ) Lcv. (3) -- tlright (dct. D. P. Rcgers) Irpox lactcus (Fr. ) Fr. (1, 3) on Cucrcus sp. -- Cockc and Shaw. Ischnodorma rcsinosa (~chrad.ox Fr.) Farst. (1, 2) on Qucrcus sp. -- Cookc and Shaw . Lactarius sp. (1) Wright..&. Lycoycrdon marginaturn Vitt. (4) -- Cain. -L. nusillm Fcrs. (4) -- &in. Narasmius androsacous (L. cx Fr. ) Fr. (3) on littcr in pinc woods -- Cooka and Shaw. Nerulius ceracellus Berk, and Curt. (1) on Acer sp. -- Stevenson, Wright. -1.i. trcmollosus Schrad. ex lil.. (1) on Quercus sp. -- Coake and Ehav~. ndontia. sp. (1) cn Q.uorcus sp. -- Cooke and. Shaw; (3) on Pinus resinosa Ait. -- Cocke and Shew, -9. fusco-atra (Fr. ) Bren. (1) (~011.D. P. Rcgers) -- Wright; (1) on Quercus sp. -- Cocke and Shaw (det. R. F. cain). -0, hydnoides (~ke,e: hiass,) Eoehn. (3) -- Wright (det. D. P. ~ogers). -0, spatkulata (Fr. ) Litschr. (&) on Gleditsia triacanthos L. -- Cain. -9. sudans (Fr. ) Bres. (4) on Tilia sp. -- Cain. cdontia (Fr. ) Bres. (3) an mercus sp. Cooke and Shaw. 9xydontia himantia (schwa ex Fr.) Idillor (4) -- Cain. -3. setoss (~ors.)Donk (3) on I:ms malus L. -- Cooke and Shaw. Panus stypticus (Bull. ex Fr. ) Fr. (1) -- Wright; (1) en Quercus sp. -- Cooke and Shaw. Peniophora sp. (1, 7) on Quercus sp. -- Cooke and Shaw. -P. calcthrix (pat. ) Rogers t: Jacks. (3) on rotten log -- Weresub. -P. heteroc:fstidiata Eurt (3) on Povulus sp. -- Cooke and Shaw (det. D. P. Rogers). -P. sambuci (~ers.) Burt (3) cn dead wood -- Voresub. -P. setizora (Fr.) Hoehn, b 5itschr. (4) on Pinus resinosa Ait. and on Qyercus sr). -- Cain. P. volutina (~r.) Cko. (3) -- Stevenson (det. P. L. ~entz), -P. violaceo-livida (Sommerf,) Bres. (1) on Accr newndo L. --Stevenson (det. P. L. Lentz). Phellinus (Fames) everhartii (~11.B all.) A. Amos (4) on Qyercus sp. -- Cain. -P. (~olyporus)gilvus (Schtr. ex Fr.) Pat. (3) on Qucrcus sp. -- Cocke and Sha1.1; (L!,) on Ulmus sp. -- Cain. Phlobia radiata Fr. (1) on mercuo sp. -- Cooke and Shalrr. -P. strigoso-radiata (Schw. ) Lloyd (3) on Populus sp. -- Cocke acd Shaw. Pholiota squarrosaides Pk. (2) on Tilia sp. - Cooke and Shaw. Pleurotus candidissirrus (1) on Q~ercus(?) sp. -- Cooke and Shm. Polynorus ST. (1) on sy. Cooke and Shaw. -P. abietinus (Dick.;. ) Fr. (3) - Wright (det. J. A. -P. albellus Pk. (3) on Botula sp. -- Stevenson. -P. arcularius (~atsck)Fro (1) -- Wright. -1. berkeloyi Fr. (1) on grcund in mixed woods - Rogerson. -P. brumalis Fr. (1) on rotten Betula SF. -- Cooko and Shaw. Polyporus betulinus (Bull.) Fr. (1) on Betula sp. - Cocke and saw; (2) on Setula sp. -- Ziller. -P. conchifcr Sckitv. ex ??reon dead Ulmus Ainoricana L.: (1) -- Whitehead, Wright, Cooke and Shw; (2) -- Stevenson. -P. -.-dichous Fr. (3) -- Stevenson. -P. olegans fi. (1) on sticks of Qpercus sp. -- Cooke and Shav!; (2) on rotten wood -- lright, Stevenson. -?. hirsutus '(\iulf) Fr. (I) -- Vright (dot. D. P. Rogers); on wercus sp, -- Cocke and Shaw. -P. ~e.rgamenusFr. (1) on aeercus sp, -- Cooko Bc Smw; (2) - Zillor; (3) Wright, Bcnar. -P. picipcs Fr. (1) on log -- Hright, Rogerson; (1) on leg of Qucrcus sp. --Cooke and Shaw. -P. pocula (Schw. ) Bcrk. & kt. (3) on bark -- Wright, Stevenson; on Quorcus sl). -- Caoko and Shaw. -?. rutilans (?ers. ) Fr. (1) on dcad Carya ovata i ill. ) E. Kcch - Ragerson. P_. ssemipilcatus Pk. (1) on rottcn wocd -- Stevenson. -2. sulnhurcus (3~11.) Fr. on C;uorcus alba L. : (2) - Rogerson, Zillor; (3) - Rogcrson, 2~okcand Shaw. -P. tulipiferae (~chvr.) Ovorhalts (1, 2) -- Wright. -I. vcrsicolor (L.) Fr. (1) on gucrcus np. -- Cooko and Shaw; (3) - Wright. ?aria ol~.(1,2) nn 9ercus sp. -- Cooke and Shaw. -P. ou~orie.(Karst. ) Cko. (2) -- Stevenson. -P. finbriatella (PI<.) Sacc. (1) -- Stovcnsbn. -P. oubacida (?I.:.) Sacc. (3) on Pinua resinosa Ait. - Ccoke and Shaw. -P. vcrsi~ora(Pcrs. ) iiom. (1) on old Bctula sg. --. Cockc and Shaw. Fycnoporus (~olyporus)cinnabarinus (~accl. cx Fr. ) .Karst. (4) -- Cain; (3) on ~ucrcuss11, -- Bonar, Ccokc and Shawr Echizo~~hyllunlcomunc l?r. (1, 2 ) on Qyerrps sp. -- Ccrokc and Shaw. Sclorodorma eevVrantim(~aill.) Pcrs. (1) on soil -- Cccko and Shaw; (2) -- Stcvcnson. 2clcrodcrma lyco~crdoidcsc?cl.u~r. ox Fr. (4) -- Cain. Zolcnia candida Pcrs. ox Fr. (1) cn ihlcrcus sp. -- Cookc and Shaw. -S. fasciculata Fcrs. ex E'r. (1) on Cvcrcus sj3. -- Cooke and Shaw. -S. cchracca Eoffm. cx Fr. (1) on Qpcrcus s:p. -- Coakc arid Sk~w. Stccchcrinwn sp. (1) on r~ttcnwood -- Coakc and Shaw; (3) on Fopulus sp. -- Caokc and Shaw. -S. ochraccum (~ors.cx Fr. ) S. F. Gray (1) on dead wood - Stovenson; (1) on Qaercus s;?. -- Co~lccand Shaw. Stcroum sp. (3) cn Pinus strobus L. (3) CcoBo ad Sbavr. " -- -0. cincras~cns(sc~. ) I~~ss. (1, 3) on _Q.uercus sp. -- Ccnkc and Shaw. -S. c.omi~licat~rn(~r. ) Fr. (1) cn Cucrcus sg. Cookc and Shaw; (1) on dcad twigs -- Stovcnson; (4) cn Quorcus cp. -- Cain, -S. fasciatun (Schw. ) Fr. (3) (Coll. 3. A. Stcvznson) - \!right. -S. fr~lstulatum(~ors. cx Fr.) Fckl. (1, 2) on Q,ucrcus sp. - Conkc and Shaw; (3) r?n ouorcus ap. - Vright, Stcvonson, Cockc and Shaw; (4) - Cain; (2) cn Qucrcus sp. -- Coclcc and Shaw. -S. gausapatum (Fr.) Pr. (39 -- Stcvonson (dot. 2. L. Lcntz). -S. lobatum 2%. (2) on mcrcus sp. -- Cookc and Chaw. -S. nurrayi C~icrk. & Curt. ) Burt (4) on living Fraxinus sp. - Cain. --S. rufum (Fr. ) Fr. on Ponulus sp. (3) -- Ccoko md S2-iaw. S. striatu (FP. ) Fr. (1) on Carpinus caroliniara ?#;alt.- V!right, Stovon~on - WP.L. Lcntn): on iuorcus sp. Ccakc and Shav. ?hclc-!~horamultipartita Fr. (1) on ground ir, nixd tro~ds-- Rogcrson. ~clmcntcllasp.. (2) in Q~crcur;snp. -- Cooko and Shw. -2. coriaria (i'k. ) Bourd. & Galzin (4) -- Cain. Tra.n;ctcs r;cpiw~Scrk. (3) on Fusrcus sp. -- Stcvcnson. Frogia crispa (~ors.) Fr. (1) -- Stcvcnscn; (1) on Bctula sp. -- Ccnko and Shaw; (3) - Wright (dot. G. W. liartin). Yxromgccs chioncus (Fr. ) Karst. (1) on Cycrcus sy. - Cookc and Shaw. Vararia invosticns (Schw.) Karst. (1) - Wright (dct. 13. P. Rogcrs), Stevenson (dot. I?. L. ~clite);(1) on hcrcus sp. -- Copko and Shaw; (3) - Fady and Rogorscn; (:) ofi Qpcrcus 3p., on .(Jitissp. and on Pru~ussp. -- Cockc and Shaw; (4) -- Csin. &roinphalin& _c.a~anclla(Fr. ) Kuchncr .% hiairc (1) on very rottcn Qporcus sp. -- Coakc and Si~vf. Phomalcs (~phacropsidalcs) Astcroma ribicola Ell. b 3%. (3) on Ribcs amcricanwn idll. - Bcsscy. --Astcronzlla andrcwsii Pctr, (4) on Gcntiana sp. -- Xlctt. -A. astcricola J. J. Davis (3) on Astcr sp. -- Rogcrson. *3otr!rodiplodia gallac Pctr. & Syd. (1) on rbd oak twigs -- DIchl PL~-llcstictasgcrmoidcs ?I<. (2) on Vitis vulpina L. -- Bonar. Savtoria ccrnicola C~sm. (3) on Cornus raccmosa Lam. - Bcsscy. -S. srnilacinttc :ill. b iiart. (1) on Smilacina racc-?osa (L.) Dcsf. -- Bonar; (3) on S. stcllata Dcsf. -- 3cssoyr ~tago&spora mcliloti (~asch)Pctr. (3) on stcms of i,iclilotus alba Dcsr, -- Whi tchoad. Zgthia aurantlaca (Pk, ) Sacc. (1) on Cornus aLtcrnifolius L. f. -- Bcsscy. 14clmconialc s Narssonina ca.stagnci (~csm.& ;:ant. ) P. Kagn. (4) on opulus alba L. -- Cain. Sc:3toglocum salicinm (~k.) Sacc. (b ) on Salix sp. -- Cain. Sphacoloma plantaginis Jcnlcins & Bitanc. (1) on 2lantago rugclii Dcnc. - Stcvonson; (3) on Planta~osp, -- \$right. 'ilitacospora dctospora Bub. (2) on flauisctucl 33. -- Cookc and Shaw. Monilialcs (9yphornycctcs) Bactridim flavum Ezc. cx Fr. (1) on wood -- Rogcrson. Ccphalothocium roscum Cda. (1) on Sclcrod-crma sp. - Rogerson; (1) on small discomnycotc -- Rogcrson; (3) on 3ul~nri.arufa Schii. -- Rogcrson. *Ccrcos;~oraanti Prcs. v. angclica Sacc. 22 Scalin (3) on Angclica atro~ur-wca L. -- 3csscy. h his is not noted by Davis -- ''.W.D.). -C. ccenothi Kcll. & Sving. (3) on Coa,nothus amcricanus L. -- Bcsscy. -C. clavata (Gcr. ) Pk. (3) on Asclcpias sgriaca 5. -- Stcvcnson. --C. dlbin (3icss) '.Tint. (2) on Chcnopodium album L. -- Whitchcad. -C. gcranii IColl. t: Swing. (1) on Gcranium rnaculatum L. -- Dichl. -C. sil~hii311. L": 6v. (3) on Silnhiuin tcrcbinthinaccwn Jacq. (3) - Bcsscy. --C. varia Plr. (3) on Viburnua lcntago L. -- Dichl. Cladosporium fuligincm Eon. (4) -- Cain. *rJordana p,~lciscntataPrcuss (3) Cult. from soil -- Fcnncll. ("~ossibljrfirst ro-3ort from 30rth kmcrica" -- Fcnncll). Cglindros Iorium rubi 21. & iJiart. (3) on 2ubus occidcntalis L. -- Bcsscy. hsicladiun dcndriticun (Iiallr. ) Pckl. (3~?vrusmalus L. -- Bonar. Rirsutclla 1cca.niiccla (~aap)Pctch (3) on scalc ins,ct on plum branchcs - Rogcr son. Instit Ul0 bombgcina Fr. (3) on tubc surfacc of C-anodcrma api3lanaturn (Pcrs. cx S. F, ?at. -- Rogcrson. Isaria farinosa k.. (2) on insect puyac -- Rogcrson. Bamularia oquiscti :~assal.(3) on ;cluisct~m sp. -- Stcvonson. 2. cvoqyni 211. & E~11. (2) on L3rowmus atro~urpurcusJacq. -- Rogcrson. Sarcinolla hotcros-pora Sacc. (3) on Cornus stolonifcra Efichx. -- Stcvcnson. *Scpcdonium chloriaum (!ihl.) Damon (3) on Bolct;l-s g;?. -- Rogcrson. -S. chrgsospcrnun (3ull. ) Lk. cx Fr. (3) on 3olctus sp. -- Bogcrson. Zporodcsnimn antiauum Cda. (I) on rottcn vrood -- Dichl. Stilbum p:i~antcunPcrs. (stage of Iioltfaya gigantcs Curand (1) on %crcus sp. Strc-ptothrix globosa (Schw. cx Fr. ) Ilughcs (3) on kucrcus sp, -- Cookc and Shavr (dot. R.F. ~ain). Trichodcrma viridc Pcrs, cx Fr. (3) on Qucrcus sp. - Cooko and Shaw. William W. Dichl, Vicc Prosidcnt 1953. Program far partici2ation in tho Bational Mcotirig of thc Amcrican Association far thc Advanccmcnt of Scicncc, at Bcrkclcy, California, Dccombcr 26-31, 1954 (as 011.. i;ycological Socicty of ~mcrica): Program Ccrmmittoc: R. iI. Pago, Stariford Univcrsity E. B. Rapcr, Univcrsity of Wisconsin Ralph Bncrson (Chairman), Univcrsi ty of California 1: 30 p.m. : Agriculturc Hall, 113: ::mosivm: :*r?ico-Chcmical Control Ff Structural Diffcrcntiation in thc Pun[-i, Jolnt scssion with Amcrican ?hytopathological Sacicty, Pacific Divisica, G 1; Amcrican Socictg of Plant Physiologists, W~stcrnScction, G2; Botanical Sacicty of Ammica, Pacific Divis- ion, G3; and Socicty of Amurican &ctcriologists, Wcntcrn Branches, V9, Arrangcd by RALPH :3iERSOK, Univcrsity of California., Bcrkclcy. CqXT'JIS B. VAN WIZL, Stanford Univcrsity, prcsidiw. 1. .Studies on the Dcvclopscnt of Asc=l Rcproductivc Structures in Pflobolus. ROBEiT 1.1. FAG4 Stanford Univcrsi ty. 2. Tho li~lationBcC,w;cn Ccllular i'iictabolism and l~ior~~hogcnosisin Blastocladiolla. Db!fGD C. CAiTTTiTO, Univcrsity of Pennsylvania. 3. Factcrs Affecting Growth and Diffcrontia.ticn in Simglc Slfmc Molds. KTFTI\ETH B. WXLtl, Univ~rsityof isc cons in. 4. >!cwor Dcvclo:?mcnts in dact crial Sporogcncsis. JACSSON W. FOSTEB, Univcrsity cf Tcxas. (%ch papcr will bc about 30 minutoe, follovrcd by a discussion pcriod of 15 minutcs.) 6: 30 p.m.-; Phyt opatholcgist a Banquc t : Placc to bc announccd. 8:00 p.m.; 1Jhcc;lcr Auditariu~~;AAAS Pronidcntial Addrcss by E. U. C01\TDO2?, 9:00 p.m.; Stcphcns Unicn Club Rocns: &IS Xocc.otion. W,XDNI;;SI)AY 119Ri:'1WG,DEC. 29 9:00 a.m.; Hilgard Hall, 113; Ccmonstration of ticthcds of Assas for Soil Inhabit- inff l.;icrocr~;anisms. Joint scssicn of thc Amzrican Phytopatholagical Socicty, Pacific Division, G1. 10:30 a.m.; Hilgard Hall, 113; Discussion on Soil Borne Virus Disoaazs of Plants. Joint sossion of thc Amcrican Chgto?~atholo~icalSocicty, Pacific Division, G2. 12:30 p.m.: Hotcl Durant; L~~nchoenarrangcd by thc National Asaociaticn of Biolagy Tcachcrs, E6: Fungi as Aids to tho Tzachcr. W. H. WXSTON, arvard Univcrsity. 2t00 p.m.; Agriculturc Hall, 113; Skasosium: Thc Mode af Survival ~f Plant Path*- gens & tho Soil. Joint session of the Amcrican ?hytopathological Socicty, Pacific Division, G1. VII* Thc Nycologia Mcmoirs Comrnittcc again wishos to invitc cornrfrunications from mcmbcrs of thc Socicty who may hzvc rcady or in preparation paprs suitablc for yublication in the ncw monogrxph scrics. Although thc cstablishmcnt of this scrics, undcr tho joint sponsorship af thc Ncw Yorlr Botanical Gardcn and our Socicty, was announced sarlicr this ycar both in thc ILWS IXTTXZI and in iviYCOLOGIA, it is possiblo that somo in our group arc still unaware of thc 0~)~)ortunitywhich has thus bocn providcd for thc publication of somc major contributions in thc mycological aroa. Any papcr of a mycological naturo and roprcsonting a comprchcnsivc trcatmcnt of a subjcct will bc considcrcd, providcd tlmt its lsngth falls approximately within thc rangc of 75 to 200 printed pagcs. It is to bc cmphasizzd that contri- butions from thc fields of nycog<.n,tics, fungal physiology, cytology, ccology, a?pli,d mgcology, ~tc*,as wcll as taxonomic works, arc cqsct~dto have a plttcc in tho ;Z.i012S. Communications may bc addrcsscd to any mcmbcr of thc committoo listcd below* Rcuort of thc Committcc on Xcsoarch Grants Prcsidcnt Loland Shanor, Mcmbors of thc Council Thc Mycological Socioty of Amcrica Gainasvillc, Florida Horcin is a bricf roport of committc?~action and rccommcndations during thc year 1953-54. ;In announccmcnt conccrning awlication for grants in 1954 aypoarcd in thc Ncws Lcttor of Dcccnbcr, 1953 (Vol. IV, Po. 2, q. 10-11) and in IQmologia 45: 97&979. Thc Committdc undcrstood that thc g~ncralstatcmcnt of policy cqrcsscd thcrcin was in accordancc with prcvious dolibcrations and dccisions of the Coun- cil. In accordancc also with information yrovidcd by thc Cocrotary-Trcasuror in a lcttcr datcd A~ril29, 1954, thc Cornmittcc opcratcd on tho understanding that a sum of $1050 was at its disposal. PIC arc! rccomcnding that $5GC bc awardcd in roscarch grazts, Applications for rosoarch grants wcrc rzccivcd from six mcmbors of tho Soci~tjr. Focr grants wcrc unanimously rccomcnd~dand arc sub- mittcd hcrcwith fnr final action by tho Council. Salvatore? Billoci: Ecad, Iiusic Dopartmcnt, Balboa High School, <-3a.n Francisco, Califcrnia (~ndo~cndcnt~nvcstigator) --$lo0 to Ccfray abcut ona h.zlf of tho JX-cnsss incurrcd in thz purchasc of a hamcr mill to ::jroccsn c3mp3sts bcing tsstcd for ths culturc of wild snccibs of agarics. his is a rcn~tral.) Boatricc B. anor: Associate Professor of Biolo,~, Francis T. Xiicholls Junior Collcgc, Thibodax:, Louisiana--$I00 to hol;~dcfra;r livirig c,q~cscsfor 2 months during the sumcr whilc coiitinuing rcsca.rch on thc cultural ruquiromcnts and nuclcar behavior of Pcllicularia, l~his is a r3.mxn~al.) -- 1 '. Ilmcr 3. Zc.-pp?.k: r r f I.,-t 1 , i i, . , ..., ,'., Dakota--$lo0 to help dofray travcl costs and othcr cxponsos involvod in continucd invcstigations of tho phylogeny of tho rust fungi in conricction with tho phylagcny of thcir hosts. his is a r<:ncwa,l.) Josiah L. Lowc: Professor of Forcst Botany, Ecw York Statc Collcgo of Forostqr, Syracuse, Pcw York--$2CO to dcfray travcl ccsts from Swcdon to Xngland and living cxpcnsos in conncction with work at Kcw Hcrbariun on a noncgraph of thc ?olypor- acoac of IVorth Amcrica. (This is twice thc ncrmal maximum mount but is not rcr.cwablo. ) A numbor of spccial considorations aroso this ycar in conncction with grant a:qlications, and thc Committoe's views and suggestions can bc briefly summerizcd as follcws. 1. A~ountarid Rancwzl of Grants. Of six applications rcccivcd this ycar, thrcc cvcro frcm invdstigators %rho had rocoivcd R grant last ycar cr thc ycar bc- forc. Mtcr corrcs~ondcncowith thc Sccrctary-Troasurcr, the Cammittlso camc tc the co~cluoicnthat, whcrcas thcrc had bcon some Council discussion about thc question of ronowals, no dcfinitc ruling had %con mado and tkat "tack; appli- cation should bo judgcd solcly on its cwn mcrit" (quotc from minutes of thc Council ISccting cn Scptcmbcr 7, 1952). In order, howcvor, to cstabliah a working basis for tho futurc, tho prescnt Comittco rccomncnds that a ruling hc mado and suggcsts a maximurri of throc grants to any one aplicant in a fivc year !,cried. With rolativcly small funds available it has sccmcd advisable to continuo tho policy of limiting grants ordinarily to $13C, In one insta~ccthis ycar thc Comittco has rccammendcd a largcr amount bocausc of rpccial and urgcnt nccd. In this and othor similar cascs, howcvcr, it is further rccomncndcd that rcncwal not bc nac?c. 2. Roncrtion cf .---Sustaini~g, iicil:bcr~k:i~ Fundn for k_si.,arch Gra.n_ts and thc Naturo of the Grants. The Cominittco has co~.sidcr~dthosc nattors in somc dctail but has bccn unable to reach ariy ur~animous?ad dcfinito rccomn(;ndation. Bor thc yroscnt it aypcars wise to continuc thc flcxiblc schcno whoreby grants arc award& to worthy applicants and tho balance of funds each ycar is contributzd to tho i1.If tno Council approves tho grants rocommondcd this ycar, about half of the Suotainirg Womborship l?und trill go toward rcscarch and half to tho IJEF~~~S. Somc mombcrs of thc Comrcittcc have cn?rcsscd concern ovcr thc small. rlumbcr cf grant applications rccoiv~dand tho naturc of the rasearch pr0jcct.s rccciving cnpp~rt. Dlc suggcsti~nhas bcon mado that thc criginal lgurposo cf tho grants --"tc prom~tointcrcstn and "0 furtthcr rcscarchv in tho ficld of inycclogy-- z;i::lr_'; 17ossibly bc achicvcd norc cffoctivcly by awarding cach ;.car oac cr :wo A~;ycclogicalSociety Graduate Scholarshipc of $30~-'00 cach to cutcto.ndjl~gyr,d.- -.%z+.o otndcnts whc dcmonstratc rcal nccd and ability. The Corncittcc rcacho? no lcfinitc agrccnent on this proposal and mcrcly wishco tc: posmt it 1-21.1: f.r di::c?lsnioc by the Council and further consideration by futuro Rcsia~chC.r Zahn li. Co-ach John %rlich Ralph &i.rscn, Chc7.5. i.r!.,m Comit tcc on iksc&rcki Grar-5s. Apjjlication for Grants in 1955 A portion of tho annual inconc roccivod from Sustaining bicmborship is sct asidc for grants-in-aid fo rcgular ncmbcrs of thc i\ricological Society of kmcrica. Thcsc grants aro avardcd Itto 2ronnte intorcsttl and "to furthor rcscarchlf in the ficld of mycology. h grant ordinarily docs not cxcccd $100 and not morc than throe grants arc madc to any onc applicant in a fivo-ycar period. In rare in- stanccs a larger grant mag bc awardad but is then notronowablc. Application i blanks may bo obtaincd from Dr. E. S. Bcnckc, Dopertmont of Botany, liichigan Statc Collogc, Last Lansing, l.ichigan. Applications, submit tcd in triplicate, nust bo in thc hands of tho Chairman of thc Xcscarch Grants Committco by Bcbruary 1, 1955. Applications for grants-in-aid arc not cvaluatod on any sot cf rigidly fixed standards, and thc Conmittcc will wclcomo a widc variety of requests. Tho funds available arc not largc, hotvcvcr, and it sccms appropriate at this timc to in- dicate tnc gcncral philosophy which has becr~dcvolopcd as a guide tc making awards. Thc Committ~cfccls that nmall grants will prcmotc intorcst and rcscarch in mycolcgy most cffcctivcly if thcg' arc awarded for tho most part whcrc tCc nocds arc most acuto. Spccial considoration will bc givcn, thorcforc, to thcsc appli- cants who havc lcast acccss to othcr rcscarch funds: to youngcr mycologists in tho carljr ycars of their carccrs, to investigators in smaller institutions whcrc internal funds arc particularly linitcd, and to those who are cngagcd upon projccts which do not ordiriarily dcrivc rcady support froa largc granting agcncics such as tho Instftutca and Foundations. Youngcr apslicants arc urgcd to provido suppcrting rccommcndation from some scnior rcscarch investigator with whom they havc bccn associatedr Applications for funds to dcfray CxpinsGs of collecting trips will bc considorcd only whcn thcy rcvcal -u.rgcnt nccd c1osi;ly associatod with a sound rcscarch Frogram. Nombcrs of the Committcc on Rcsoarch Grants: John Ihrlick; (Chairmr, of thc Comiit tcc ) - Rcsiarck: Laboratcrics, Parko, Davis Pc Co., Dctrcit 32, I.iichigan. Ralph Emerson - Dopartrnant of Bctany, Vnivcrsity of California, Bcrk~loy4, Calif arnia. IX. Ii~TE.Ri?BTI~~r;L33T.AX-ICkL C9BGICc;S S 2x1S Tho following rcprt of thz two rcsoluticns passcd by thc 8th International Botanical $ongross at Paris was translated and smt by Dr. G. W. Martin to thc Council mc~tingsin Gaincsvillc: "(1) TrAc Mycology Sccticn of the VIIIth Intornational Bctanical Congress cxprcssos thc nocd for a nar botanical periodical, thc solc purposo of which will bc thc publication of diagnosos, togcthcr with ncw mycological taxonomic data, originating fron cvcry part cf the world, and rccommcnds thc crcation cf a Connittcc to c;raminc thc possibility of ostablishing such a periodical. (2) It is rccolilmcndcd that thc Xycology Section of thc VIIIth Intcrnationa.1 Botanical Congrcss talcc the initiative toward appropriatc action which krill r~sultin placing at thc disposal of mycologists for rapid consulfatian mycolcgical p::riodicals and ccrtain sclccti;d csscntial books in thc ficld of mycological taxonomyb Thc first rcsolution looks toward rapid dioscmination of knowlcdgc of ncw taxa, not at prcscnt provided by tho currcnt abstract journals. The second has to do with replication by somi: mcans (micro-cads, offsot otc.) of old filcs of important journals and of basic mycological works. Tho Council discussed tho two resolutions an3 approved in principle thc desirability of b.aving a systcm of printing ncw tam information ir: onc place. It was suggostcd that further study of thc problca bo mado by tho Committee on Bon~nclatilrc. Dr. J~hnA. Stcvcnson, attcndcd thc 8th Irt~rnationalBotanical Conffrcss at Paris, as an officie.1 dc1cgat.c of thc National hcscarch Colmc%l arid thc Amorican Pkytcpa,thological Scciety. Whilc in ;Jur3pc, hc paid a. vi~itto Dr. F. Potrzk, I&G vas ill in a Vienna hos:>ital. Xltllcugk: still ccnfincd to his bod, Gr. Pctrak was hard zt work on thc pgc proofs of tnt next number of Sydowia.. Hc hag sincc rc;covcrod sufficiently to return homc. Mcmbcrs. As of Dcccxbcr 1, 1954 thc mamb3rship of thz Socisty wan conetltutcd as follows: Lifo Ncrribcrs ...... 6 Regular i~cmbcrs A12 2 Mich. b4 Utah 4 Franc o Ariz. 1 himb 18 Vt. 1 i+.vai i Ark. 6 3.55 C E o 2 Va . 10 Ii:.ilia Calif. 42 ll?o* 0 Wash. 8 Itaiy Colc. 1 i.;cnt . J2 W. Va. 5 ;1;4 pan Conn. 10 Nobr. 2 Wis. 19 iicxico Dcl. 2 1q. H. 1 llyo 1 2igcria D. c. 6 N. J. 21 hrgoiitina 3 Borway -- P Fla. 17 is. $6 & Austria 1 A-kic tan Ga . 9 I?. Y. B:,Igicm 1 Pkilli7inca Ida. 3 F. C. 9 Brazil 8 Pucrtc Hico Ill. 25 3. Ij. 1 LTV. I* 1 South Africa Ind. 15 Ohio 13 Canada 5 1 Spain Ia. 14, 01:la. 3 C~.,r.alZocc 1 Zv.dan fin. 6 3rc. 7 cc;.-1cri 1 Strcdcn Ky* 1 ?dr~:a. 25 Colonbiz 2 Swit ecrland LS . e E.I. 3 Cc:.stn aica 3 Thali lal;d iic . 2 2. c. 2 Ccbn 5 Yugo slavia lid. 13 s. Db 3 D.,nx,rlc 1 ljaso. 18 Tcnn. 6 Eg; 7-t 1 Tcx. 8 21 Salvad3r 1 &gland 5 Associate mcdors ...... 9 Emoritus n~mbcrs ...... 11 Corrcspor-dingmcmbcrs...... 2 Sustaining mcmbcrs Abbott Laboratories Ancrican Cyanirnid COO Amcrican Sterilizing Go. Arthur Ei. mornas Co. Baltirnorc Biological Lab., Inc. Bcn Vcnuc Labs., Inc. Buckman Labs. , Inc. Difco Labs. 2. I. Du?ont do 17omours & Co. Eli Lilly & Co. L. I?. Lambcrt Organization (Xoystono 1,iuEhroon Co. ) Lcdcrlo Labs. Ortho Rcscarch Foundation Chas. Pfizcr b Co., Inc* Thc Squibb Inst. far Hod. Rcs* Standard Brands, Incr Wallcnstcin Co., Inc. 17 Total . . . . 651 Affiliated Socictics. Boston lQcologica1 Socicty Orogon b!ycological Socicty 19 55 Ncmbcr ship Dr ivo . Tho chairman of thc Piombcrohip Conmitt~cand ttc mcmbcrs cf his committco will approciatc thc continusd effort of mcmbcrs in gctting ncw onrollccs far thc Socioty. Plant Pathologists, 2actcriologists, Dcrmtologists, axd Bio- chemists working with fungi should nakc good prospzcts, in addition to any k,ijrcologists who are outsido tkiu fold. Application blanks may bc obtaincd cithcr from Cr. C. T. Bogcrscn, Chairman, I-icmbcrship Committoo, Dcpartmcnt of Botany :'asas Statc Collcgc, Xanhattan, Kansas, or from thc acting Sccrctsry of tha Socicty, G. S. Bcnckc, Dcpa.rtmcnt of Botany, iiichigan Statc Collcgc, Last Lansing, 1-ichigan. Ahmad, N. Ibmna, Dacca, Paki stan Allen, T. C. Davis, Calif. Bigclow, H. 3. Ann Arbor, Plich. Bissonncttc, H. L. St. Paul, I~inn. Bistis, G. liicvark, 7. J. Blinc, Karta L jubl jam, Jugo slavia Burkc, R. C. Chcs:iirc, Conn. Butt, I?. J. 2. Lansing, L~iich. Chiao, J. Vmscal~tinc, Iowa Chilton, J. E. Aztcc, 1:. 1.:. do Lima, 0. B. Pcrnnbuco, Brazil %gar, B* M. Pcarl Bivcr, Y. Y. Frascr, I. M. Lorna Linda, Calif . Frios, P. ?Jppsala, Swcdcn Gro~ml,J. S. Al lahabad, India Grovor, Re W. Floral ark, F;# York Haldc, Ce Jo San Francisco, Calif. Harrcll, E. R. Ann Arbor, 24ich. Horbcrt, A. C. brangc, N. J. Holliday, P. Trinidad, B. W. I. Leaphart, C. D. ~4issoula,blont. Lingappa, B. ?. Lafayetto, Ind. Lowe, E. P. Frederick, Md. Lucas, E. E. Lansing, Mich. IicKillen, S. i4. Chicago, Ill. Merry, J. Nor t hf ield, Vt . F;illiron, J. R. Fairborn, Ohio 14ishra, J. I!. Bhagalpur, India Norris, E. F. Iowa City, Iowa O'Hern, E. K. Seattle, Wash. Parmelee, J. A. Ottawa, Ont. Parmeter, J. R. Jr. Madison, Wis. Patrick, hi. L. Terre Haute, Ind. Pointdexter, J. Lcs Angeles, Calif. Rey, F. G. Havana, Cuba Both, F. J. Jr. Minneapo 1 is, Xinn. Ritchie, D. Do New Ycrk, N. Y. Sanchez, A. Palmira, Columbia Schatz, A. Buclrs Co ., ?enna Sefcovic, M. A. 3. Lansing, Kith., Sonne, V. K. S. San Francisco, Calif. Spiltoir, C. F. Sridgeport, Ccrn. Stewart, R. B. Stillwater, Oklahom Teixeira, A. R. Sno Paulo, Brazil, S. A. Thaurg, E:. N. Baton Xcuge, La. Toussoun, T. A. ?ar~over, Xb H. Turel, F. L. M. Saokat chewzn, Canada West, B. FJashville, Tern. Wright, J. Ann Arbor, ?Ache Zentneyer, G. A. Riverside, Calif. Applications for 1955 Fiercbershig. Amatagakul, T. Bacgkok, Thailand Eandoni, R. J. Iowa City, Iowa Blim, 3. F. Woodbury, 17. J. GIZA Pharmaceutical Products, Summit, 31. 6. (%staining) Inc., Critopoulos, ?. Db Athens, Greece Curl, X. A. Auburn, Ala. Frederick, L. . Baton Eouge, La. Mia, H. Da S. Recif e-Pe., Brazil Y~cologicalSociety of San Burlingk;ame, Galif. (Affiliate) Francisco Xucdex Products Co., Inc. Deceased Nembers. Dr. Job Dearness Dr. Johr? Dearness, 102 years cld last Kay 13, died December 6, 1954 after beix ill for two weeks with pneumonia, closir~a career as a scholar, teacher and mycologist. He received his B.A. dcgrce frcn the University of Western Ontario at the age of 50 after teaching in Ontario schocls for 33 years, Dr. Dcarnoss w.s ono of tho ch--rtermembors of thc biycologicnl Sac. ~f Amoric~.. Ho DeceBsod M~mbcrs(continued) often explained the imi3ortance of his work by saying thare are more fungi in tho world than grcon plants. It was hopcd that hc could.attend the ncxt annual Society meetings in ;act Lansing. R. E. Haskins. Louis F. Lambcrt Louis F. Lambcrt, founder of L. F. Lam3ert Organization, tkAc cldcst spawn cslccr in America, dicd !Tovo~rlber 16, 1954 at th~age of 89. His excellent guicl- a.nce and wise lcadorchip during his long lifotime contributcd a groat dcal to tho modern mcthods of nruchroom grcwing. A. L. Anderson Dr. 3. J. Gilbert Dr. E. J. Gilbert, Rue de Yisoet, Paris, Prance died March 20, 1953 accord- ing to Nne, R. Paulais-,Silberf, 11, place Vauban, Paris 7, France. Mr. A. A. Pearsor? died on March 13, 1954 after being ser:',ously ill for many weelcs in Surrey, Ir~land, Mr. Pearsonis interests were in ag:arics. Dr. Leo Roy Tehon Dr. Leo Boy Tohon, acting chief of the Illinois Natural Eistory Survey, Urbana, and Research Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Illinois died on October 17, 1954 of a cerebral hemorrihage. Cr, Tehon had been with the survey since 1921. E'cr the past several years he had urged community action in combating phloem necrosis and the Gutch elm disease. Dr. Tehon was bcrn in Durmont, S. D., Jwe 21, 1335. He received his A. B. degree from the University of fiyoming in 1916, and his Pi. S. from the University of Illinois in 1920, and in 1924 a ?h. D. from the sane university. Xis special interests sVere in mycology, plant dic~ases,penicillin resoarch, artificial immunization of plants to discases by vacci~mtion,fluorinated cox- pounds as fungicides and forest and shade tree diseases. Ee was the author of over 80 scientific articles. fie will long bo known as a scholar and a scicnt- ist of the highest quality. XI i4YCOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS This soction lists certain mycological :wblications which are usually not available through ordinary channels. Announcements of ncw publications of mycological interest should also be included in this section. All titles will be listed as submittsd: no editing can bo attcnptod. New Publications. Barnett, H. L. Drawings and descriptions (with key) of genera of Imperfect Fungi. hgess Publishing Co. Early in 1955. McClung, ITorvel M. The cover of Petroleum Microbiology by Dr. &nest Bcerstechor, Jr. illustrates 'an interesting use of scicntjfic dra~ringsfor artistic purposes. Tho cover uses a series of drawings to show growth of a singlo cell into a young colony of Nocardia sp. Ovorholts, Leo 0. 9ho ~~Polyporaccacof the United Statcs, Alaska and Canadan. W.iversfty of biichigan Press. Snell, Walter H. nSix Thousand Torms for Yicologistsn Earvard University h.^ . Press. Available in about one ycar. .:A & -- Publications offered for s=. Titlo Fqr sale by: Abcut 50 titles including Saccardo. Wmo. R. Zaulais-Gilbcrt I, placo Vauban, Paris (7O), Franco Copics of inportant mycological books George S. Coffin, 257 Trapelo Rd., Waltbam 54, Mass. (~lcmberof Boston ?iycological Society) k;ycological books Fred J. Szavcr (~istscnt to Dr. Donald Rogcrs, B. Y. 522 Iiolt Ave., Wintcr Park, Fla, Botanical ~ardon) Publications wantcd. Wanted by: Any Classic out-cf-print books for tho E. L. Waldoe, USB~/Iran Ui~ivorsityof Tehran, Faculty of Agri- APO 205 c/o Fbi. New York, M, Y. cul turo Buller - Reoearchcs on thc &Fungi, Vols. R. Ii. Haskins, 1- 6 Nat . Rcscarch Council, Saskatoan, Daskatchetmn, Canada Glemcntn & Shear - Gcncra of Fungi Jai Young Park Univ. of San Carlos, Sunnysidc, Baguio City, I. I. Cookc 1 s - pgcographia J. 3. Wright Pcna 3130, 2b~ Buono s Aircs, Argontina Budicr 1s - Ioones J. E. Wright Pona 3130, 20B Bucnos Aircs, Argentina Pischcr~s- Phycomycctcs: iYucorinac. C, W. Hcsscltine In Rabonhorst 1 s ICryptogamcn - Flora Worthcrn Regional. Research Lab. Non;\RmtsM1 t3est.u- d. Schwciz 1: (4) 1892 Pcoria 5, Ill. Hollos' - Gastoromycetcs Ungarns J. 5. Wright Pona 3130, 2'~ Bucnos Afrcs, Argontina 3hil. Trans. Royal Soc. ondo don) R. H. Haskins Sor. B 229: 1-367 Nat. Rcscarch Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchcmn, Canada Scavcr - Tho North Arncrican Cupfungi Frcd J. Scavcr (~pcrculatcs). Copios solicited. 522 Holt Avo., Wintcr Park, Fla. Sydow s - l ionographia Urodincarum J. E. bight Pcna 3130, 2@~ Bucnos kiras, Argcntina Thaxtcr - Nonograph of Laboulbcniaccau, 3. K. Benjamin Vol. I Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens, Claremont, Calif. . - Waksmcm - Soil Eicrobiolngy ;.I. L. Swift Arnarican Cyanimid Cc. Princctcn, IT. J. Zycha, H. - Pilzc 11. Mucorinoao. Fay- Ralph hcrson ptogamonflora dcr Kark Brandcnburg. University tf California Baa VIa 1933. Bcmtracgcr Loipzig. Bcrkclcy, Calif. iJoticcs of thc availability of culturcs of unusual fungi particularly suit- able for tcaching yurposcs or for special ty-pcs of rcscarch will bc acccptod for thc Ncws Letter from those who arc willing to distribute such culturcs. Rcqucsts far culturcs of fungi which arc not availcblc far salc by thc A.T.C.C. will also bc acccptod for this scction. Culturcs available for distribution. Ascocybc nrovcsii Wclls Ross W. Davidson 919 Pionccr Avo., Fort Collins, Colo. Cokcromgccs rccurvatus Poitras A. V. Poitras, Biology Dopt. Dcqucsnc Univ., Pittsburgh 19, Penna. Ccmatophora (Roscllinia.) nccatrix R. Do Raabc, Dcpt. of Pl~tPathology Vniv. cf Calif., Bcrkclcy, Calif. Gelasinospcra ccroalis Dowding J. A. Schitt, Jr., Dcpt. of Biology, (variant with larger s?orcs and yits)Vhiv. of i,liss., University, bliss. G;yrophrap;mium sp. J. 2. tiright, Pcna 5130, 203, Ita,ja.hya gelcriculata Bucnos Airos, Argcntina Yiontaffnca arcnosc Scilizo stoma lacoraturn Largc collection mainly of Fungi F. L. Frank, Southcrn Rcs. Sta., Ixpcrfccti, collcctod by tnc late Forcst Bth. Station, iiapl~,qnt. Dr. Lawrcrnco Whitc! and Dr. 3'. L. Xaymond Culturcs and spccimcns ?!anted Culturcs of misccl~moousfungi for H. L. Barnctt, Botany Dcpt., usc in P!ycology or Pkysiology T!G st Virginia Univ., ilorgaltown, courscs W* V2. Endo~oncsp. or o thcr -musual A. 11. Poitras, Biology Dcpt ., i iucoralcs jhqucsn; lR-iv., Tittsburgh, Pa. Tulostoma np., intcroot in locating J. E. vright, 3130, ZOB, ~cnosAircs, S. Amcrican collcctions not lodgcd in Argentina well-known herbaria, ,b-nounccmcnts gf gcncral intcrc st hplo colloctiocs of Dicconycctcs (cczpablc R. P. Korf, Dopt. cf Plant Path- of bcing divided into clcvcn good pckcis) ology, Corncll Vniv., Ithaca, arc carncstly roqucotcd for issuanco in N. Y. Discomycotcao Exsiccatac publinhcd by Dr. R. P. %rf XI II. MYCOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION IB TIE SLQiEix 03' 1955 ITotico has bcer, rcccivcd that tho followirlg mycologiczl irlstruction will bo offcrcd in tho summcr of 1955: Columbia Univcrcitr Graduatc rcscarch (not coursc work) in the lTcw W. J. Rabbins Yark Botanical hrdcn; rcgistratici and dcgrcos D. P. Rogcrs reccivod at Columbia University Corncll Vnivcrsi ty Ficld work in mycolcgy for graduato students, R. P. Korf without couroc crcdit, is offarod in the summcr Duko University llcdical Picology courso during the month of B. 3'. Gonant July, in Dukc Hos~ital,D&c Wcdicnl School. Iowa Univcrsits Instruction offcrcd only as part of graduatc A. P. FicXcc program tc? scloct studcnt o in illcdical iycology ilichim Statc _Co!.li:/~c Introductorj !.;;rcology during thc six vccka tcr~. 3. S. 3cnckc Univcrsity cf ;:j ci:j.,q?,n Ticlo~ical35ation Eighcr F:::g: , L ."id3 caurso in the idcntification 8. H. Smith of flo~h-rDn? idicrcycc tos, tqashingt on &WS--~~-L1 egc Plant Pa~'t.:~!i?gjr4,0 - Ficld i:iycology. A sunmcr C. G. Shaw ficld couz,sc cn fungi with cmphasis an p~,rtz::itic and flcsh,,~formrr. Ccllccting will bc donc in tl:c 31ppic Pcr~ir,sula,nzar !50unt Rainier a.r:d ?!it. kdams, as well as in thc vicirity of P~llman,Washington, Credit variable, but usually thrcc hcurs. Six wccks, Juno 2C-July 29, 1955. Additional wcrk in cithcr Botany or Plant Fathology may bc taken. Univorsitp of Albcrta. - Xdmcnton A. R. Prfncc, at tho Calgary Branch, has undcrtakcn a manual for Alberta lichcns. Augustana Collcgc - Sioux Falls5 Ietm E. 2, Lcppik is finishing a conuarativc studjr concerning thc phylogeny and hologcry of thc genus Gymnosncrantzium, Duke Uniycrsitg - hrhm Tcrry Johnson is conducting a monogrq3hic study of tho genus Saprolegnis. Hcktocn Institute - 629 S. Vood St., Chicago 12, Ill. S. 1s;. Mckiillcn rcyorts th.~,tlong tcrm proJccts arc bcing conductcd concerning 6ocardia and cthor organisms isolated from hman rcatorial as vcll as ~ticdicallyimportant fungi and thoir therapy. ynivcrsitg of Idaho - i4cscow H. A. Imshaug is cngagcd in a moriographic study of thc gonus Suollia including rclatcd non-lichcnizcd gcncra c.g. prs~hia and Lcciographia. South Amcrican spccios aro now bcing studicd. Instituto do Botanfca - Sao Paul3 Tho survey of fungi on orchids is Scing conductcd by E.. L. do Canto, Taxonomic s tudics in thc fanily P~ljr~~oraccac.A. R. Tcixcria. Muscum of Natural Eistor~- Tchran 2. ;.;alzki is compiling a mycclogical flora cf Iran as a part of Flora dc l1Iran of A. Parsa. Statc Uriivcrsity of Iowa - Iowa City A. '3. 1:ciCcc rcpcrts that ccrta5.n rnyco1og;ical organisms arc being studicd Univcrsity cf l~iiaiai- Xialrli Tho st~dgof thc rolc of marinc fungi in the ccological cornplcx of marino habit~tshas bcen in progress for thc wst 2 years, both from the apcx of occurrcncc and distribution in Biscaync Bay, Florida and throughout tho Caribbean and Bahamas, as dlas tho invL?stigationof various cultural phonomcna of tho snlt watcr ascomgcotcs now in puro culturo. E. S. Rcgnolds Universi tg of Pii ss. - University Pcrithccial morpholo~of thc powdory mildzws, cspccially of thc group with 2, 3 or 4-sporcd asci, to dctcrmino tho reliability of this charactcr as a corcllary to host specialization. 5. A, Schmitt Jr. Oklahoma A. & M. - Stillwater R. 3. Stcwart is ongagcd in cataloging dis~ascsof oconomic plants in 3thiopia. Orogon -iycological Socio ty M. J. i\;ason rc!>crtcd that Dr. Smith suggcstcd scvcral projects on which thc Orcgon if3cological Society tlight do sonc intensive study: 1. Tho so callcd " snov!bank fwigin 2. Thc undcrgromd fungi 3. Thc Lycopordons 4. Tho idibilitjr of ncvcral controversial s;?ccics. Purduc Univcr sitg - Laf ayc t t c G. B. Zu,mins is continuing his nork cn tho manual cf tho grass ruata of thc world. Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardcns - Claromont, Calif. Pionographic study of the ~:ickxcllac~ac. Any cultures of Cocmansia, otc. would bc a~prcciatod.- R. R. Bcnjamin. Univcr sidcdc do Rocc if o - Pcrnambuco, Brasil A. C. 3atista is currently cngagod in a Hcmisphc-criac;,ac survcy of tho Pcrnambuco rcgion. Rosary Collogc - River Porost, Ill. Identification of scoty moldo collcctod by Z. A. Bosscy in tho Hawiian Islands. Sistcr liar7 Zilairc Ryan. Southcrn Rcscarch Station - Piaplc, Ontario 1. Igiycorrhizal studies. V. Slankis 2. Torcst discasc survcy. D. ;3irkc 3. Soil mycology, nurscry and plantation disoas. s, ~tc. F. L. hjlmond B staff. Univcrsit?; of San Carlos - Baguio City, P. I. 1. Iviuchroom culture in the tropical country (~paricuscampcstris) with some local media. 2. Antibiotic action from th: cxtract of local plant saps against pathogcnic bacteria and human fungal dcrmatophytca, J. Y. Park Statc Collogc of Washington - Pullman Rovision of thc gonus Tillctia. National Scicncc Foundation grant to G, W. Fischcr. Wcst Vir~iniaUnivcrsity - Morganto~m Currcnt rcscarch includc: 1. Utilization of sugars by filamontous fungi 2. Parasitism of 2iptocc-~halissp. on other fungi H. L. Barnctt and V. G. Lilly J. 2. Wright, Pcna 3130, 2"~,Bucnos Aircs, krgcntira Tho following resoerch studios aro bcing cor~ductcd: 1. Studics in tho gonus fisariun 2. Discascs of vagotablss, olivcs 3. Wood rotting fungi of Argc?ntina, cultural idcntificatien ef rots from p9los 4. A monograph of thc gonus Ilulostoncz. Natio~l'WicrobiologicalInstitutc, Scthcsda, kd. Young mycologist with a ruccnt Phl). dcgrcc who ccn qualify for a -?ublic Hcalth Scrvicc Fellowship is invitod to invcstigatb thc possibilities of ono cr two yoars work in ilcdical iiycology in th~'riycology Unit of thc National l~iicrobiological Institute, Bc thcsda, Pid. C. 7::'. Xmmons. Prairie Rcgional Laboratory, Saskxutoon, Snskntchcwan. Canada. A mycologist with a PKD. dogrcc in mycology to czrry out investigations on tho isolation, prcs~rvationarid identification of fungi; to scrocn fungi for thoir ability to produce known or unknown substanccs and to study thc factors affecting thc production of such substanccs. R. Hi Haskins. ztato Univcrsity of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Thcrc is a possibility of a vacancy occurring- at thc Statc Univcrsity of Iowa boginning in ~c~tcmbcr,1955. G, W. >artin. Prair ic Rcgional Laboratory, &sL,ztoon, Sashtchcw2n, Canada. Summcr cm.~loy.wxtt(1955) for B. Cc. or third ycsr Honors-aiology student to carry out invc,stigations on prcoervetion of microorganism by lyophili- zation proccss. R. H. Haskins. XVI 6 1955 PhD. s IN MYGCLOGY AVAILBLi FOR T:ICHI?'G 3R i?XSjXi3CH POSITIQTS 'Phis section is primarily as a scrvico to our youngcr mcmbcrs who arc availnblc for positions. Rccipicnts of this l?cws Lcttcr arc urgcd to bring this Scction tg thc attontion of.tho hcads of their dcpartmcnts* Candidat c Svccinlty Major Profcssar Prcscnt Location Brandt, Wm. H. Physiology W. D. Gray Dcpt. of Botany & Plant Industrial Path* microbiology Ohio Agr. 'at. Sta. Woostcr, rlhio Cramer, Miss G. Medical mycology J. Yest 0rd.ijk Cantraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures Javnlaan 20, Baarn, Ye therlands Denison, We C. Taxonomy R. P. Korf Dept. of Plant Path. Plant Pathology Cornell Univ., Bacteriology Ithaca, B. Y. Garner, Jasper, H. B. Gasteromycotes G. 'W. Piartin Dept. of Bot. State Univ. of Iowa Iowa. City, Iowa Morriss, X. 3'. FungiI!aperfecti G. \J. l~iartin Dept. of Bdt, Stcto Univ. of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Mizuba, Seth Kedicel mycology 3. S. Beneke Dept. of Botany 14ich. Stat0 College E. Lansing, Mich. Rudolph, 3. D. Lichenoloa Deciduous Fruit S ta. Medical mycology Univ. of Calif. Algology 3099 Stevens Creek Rd. San Jo so 28, Calif. Sharrer, B. L. Agaricaceao R. P. Korf Dept. of Plant Path. Botany, Genetics Cornell Univ. Ithaca, iV. Y. Shoemaker, R, A. Pyrenomycetcs R. P. Korf Dept. of Plant Path. Cytology, Genetics Cornell Univ. Ithaca, N. Y. Shownlter, W. V. Pk~ysiology H. :.i. kIcClung Dopt. of Botany Univ. of Xansas Tylutki, E. C. Asconycetes C. J. Alcxopoulos Dept. of Botany Cytology Mict. State College E. Lansing, Mich. Bureau of Plant Industry, Beltsvillc, Merylsnd. The fungus herbarium of tho New Iriven, Connecticut Brnmch of the fonicr 1)ivision of Forest Pathology, of the ~uraauof Industry has bccn brought to Boltsville, iaryland, where-it will be incorporatad into 'Shc Kztional Fungus Collections. %is matorial totalling ncarly 20,000 spccimcns, consists of tho fungus collections made by Porley Spaulding, J. Re Hansbraugh, and their Asscciatcs, in tho course of their work on throo discascs, ovor a pcriod of many ycars. J. A. Stevenson Tho Quartormastor Rcsonrch and Dcvclopmant Ccntcy, ITatick, Piass; Tho @artcrmstcr Bcscarch and I)evclopcnt Laboratories, fcrmcrly located at tho ?hiladclphia QFi Doyoti kvc xovad to a ncw installation at Iiatick, lrians. Tho Iiicrobiological Taxnnom~Laboratcr:?, thc vi Cui t.ue Gal! cc t;j on, and associntcd activities now arc in olporation at tho lluw lccc.ti.;lr, .Inong tho individuals involvcd in this chmgo arc: Urs. G. R. '!t?,nd:!I 3. To Rocsc, 3, G. Si~mons, A. Iaplan, D. BP,s!-in, :-ireH. T. Dz;:bp. A6Cr?ss : qm.rtcrmzstcr Bcscarch and Ecvolai~!!.cr;t Ccntcr, ??:itick, Pins?. U. S. ii'orcst Scrvicc, Bcw Havcn, Gonn. In thc rcccnt rccrg~.nixaticnc;f the; fcrmcr U. S. D. A. Buronu of Picnt I'il?.us+,r~,tkc Fcw kuen (;ff?cc (?f' tho Diciskn of Forost Pathology is ncn inccrpcratsd with thc fo~morDivisiori c2' :$'or.sst Insocts, Yhc coz*ainc;d offic..;~;nov ccmpriac tl-e Tcrcst Ciscmsc ~?r-d.;nsc.ct Laborp.torjr of thc: U. S. rcrcst Scrvicc, locatcd at 335 P~CS~CC~Street, NCW Even. blmr i.i '!i'zt l?rrnc?n, University of Iiccif, 3.'orn:~rnbucc, Srrzil. Dr. A. Chavcs 3astist.a lcft tho Insti- tuto dc i'csqulsas h~1~c;iomicr.stc, Icocc.nc Hc~7.dof tho Dcgz.r:mcnt ~f Iiyc~logy, at thc 7Jnixrsi ti:. of 22ci.f i?" This is tho first nutonocious mycological inotitutio;i i;l Zrczil, tc bc dc;votcd cntircly to the rcr,?arch in tho f icld of mycology. Thc staff cf th:: Dopartincnt is as fcllo~firs: Frof. A. Sk?.vc s Entisf,?, IIcad Dr. A, Fcrnnridos Vitnl, Assistant Dr, H, d2 Silvz ?:ini~fi, Assistant I ?beriaGarrnoli tn 3c acrra d.c l.ic10, Curator W. Zlar,-.rhac ;.:orcir?., "xhiciari Iiaurc I"andcr1cy do Siquoirx, Wbnan 0. Sonrcs d?. Silv,?, Ic,bmn X. dc 3arros ?!nndcrlcy, Auxiliary Tcchnicinn E. Laccrdc?., iiicrotomist S. Josc dc. Silva., Auxilia.ry Tho ncw Institution will be h2.p~~'to roccivc dricd material, cxsiccatn of fungi or cultures of fungi from any part of the world. )jailing address: Ihza Do 3spinh::;iro 386, Bccifc, Pcrnambuco, Brazil. XVIIIe VISITORS Profonnnr Gladys E. a?.kcr is cn lcavc froin Vassar Ccllcgo for thc ycnr and is visiting invcsticator in fhd Botany Dcprtmcnt, Univ~rsitycf California, Bcrkolsy . Dr. I. L. Conncrs visited Dr. G. Be Cmmins of Purduc iJrivr;r:itjr in Cctobcr. Ho also visitbd thc Ccpartmcnt of aotany pad Plrct E':itholog.jr. 1:ilziligan Statc Collcgo in iyovonbcr. Dr. John N. Couch presented a p%per on tho genus Actinc.pl~.ncsbeforo tho Mycology Division of the 1Tew York Acsdomy of Scicnco on bicrch 26, 1954. Dr. Toju Eitn, Chief, Antibiotic Resc,vch Division, Kitasoto Institute for Infcctious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan recently visited the Northern Utilization Research Branch, Peorin, Ill. Dr. S M Diotz was a recont visitor with Dr. G. V. Fischer in the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State Collogc. Dr. 2. S, Keeping reported tkt Dr. Willirms IEnnnn of Otta~tr~.will bo prosent for the opening of the Agriculture Building in Docember. Dr. mnn~will receive an honorary L. L. D. from tho Univorsity of Albortr?. Dr. Kiyosi Komim,mi, Director Ncagoa Institute 13tn~inogaw~, Tokyo, Jn-pr.n briefly visitcd Xorthcrn Utilization, Rcscnrch Brannch, Peoria, Ill. Professor A. J. Kix, University of bnsas spont about six weeks in tho Dopn.r+- mcnt of Plant Pathologj 9 t Bcrkolcy in August-September, 1954. Prof cssor Antonio Cicczrono of the Univorsity of Cntania, Sicily wr.s also a visitor during April 5 to Juno 15, 1954. Dr. Doncld D. Ritchic, Assistnnt Professor of Botany nt Columbia Univorsity, currently loc~.todct tho Tropical Sxposure Stction, Coco Solo, C.n.nnl Zone, visitcd tho tthrino Laborctory during Yobrmry to discuss coopcr~.tionwork and interests in tho mzina fungi with Dr. Xrnst S. Rcmolds. Dr. and >frs. F. J. wcvor,t- A. R. Teixoirc, K. A. %rrison, Dr. A. Lo Czrrion, 2nd. Dr. A*. Vhiffen Burksdqle visited thc ITew York Botnniczl Gzrdens in rocent monthsi. ' Dr. Alexz.nder H. Smith of the University of ibichigan visited the Oregon PQ- cologicr?.l Society on October 23rd 2nd 24th. L?.tcr the group visited Dr. Smith nt his temporary hi:ndqu?~rtersnt 14t. Rainior NcCtion?-1Park on Septcmbcr 18 9,nd 19. Prescnt ct the Dcdicntion of the Quartcrm~?stcr'iicsc~rchnnd Dcvclcpement Ccntcr at ITatick, Mass., on 3ctobcr 14, wcro iir. John Stevenson, Dr. W. H. Ccston, Dr. John R~.pcr, Dr. V. J. Robbins, cnd Dr. Jmes Horsf7-11. Dr. Ch~.rlcsThorn visitcd thc Depcrtmcnt of Plmt Pr.tholog~r, Cornell 'Jnivcrsity, during 9c tobor, working over thc Atkinson papers for a (bel?.tcdJ ) obituary. He ~lsoprcsentcd a scninnr bcfore tho Dop~rtmcnt. Dr. Johanna Westcrdi jk rcportcd, tht ITr. Robert Ems, Xichigm Stntc Collcgc, 14r. &dder?hngcn, Orcgon Stcte Collcgc, l/ir . Kominp-mi, Tekye, recontly visitcd tho Ccntr?,llburcnn voor Schiinmclculturcs. XIX. HONORS, Dr. Rrclph W. Amos tms promoted to professor ?.nd Head of the Dop~,rtmontof Botzny r,nd P1-nt Pathology, Utah Agricul turn1 Collogc, Logcan, Utnh. Dr. Gladys E. Bcker nnd L. 3. Pottor rcccivcd 9-n award from the Nntional Scioncc Foundcttion to carry out thcir Joint microbiologicnl project on lnkos and nssocintcd soils in 'r:ontane.. Tho projcct h?.s hc~.dqunrtorsat thc Montmn Biological Stn,tion, Non*.na State Univorsity, Bigford, Montana. Thc grant for $5300 is to covcr the sumnors of 1954, 1955, nnd 1956. Dr. Ralph Emerson Department of Botany, University of California, presented an invitation paper entitled *The Biology of WatermoldsI1 to the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of growth a~dDevelopement at Hanover, N, H, in July, 1954, Invitation papers were given in October and I'lwember by Dr. C, W. bons, National Institute of Health, before the American Trudeau Society, the Graduate Fortnight of the New York Academy of Medicine and the I(yco1ogy Section of the New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. C. L. Forgus , Botany Cepartment , Pennsylvania State University, reported progress of research on oak wilt to a Tri-state Oak Wilt Neeting, held at the Penn- Bedford Hotel, Bedford, Pa., September 28, 1954. Varyland and West Virginia were the other two states represented. Prof. Soloman Goldstein was appointed as an instructor in mycology at Columbia University College of Pharmacy. Sister Mary Hilair Ryan, Rosary College, became Chairman of the Department of Biology in 1954. She presented a paper on "Antibioticsn at the Catholic Women's Club, Freeport, Ill., May, 1954. Joe F. Hennen received a Ph. D. degree at Purdue TJniversity, May 1954. He is now located in the Cspartment of Plant Pathology, South Dakota State College, Stanley Hughs, Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Department of ~~riculke, Ottawa, was awarded a D. Sc. (Wales) in July 1954. John Hunt recently received a Ph. D. degree from State University of New York College of Forestry upon completion of the dissertation on "Taxonomy of the Genus Corato~lvstis.~~At the present time he is in the Division of Forest Disease &search, Portland, Oregon. Dr. E. S. Keeping, University of Alberta, is now honorary research associate in the Cepartment of Bacteriology and hopes to continue research in mycology. She gave a paper on "The bfigrating ~~ucleusnat the International Botanical Congress in Paris last July. Prof. J. B, Kendrick, Sr., was appointed .%airman of Department of Plant Pathology, Berkeley and Davis, California, July 1, 1954. Miss Lorene L. Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Assistailt Professor from Lecturer in Botany. Miss Kennedy is currently on leave of absence from the University of Alberta and is worlting with Dr. G. W. Martin, State University of Iowa. Dr. Norval M. McClung , Depaatment of Botany, University of Kansas participated in the Conference on "Speciation and Variation in Asexual Fungilt, sponsored bv the Mew York Academy of Sciences, June 4, 1954. The paper dealt with the morphology of young Nocardia colonies. Samuel P. Meyers, Research Assitant working in marine mycology, University of Miami, has keen awarded the Higgins Fellowship in Botany at Columbia University where he will begin his doctorate work. Philip A. Orpurt, who obtr.incd tho Ph. D. d-cgrtsc nt tho University of Wisconsin this summcr, b2s nccoptcd a position ~t Manchcstor Collcgc, North Men- chcs tcr, Indinnn. Mr. Robort T. Jninc, Jr., Boston Mycological Club, dolivcrod n lccturo on flTho Puzzling Polyporcsft in Octobor. Dr. A. !J. Poitrns wi?s promctcd to Associnto Professor of Biology, Duqu~snc Univcrsi ty. Louiso F. Pottor ,411 givc n papor nt tho A6I.B.S. mcctings in Pullmra, Wcsh- fngton Juno 21-25, 1955, on bnctcricl popul?.tions of Flnthond ~ndRogors L~kcs,Hontcni., cccording to Dr. G. 2. Bc-kcr, lT~PssnrCollogo. 3r. John R. %.per prcscntcd a pcpcr cntitlod nHotcrok~,ryosisfind N~tngcncsis in tho Mushroom Schizophyllum communcl~, at tho Botany Colloquium, Columbin Univcr sity, April 27, 1954. Dr. Frank I,. &.ymond rccoivcd his Ph. D. dcg~cein June+ 1954 >t H?.rvnrd Univcroity. Ho is locntcd nt Forcst Pcthblogy Sktion, Iinplc, gntcrio, Cnwwda. Prof. FI. C. Snydcr, Dcptrtnont 6f Plant P?.tholOgy, Univcrsity cf Cnlifornin who is on snbbr.tic~~1lcnvo in &iropc, rw.d cn invitntion papor bcforo tho June 4 2nd 5 mcoting of tho Now York Aczdcmy 6f Sciunco en I1V?.ri~.tion nnd Spoci~.tionin thc gcnus j?us~.riumh L Ho P.lso prcsontod R pzFcr r?t the 8th Intcrn~,tionr?lBO tnni~ni Congrcss f n P?ris in July. Mr. #r N.ic Thnung roccivcd his iri. S. dogroc from Louisicnn Stato Univcrsity, Bnt ton Rougc, Louisinna, on 159,~29, 1954 ?ad a Bon-rcsidcnt ial Scholnrship from the Univorsity of Thrisconsin to study for the Ph. D. in Plant Pn.thology. Dr. Edmrd L. 1J21dcc m.s pronotcd from Hczd, Plznt P~?thologyScctian to Assistrnt Chicf, Agriculture Division, USOE'~/I~P,~;APO 205 c/o m., Vcw York, N. Y. Dr. Lynford Wickcrhnm, Northcrn Rcgionr.1 Iioscarch Lnborntory, Foori?., Ill. , prcscntcd a. scminnx on roccnt work on ycnsts ~.ttho University of Wisconsin. Dr. F. D. tJcidm-.n of tho Univcrsity of Pcnnsylvanin, prcscntcd r? pzpcr ct Color?.do Sgrings boforo thc Pccific Dormntologicnl Association on Scptcmbcr bth, Zoo Talcs, acing a Dcrm?.tologi stt1, which f caturod ringworm in iionkcys. Dr. R. K* Zuck wns mndo a Follow of tho Amcric~nAssocintion for thc Ad~~nccmont of Scioncc an August 11, 1954. XX. OTHm IrnS Dr. C. J. Alcxopoulos, who roccivcd n Nbright Rcsc~,rchhvcrd for 1954-55, is on S2bbr,timl lc~.vcfrom 2-ichigan Stntc Collcgc rad is spcnding tho ycrx in Grccco collccting cnd studying thc slimc molds of thn.t country. Hc and birs. Alcxopoulos nrc living in Athcns c~t9, Lkpalinou St. Dr. Aloxopoulos httcndod tho Intcrnntiom.l Bot~.nicr?lCO~~~CSS in Pnris Pest summcr ad thcn, with Mrs. Alcxopoulos, drove lcisurcly through Frnnco ~ndItaly boforc beginning his work in Grocco. Ho expocts to return to his desk r?t 3st LLmsing in the summor of 1955. Mr. Alcxnndor Bnkcrspigcl h.-,s left thc ?rovincinl Lt-.bor,?toryr?t tho Univcrsity of Albcrtc pad is now Ei~dic?~l?iycologist r.t thc Dcpnrtmont of Bactcriology At tho University of Sr.skatchcwan. Dr. Dow Wter of the Univcrsity of !'iichigr.n sto:;pcd in Iccl?.nd to m~kecollc- ctior-s of Folmorcs on thc w.y to rnd frcn thc VIII Internnti~nclBat2nicnl Congrcss. Icclar~dicnrcss for collecting tlic fungi wcrc rcr.chcd by plnnc, jccp, r.nd horso. Professor S?;ctcr w7.s hor3rcry Prcsidcnt of tho Forost Botzny Scction r? thc Intornn.tionn1 Congrcss. Ho tns discussion londor, Forcst Lbtomologists nnd Forost P6?thologic?.l Confcrcncc, Wisconsin R?pids, Ilis., 3ctobcr 7 rnd 8, 19-34.. Bc also prcscntcd "Isl?.ndic S?.gatllccturc rr,d motion pictures on tho licturc scrics, s-aonsorcd by thc 3?cw York Xxplorcrs Club on lTovccbcr 23rd in York City. ~~iycologicnlSociety of S2n finncisco is gctting nTrufflc IlindcdlIJ At ono of thcir rcccnt moctings "Doby", thc truffle dog importcd fron Itnly was introducod by Mr. Adolph biot t2, his olmcr. Snl Dillcci, Mo tt2 and dog nro plcnning to find ?.nd idcntify trufflcs in n fcw Pxcns in California. The season starts in Jnnmry and lrtsts until April. Over 50 yefirs ,so Dr, Hnrkress found mmy species cf truffles in mnny rlncea in C~lifornin. He used only pick ncd shovel. He wrote about his experiences in the Proceedings of California Academy of Science, %n Francisco, entitled nNew Species of California Fungin - -01. I No. I pp. 29-30. The society also another dog th?-t finds Lepiota mcodes for it's owner Mrs. Pence. Wore dogs may be tmined. Mrs. E. H. Lewis, President of the Boston Mycological Club, re-ports th?,t some fungi which were hitherto cclled harmless hnve czused increzsed illness r~mong club members. Callybie ~1nt;yphyllastill offends and Polyporus squamosus is the latest culprit. Dr. G. W. Bruehl, Puerto Rico Agricultural Ezgeriment station has been added to the stnff of tiho '.Agriculture Experiment *tation; , i?ullmanc. .Eashhngfon* :: . :. according to Dr. G. W. Fischor. Dr. 9. H. Campbell, after one year at the Lederle Laboratories, has ro joined the stnff as Assistcant Professor of Botany, fit the University of Tennessee. Dr. Wm. Crxmichael is new Medical biycologfst, Provincial Laboratory of Public Health, Tniversity of Alberta, having returned here after two yecars study at the krvhrd School of Graduate Studies. Dr. Roy C. Curtis who k1.s from the University of ~lisconsinIs now with the Botany Department, Agricultural LPperiment Station, hfayette, Indinna, Dr. R. V. Davidson h?.s rep~rtcdthnt ''orest Disease Research has been combined with tho Forest Insect nnd Disease Laborntory. This is part of the U.S.D.A. reorganization nt Fort Collins which is located in South Hall -~tColorcdo A. and 14. College. Dr. Davidson wees formerly located in the Biologicnl and Plant Pathology Building of the srme institution. Mrs. Irma Gamundi do Amos has recently bcen given lzborntory facilities in the hiycalogical Section as a viaitor, for the study of Argentine ~9perculate Discomycetes. She is with Dr. J. Wright of Eiuenas Aires, Argentina. Hiss Mnry De Blnsio is 2. tcaching cssistnnt ct the University of Illinois nnd is working tomrd hcr doctorRte under the direction of Dr. S. Luria. Dr. Wary H, Downing, formerly mycologist in the Texonomy k-borr.tory, Philzdelphia Qwxtermster Depot, docided tr, sevar connections with the lab stnticn when it moved to Matick, M~?ssachusetts. Present address: 419 S. Nth St., Philadelphia 4, Pennsylvania. Dr. Arif S. El-Ani corriyloted a Post Doctoreta Fellowship in The Prairie Regionnl Laboratory, Sashtoon, Saskatchew8.n, C~mdct, ~"ndis now in Amarillo, Texas. A second son was born August 8, 1954 to Dr. nnd 3x3. C. L. Fergus, Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Clarnn W. Fritz retired lcrst March and moved from Ottawa to 67 DlArcy St, Cobourg, Cntario. Dr. Soloman Goldstein, Columbir? Univcrsity, was married to hiiss Wnllcr on June 12, 1954. Dr. M. A. Gorden left the communicnble Disease Center, Atlnnta, Ga., for a yosition cs Biological Specialist, Doctrine Division, Chcmic~lCorps Trninir~gCcmmrtr~d, Fort l.:cClellan, Blabnmc? ~s of July 1st 1954. Dr. and Nrs. :d. A. Gordon h?.d their thf rd child, Sarrob Elizabeth Gordon, on August 5, in nddition to &rbzra nnd David. Gouri hni Ghosh has camplctod her work for the Ph. D. degree ~t the University of Illinois =and h~.sreturned to India. Dr. Herbert Hasenclever, who h9.s Specizlized in I Joe F. Hennen, fcrmerly in .-due University, hsbeen appointed as an assistant Plant Pntholcgist, South Dakota State College. Dr. Hilde 3. Eirsch rcpcrts she k21d a third child, P- daughter this tine, born last April. She is tenching part time at Vashington University, St. Louis, ?-nd hepcs to get back to active mycologic~,lwork when the children me older. Dr. Ernest C. Herrmacn formerly ~ssociatcdwith Dr. Selmzn A. lvnksm TO W. Johnson Jr. formerly of Dep~~rtmer~tof Biology, University of l Dr. Kenneth Kopf nt yrcsent is in ICorea 7,s 2n agriculturist with the Korean Civil Asaistnncc Command in tho Czpitnl Providence of Kyonggi. So far he has not located any mycologists or plant pnthologists but is still looking. He h2s to coliect whtcver fungi hc cnn if my mycologists are intorested in spccimcnS from this arm. Any rcprints, bulletins nr extrn copies of Journnln will be gratofully rcccivcd in thc Korecn libr?.rics. Cr. Kopf will be glnd to sec that any cf thcsc itoms sent to him nro turned cver to the libraries. His nddrcss is: Kyongii Do C. A. Tc2m, A.P.0. 60, SPA Frzncisco, Calif. Dr. E. Silvcr Kecying has rctircd frcm thc Provincinl Labarctory and is now with tho Dcpnrtment of Bacteriology, University of Alberta. Dr. Ricbrd P. Korf was mnrriod nn March 27, 1954 tn Snrnh X. Gifft, a gradwte assistant in the Dopnrtmcnt ~f Tcxtilcs and Clothing, cornell University. Dr. Harold B. Kuchn corny-~letedhis work fcr the Ph. D. dogreo at tkc cnd of this past summer sossicn nt tho University of Illinois and is ncw Assistant Professor of Biology r.t New Noxico, Highlands University, Lcs Vegns, Now t4cxico . Dr. Elmcr E. Lcppik workcd lest ournor as guest ir,vestigntor at the Tropicill Bcsrnrch Institute or the University of El Salv~dori~ Centr~,lAmcrica. He studied some problems cf flornl ocology in connection with scnr;ory bc- havior of pollinating insects. Bcsidcs he ccllectod m~tcrialfcr his phglogonotic study concerning rust fungi. Rcbcrt W. Lichtwnrdt has ccmplcted his wcrk for the Ph. Il. dcgrec ?.t the Unfvcr~ity of Illinois nnd is currently spending a yc3.r in Central and South Amcric~. on n National Scicncc Foundction Pootdcctoral Fcllowship. Dr. Zcn~l~bcdinHalcki, Assistant Profcssor of Batany nt thc Vriiversity cf Tctrra, F~.cultyof Scionco, is Consultact to the Agriculturs Division, US ')pcrnticns Missicn in Iran with Dr. Edw.rd L. ~Jnldce. Dr. William Metzgcr, is now director of thc Ractcriolrgy Dcpnrtmcnt ~f Ilektocn Institute for Medical Rcscarch, Ccok Ccunty Hospital. He was forrccrly with the Ledorlc Lnborntorics Division. Professor ~.ndiirs. Mix hnvc rctur~cdfrom a ycnrs lczvc clf absence spent in visiting VPX~QUS~colcgical i~stitutcs in &rope, Ceylon, India and Japan. He rcporto thr.t collection. of ?cphrintl spccies was gocd. Miss Elizabeth E. Morsc retired frcm teaching 29 ycars, cf which the lnst 23 yc~.rswas spent in New York City. Shc is now in BcrkePey,Cnlifornia studying Wcstcrn fur-gi. Shc also gives dovctcd attention tc nrt2-ritls1 Dr. J. Yowlg Park wns appointcd as Profcssor :?nd Eirector cf thc Riclogic~,l Zxpcrimcnt Station, Univcrnity of kn Cnrlis, in Bnguio City, Philippincn. Thc name of ocz depzrtment hns bccn ck~~ngcdfrom tho Dopnrtment of Botany to the Dcpzrtmcnt cf Botany and Plnnt Patholcgy, I3ennsylvnr.i~.Stntc TJnivcrsity to morc adoquatcly doscribe the tccching nnd research activities of the Wronp:. ' Professor R. D. &abc trnnsfcrred from Berkeley, to Davis, C~lifornia. Frnnk 5. %%pond, fornicrly Et Farlow Hcrbnriwr., Cmbridgc, Hassachusctts, is now affilicoctcd with l'outhern Rods Ststim, F~rostBthnlngy kbcrztorg ?:nple, 3ntmi0, CRnada. Dr. Merfyn Richards has a Fontdoctoratc Fcllowship in mycolcgy and plans to study in the Asthm r.r-d Allcrgy Xescnrch TJnit, St. Cavidlo Hospitel, Sardiff, Wales. rr;rf lLg .a rccont trip to Barepo Dr. Jola B. Rcuticn was ablo to visit scvcrnl myc,oI.~gicnllaborntorios including tho Impcrinl 14ycologicnl Institute and tho 9cnt.r~albxrcau vocr Schimi?lculturc. Dr. C. G. Ruchhcft rctircd as Chief, Chemistry and Physics Section, wherc Dr, W. B. Ccokc is employed. Ho is an outst~adirgWorker cn trcrtment t-f rosidcntial, industrial and radiologicnl wastcs. Dr. A. Rowley has left tho Mycology Unit, lT~.tionnl Wicrobiological Institute, Bothcsd~,Marylarid to complute his trzining and Bocxd requircmonts in Pathology at tho Univcrsity of Chicago Schocl of h5cdicino. Dr. Gcargc H. Schcrr has acccpted n positicn as mcnber of the staff of thc Department of Bnctcriology, University of Illinois School cf Mcdicinc, Chicn.go. His r~kis Assistant Prnfossor. Dr. John A. Sckmitt, Jr., formcrly of tho Dcpzrtment cf Biolegy, Findlay Collcgc, Findlay, Ohio, is now Assistcant Profcssor of Biology rtt thc University of I.1i~sissippi,University, Fiississi9pi. Dr, Rolf Singcr is again bnck tkc Lillo Institute, 'lucumzxt, Argentina where he cxpocts to rosumc hi3 wcrk nn Agaricnlcs. Dr. Helen Bcrdnn Slaght (~rs.L. ~alcolm),formerly at Western 31itnri.0, London, CanxIa will s'ubtitutc for Dr. Gladys E. &-tkor, Plant Scicnce Dcp~~rtmcnt, Vassnr Collcgc whilc the lnttcr i.s on 1c:tvo of nbsonco during 1954-55, in tho Botnny Dcp~~rtncnt,Univcrsity of California., Bcrkelcy. R3bert B. Stew-rt, Jirnma Agricultural School, Jimmn, Ethiopi~.is now located in CklAoma A.and M. Collogc accordingly to Robcrt E. Stewart. Dr. Sung Huang Sun, formerly a rr,scarch assistant with Dr. Tau1 R. Burkholdcr, U.;ivcrsity of Goorgin, is now a Rcscc?rch associate in tkc Cepnrt~~lcntnf Xcdicine, University of Chicago. Alfanso Frcjos, Costa Bicn, is cow nn a G~ggcr~hcimF01i.c~ with 3r. IT. F. Conznt, Duke TJnivcrsity, Durh?.m, North Carolim. Dr. H. D. Trcsncr forncrly with Fedcral Gmcrrmcnt in Wnstington, 1). 8., is now with 3v;Ycology 3cpcrtrncnt of Lcdcrlo kborntoriL!o Division, American C yarnmido C o. Mr. Jorgo X. Wright, who vrrows a Guggonhcim Follow zit tho 7-livcrsity cf Pfichig~~n hring 1953-54 bas rcturncd ag~into his post ef Iioad of tho I4ycological Sdction, Division of Fl~.ntPRtholcgg, Zacno s Aircs, Argcn tim. Dr. rond Mrs. Robert K. Zuckhvo movcd i~tothcir r~!aodollcdcarriagc kiousc July 31, thc hottcst d~.yof tb y,er. The: kvc donc all tCc wcrk except plumbing rond wiring. m~hcy would rccommond sinilar proccdurcs for pcoplc wkc fccl t,h-~,tthey might bo getting sct ir. thcir wr7.y~. Visitors ~JclccrncJ Rack tc the fungi soon >ow th~tthe gr~~~t.iovc has been ~ccomplishcd. Dr. Frcd 3. Weidman, Univcrsity of Pcnnsylveni?,, h~.srctircd ct thc ago of 7 ye. Hi:: work hns bccn tnkon over by sr. Albert Eligman, iTovcmbcr 1, 1354. Dr. Fredricl;: A. Wolf, Duke TJr~ivcrsityrctircd on Scptcmber lot, aftcr having taxght tkrc since 1927. , l!mu!rh: In the last issue of tho Newn Letter, %y 1953, page 16, tho following corroction should bo mndo: Tho item rolating tho work of Dr. Mr Vr Jonaisan on wood-rottbg Betsidib- . mycotos should bo listod uridor a scQmratt3 hQ6,Qiqt Syracuoo University and not under Stato University of New Yctrk, Colhga nf Forestry, Your editor would like to tha* Dr. Zrn8.t A* Bosscy for tho gonerous coWtrPbution of his timo in the criticzr.1 rending of tho manuscript, Sincoro approciwtion is hlso due Miss Stolla Wiloon, Dopartrnont of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan Stato Collogo for Making tho sketch on our cevor. E. S. Bonokc