Notes on New Species of Fungi from Various Localities

Abstract

I. Pestalotia truncata septoriana var. nov. Supposed to be the foliicolous form of a fungus generally found on wood (Fagus, Corda), branches (Populus fastigiata, Leveille) or on stems (Rubus, as var. Rubi Karst.)2 Regarding the spelling of the generic name it may be noted that the genus was published by DeNotaris2 as Pestalotia. I do not know who first varied the spelling nor for what reason the change was made. I suggested to Dr. Barnhart, librarian of the New York Botanical Garden, that it might have been for euphony but he gave it as his opinion, in a verbal communication, that Pestalotia was equally euphonious and to be preferred. Taking up the matter with Prof. Henry F. Burton, of the department of Latin in Rochester University, I obtained the following information: Pestalotius is undoubtedly the correct Latin form for Pestalozzi. Classical Latin has no 'z' sound or 'z' character except in a few words borrowed from the Greek. The Italian 'z' or 'zz' often stands for Latin 't' or 'ti.' For example in Palazzo (palatium), Arezzo (Arretium), Firenze (Florentia), Venezia (Venetia).