Dryrot in timber is caused by a fungus

The exact cla ification of fungi is not yet settled, but generally they are divided into six principal orders, all formed on the mode in which the spores are borne, namely:—1, Ascomycetes, comprising a vast number of the black pustalar growths abundant on dead wood, bark, twigs, leaves, ete. Among these are the mildews (Erysiphe), the black mildews (Gest lews) and the whole great tribe of Spherie. The truffles (Tuber), morels (Morchella), and Helvelle also belong to this division. 2. D. was conferred on him by the University of Gottingen in recognition of his services to Shakespeare an literature. He was the editor of the exhaustive “New Variorum Edition ” of Shakespeare, the volumes of which have been appearing since 1871.