New species of fungi

CHARLES HORTON PECK

Amanita bivolvata

Pileus flcshy, convex or ncarly planc, at first viscid, striate onthc margin, whitc, brownish in thc ccnter, flesh whitc; lamcllaec1osc, unequal, (ree, white; stem equal, solid, flocculose, annulate,white, the annulus narrow, often disappearing' with age, the volvalarge, thick, soft, spongy, lobed on the outcr margin and havingan elevated cntire inner margin surrounding thc stcm ; spores sub­~lllhnse Ill' !Jl'l)lldly elliptic, 10-1 2/t X H-IO It.

Pileus 7-10 CI11. brond; ,~tcm 13-15 CIIl. IOIlg', 1.6-2,5 CIll.

IbideUnder oak trces. Claremont, California. January. C. F.

Baker.

A large fine white species remarkablc (or its dcep white volvaof a soft spongy texture and with a double margin surroundingthe base of the stem, the exterior margin o( two 01: three lobes, theinterior thin and entire.

Pjlcus carnasus, convexus subpJanusve, primus viscid us, margine·striatus, albus, in centro brunnescens, carne alba; lamellae con­fertae, inacq uales, liberae, albae; stipes aequalis, solidus, floc­cllloSllS, annulatllS, albus, annulo angusto in maturitatc saepeevanescente, volva magna, crassa, mollis, spongiosa, margineexteriore lobata, interiore integra j sporae subglobosae vel ellip­soideae, 10-12 P X 8- 10 p.

Pileus 7-10 cm. latus; stipes 13-15 em. longus, 1.6-2.5 cm.crass us.

Amanita calyptratoides

Pileus fleshy, convex, then ncai-ly planc, striatc on the margin,covercd in the center by a large irregular adhering fragment ofthe white \Inivers;JI vcil or by small fragments formed by thebrc;Jking up of the veil, grayish brown or Icad-colored or some­times ochraceous or cream-colored, flesh white, taste mild; lamellaemoderately close, unequal, sinu;Jte, adnexed, white; stern nearlycq ual, hollow, striate at the top, white, the slight evanescentannul us soon disappearing or becoming inconspicuous; spores

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often uninucleate, broadly elliptic, 10-12 fl X 6-8/1, usually withan oblique apiculus at one end.

Pileus 4-8 em. broad; stem 8-12· em. long, 8-16 mill. thiclcUnder oak trees: Claremont, California. JanwlI'y. c. F.

Baker.This species is allied to Ammdta ca(J'jJtrata Peck, from which it

is distinguished by its smaller size, darker color with no greenishtints, and by its slight evanescent annulus. Its habitat also is underor near oak trees, while that species occurs under or Ilcar fir trees.

Pileus carneus, convexus, demum subplallus, margine striatus,in centro veli universalis candidi fragmento magno aut fragmentisparvis adhaerentibus tectus, ochraceus, cremeus, griseo-brunneusvel plumbeus, carne alba, sapo.re miti; lamellae subconfertae, inae­quales, sinuatae, adnexae, albae; stipes subacfJlHllis, cavus, albus,ad apicem striatus, annulo levi mox evanescente vel inconspicllo;sporae saepe uninuclcatae,late ellipsoideae, 10-12/1 X 6-8 fl, vulgobasi apiculatae.

Pileus 4-8 em. latus; stipes 8-12 cm. longus, 8-16 Clll.

crassus.

Amanita ocreataPileus fleshy, convex or nearly plane, glabrous, even on the

margin, white, flesh white; lamellae close, unequal, broadly sinuate,white; stem equal, solid, glabrous or slightly fibrillose below theannulus, minutely floccose above, white, the annulus thin, mem­branaceous, the volva white, soft, deep with an entire free margin;spores subglobose or elliptic, 10-12/1 X 8-10 fl.

Pileus 4-6 em. broild; stem R- 1° cm. long', 1-2 Clll. thick.Under oak trees. Claremont, California. January. C. F.

Baker.Pileus carnosus, convexus vel subplanus, glaber, margine levis,

candidus, carne alba; lamellae confertae, inaequales, late sinuata·e,albae; stipes aequalis, solidus, glaber vel leviter fibrillosus infraannulum, supra minute floccosus, candidus, annulo tenui, Illcni­branaceo; valva mollis, candida, margine integro, libero; sporaesubglobosae vel ellipsoidcae, IO-l'.~ II X 8-IO/l.

Pileus 4-6 cm.latus i stipes 8-10 cm.longus, 1-2 cm. crass us.

v Armillaria subannulataPileus thick, fleshy, convex or broadly convex, subviscid,

fibril.lose, alutaceo~s, darke~' in .the center w~lere it is adornC•.iithreddish brown fibrils, marglll even, flesh whIte, odor and tastt~ri­

naceo.us; lamellae close, adnexed, white, sometimes becoming

brown on the edgcs; stcm cqual, solid, subradicating, reddishbr?W~l, white at thc top, veil thick, soft, white, evanescent; sporesclltptJc, 10-12 p. X 8-9 fl.

Pile\lSlO-Il cm. broad; stcm 9-15 Clll. long, 2-3 COl. thick.Common. Among fallen leavcs under oak trees. Claremont,

California. January. c. F. Baker.A large species well marked by its .fibrillose pileus, stout stem,

cvanescent annulus, and farinaceous taste and odor.Pileus carnosus, conVCX\lS vel late convexus subviscidus

fibrillosus, alutaceus,in centro obscurior ubi fibrilli~ rufobrunnei~ornatus, margine levi, carne alba, odore saporeque farinaceis'lamellae confertae, adnexae, albae, aliquando acie brunnescentes:stipes aequalis, s?lidus, subradicans, rufobrunneus, ad apicem albus:vela crasso, nlOlIl, albo, evancsccnle ; sporae c1lipsoidcac, 10- I 2/lX8-9 fl. .

Pileus 10-11 cm. latus; stipes 9-15 cm. longus, 2-3 cm.crassus.

Clitocybe microsporaPileus thin, broadly convex or slightly depressed in the center

dry, often eccentric, glabrous or finely. and obscurely fibrillos~when old, on the margin somctimes irregular or lobed, white orcream-colored, flesh white, odor and taste farinaceous·' lamellaethin: cl?se, narrow, unequal, l~ecurrent, white; stem ;qual, sub­cartdaglllous, hollo.w,. colored lIke the pileus; spores minute, glo­bose or broadly ellIptIC, 3-4/1 long.

Pileus 2.5-6 cm. broad; stem 2.5-3 cm. long, 6-8 mm. thick.Chrcmont, Califomia. January. C. F. Baker.Related to ClitoC)'bc l'ccclI/rica Peck, from which it is separated

.by its larger size, pileus never umbilicate, lamcllae less crowdedstem hollow, a\ld spores smaller. '

Pileus tenuis, late convexus seu centro leviter depressus sic­CllS, saepe eccentriclls; glaber vel in milturitate obscure fibrill~susin margine aliquando irregularis lobatusve, albus vel cremeus:carne alba, sapore et odore farinaceis; lamellae tenues, confertae~ngl~stac, inaeqllales, decurrentes, albae; stipes aequalis, subcar~ttlagllleus, C~lIS, alblls ; sporae globosae vel late ellipsoideae, 3-4/l longae. .

Clitocybe sphnerosporaPileus fleshy, nearly plane, centrally depressed when old

gla~)rolls, 0l?afolue, brick-red, darker in the center, flesh tough:.whIte, no dlstlllct taste or odor; lamellae subdistant, narrowedtoward each end, decurrent, white, interspaccs somewhat venose;

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stem equal, slightly radicating, solid; white i spores globose, 10­I ~ f1. broad.·

, Pileus 5.5-7 cm. broad i stem 5-6.5 cm. long, 1.5-2 cm.thick.

Under oaks.· Claremont. California. January. C. F. Bakel'.A species belonging to section Disciformcs, tribe 2, and well

marked by its reddish pileus,' solid stem, and large globose spores.Pileus carneus. subplanus. in maturitate centro depressus,

glaber, lateritlus, centro obscurior, carne lenta. alba i lamellaesubdistantes, utrinque angustatae, decurrentes, albae, interstitiissubvenosis i stipes aequalis, subradicans, solidus, albus i sporaeglobosae, 10-12 p latae.

Pileus 5.5-7 cm. latus i stipes 5-6.5 CIII. longus. 1.5 Clll.

crassus.Leptonifi' flavobrunnea

Pileus thin, fragile, convex, umbilicate or centrally depressed,decurved on the margin, sometimes becoming nearly plane, mi­nutely tomentose in the center, subhygl'Ophanous, dark brown 01'

reddish brown when young and moist, yellowish brown when dry,taste slightly farinaceous; lamellae adnate 01' subdecurrent. some­what close, pale lemon-yellow becoming reddish ochre 01' pinkish,sometimes transversely venose; stem slendcl', fragile, flcx uous,terete 01' compressed, stuffed or hollow, ~lnb/'OlIS, fil.JrOllH. pallid01' Icmon-yellow.· becomiug brownish yellow, often cu/'ved allll~vhitc at the base i sporcs subglobose, angular, uninuclcate, ob­liquely apiculate at one end, 8 p.

Pileus 10-25 mm. broad i stem 5-7.5 em. IOI1~, 2-3 11111I.

thick.Gregal'ious. In swamps under dcciduous trecs. Stow, Massa­

chusetts. August. S. Davis & G. E. Morris.Pileus convexus. tenuis, fragilis, umbilicatus vel centro depres­

sus, margine decurvus, quondam subplanus, centro minute to­mentosus, subhygrophanlls, rufo-brunllctls j uvcno ct humido,flavo-brunneus sicco, sapore leviter farinaceo; lamellae ndnataeseu subdecurrentes, subconfertae. citrinae, demum roseoJae, ali­quando transverse venosae; stipes gracilis, fragilis, flexuosus,teres, compressllsve, f.,rctlls cavusve, glaber, fibrosllS, pallidllscitrinusvc, deillde brunnco-Iuteus, sacpe basi curvus ct nlbus;sporae subglobosae, nngulnres, uninucleatac. oblique npiculatac, Rfl.

Inocybe BakeriPileus fleshy, broadly convcx, bccoming nearly plane, dry,

dcnsely fibrillose. yellowish or tan-colored, flesh white; lamellae

c,lose, ndncxed,·subvent.ricose, pale brown, ferruginous brown whenmature; stem nearly equal, solid, slcndcr, glabrous, .mcaly at thetop, becoming striate, morc or less radicating, whitc; sporcs ferru­ginous-brown, 12-(4 II X 6-7 fl; cystidia 40-50 f1 long.

Pileus 2.5-5.5 cm. broad; stem 5-8 cm. long, 5~6 mm. thide

Under oak trees. Claremont, California. January. C. F.Baker.

Related to I. sambltcillrt Fr. but separated by its smaller size,larger, and more slender stem, and the absence of any strongodor. Belongs to thc tribe Vclutilli.

Pileus carncll.'l,· late convex liS, dcm IIIlI slll>pl all liS, 'siccus, dc.:llscfibrillosus, crcmoreus vel subalutaccus, carne alba i lamellac con­fcrtac, adncxae, subvcntricosae, paIlido-brunncae, deinde ferru­gineo-brunneae; stipes subaequalis, solidus, gracilis, glaber, adapicem albo-farinosus, demum striatus, subradicans, albus ; sporaeferrugineo-brunneae, i 2-14 fl x 6-7 fl; cystidia 40-50 f1 longa.

Pileus 2.5-5.5 cm. Intus; stipes 5-8 cm. longus, 5-6 111m.crassus.

Inocybe bulbosa

Pileus flcshy, nearly planc, sllbumbonatc, dry, radiately fibril­lose, slif~htly' rimose, tan-colorc.:d 01" ochraccous i lanwlJac thin,close, hroadly sinu:ltc.:, pale hllfr, becoming browllish ochraceous ;stem straight, glabrous, solid, bulbous at the basc, cream-colorcd isporcs oblong, cven, 10-18 /1 x 6-7 f1; cystidia subcylindric, 60­80 f1 x r5-20 fl.

Pjleu~ 3-4.5 cm. broad; stcm 5-7 cnl. long, 7-9 llllll. thick,the bulb 15-17 mm. in diameter.

Under oak trees. Solitary. Claremont, California. Febru­ary. C. F. HakeI'.

This spccies belongs to thc section Rilllo.we and is related to

1: rilllrJJil (Bull.) Fr., uut it is a largcr spccics with a more ex­panded and less distinctly rimose pileus, Illorc strongly bulbousstem, and larger cystidia.

Pileus carneus, subplanus, subulllbonatus, siccus, fibrillosus,Ieviter rimosus, alutaceus ochraceusvc ; lamellac tenues, confertac,latc sinualae, lUlcolac, dCIllUIII hrllnllco-ochraccac j stipes rectus,solidus, glabcr. basi btllbo.~u.~, pallid us; sJlorae Icves, oblong-ae,to-I8 /l x 0-7 IL; cystidia sllbcylindracea, 60-80 II x 15-20 IL.

Pilells 3-4.5 cm. latus; stipes 5-7 em. lOllgus, 7-9 1I11ll. cras­sus, bulbus 15-17 mm. latus.

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Flar.nr.nula praecoxPileus fleshy, convex, becoming nearly plane, glabrous, moist

or hygrophanous, brown or reddish brown, paler when bId and dry,sometimes with a dull greenish tint, mal'gin at first involute, fleshpallid j lamellae rather close, adnate or sometinies slightly roundedbehind, pale ochmccous becoming brownish ochraccolIs, whitishand minutely crenulate or erodcd Oil the edge; stcm equal .orslightly tapering upward, becoming hollow with age, silky-fibril­lose, slightly floccose or furflJraceous at the top whcn youngby. the pure white slight and evanesccnt veil, pallid, with a softwhite tomentum at the base j spores subochraceous, ellipsoid,7-8 p. X 4-5 p..

Pileus 2-3 cm. broad j stem 2-4 Cm' long, 4-6 mm. thick.Gregariou's OJ' cespitose. On decaying wood, bark, or branches

of deciduous trees, commonly basswood, TiNa america1la L., oreven on dead' herbaceous stems. Rockville, Indiana. Fcbruaryand March. G. T. I-lowell.

Remarkable for its carly appearance. It apparcntly bclongsto· the tri.be Sapi1lei but the color of the young lamellae isuncertain.

Pileus' carneus, convexus, demum subplanus, glaber, hygro­phanus, brunneus, deinde pallido-brunneus vel rufo-brunneus, ali­quando viride tinctus, primo margine involuto, carne pallida; lamel­lae subconfertae adnatae, aliquando adnexae, pallido-ochraceae,demum brunneo-ochraceae, acie albidae, crenulatae vel erosae;stipes aequalis vel sursum .leviter attenuatus, demum fistulosus,sericeo-fibrillosus, in juventate ad apicem leviter floccosus vel fur­f.uraceus velo candido evanescente, pallidus, basi tomento mollicandido; sparae subochraceae, cllipsoidac, 7-81L x 4-S IL.

Pileus 2-3 cm. latus; stipes 2-4 cm. longus, 4-6 mm. crassus.

Naucoria vinicolor. Pileus broadly convex or centrally depressed, glabrous, dry,wine-colored, flesh reddish; lamellae subdistant, broad, adnexed,wine-colored j stem equal, hollow, fibrillose, subbulbous, coloredlike the pileus; spores elliptic, obtuse at each end, smooth,8-9 P X 5-6 p.. '

Pileus 2-3 cm. broad; stem 3-5 cm. long, 3-4 mm. thickGrowing from decaying wood or other vegetable matter in

bpen ground. Claremont, California. January. C. F. Baker., A peculiar species but well marked by its vinous red color.e .

Tlie base of the stem is often covered by a white tomentum. Itbelongs to the section Gyl111Zotae.

..Pileus late convexus vel in ccntro deprcssus, glaber, siccus,v~n~color" carne. rufescente i lamellac subdistantes, latae, adnexae,vl/llcolol'es; stipes aequalJs, fistulosus, fibrillosus, subbulbosusconcolol' j sporac cllipsoideae, utrinquc obtusatae, ~eves, 8-9/~X 5-6IL.

Pilcus 2-3 cm. latus; stipc's 3-5 CIll. longus, 3-4 mm. crassus.

Agaricus bivelatus

Pilcus fleshy, thin, broadly convex, radiatcly fibrillosc andfloccosc. cream-colored. slightly tingcd with pink, smoky brown inthc center.; lamcllae tll/n, closc, free, pink then seal-brown' stcmequal 01' slightly bulbous, glabrous, shining, white-floccose 'at thetop: stuffed or hollow, cream-colored, with a narrow double annuluswhlc~~ at length disappcars j Spores sUbglobosc, 5-6/L x 4-5 II,

I dcus 4-S Clll. broad; stem 3. S-G Clll. long, 8-1 I mm. thicl<.Under oaks. Claremont, California. Januat')'. c. F. Baker.A distinct species well marked by its double veil, the outer or.

lower laycl' being thin and separable from the uppc/' thickcr laycr.Pilcus carnc~ls, tenuis, late convcxus, radiatim fib.·illoslt's, flOC­

cosus, cremeus Il1carnato leviter tinctus, in centro fumoso-brun­neus; lamellae tenues, confertae, Iiberae, incarnatae demu~ atro­brunneae; stipes aequalis vel leviter bulbosus, glaber, nitidus,farctus vel fistulosus, cremeus, ad apicem floccis albis annuloduplici angusto, derpum evanescente; spome sUbglobos;e, 5-6 p.X 4-S fl·

Pileus 4-5 cm. latus; stipes 3.5-6 cm. longus, 8-1 I mm.·crassus.

Agaricus subnitensPileus flcshy, broadly convex or slightly uepressed in the cen­

ter, dcnsely. fibrillose, shining on the margin, cream- or tan-col­ored, flesh white; lamellae thin, c1osc, free, pink becoming darkbrown; stern equal 01' slightly thickened below stuffed or hollowwhite and fibrillose above, cream-colored and ~hining below witl~a finally deciduous brown but white-margined annulus' sporeselliptic, purplish brown, 6-81L X 4-5 fl. '

. Pileus 4,S-9.5 cm. broad; stem 8.S-13 cm. long, 1-1.S cm.t1uck.. .

Under oaks. Clat'emont, California. January. C. F. Baker.Remarkable for its large annulus, which eventually disappears.Pileus. cameus, lat~ con~~xus vel in ccntro leviter depressus,

dense fibnllosus, margine nltldus, cremeus alutaceusve; lamellaetenues, confertae, liberae, incarnatae demum atro-brunneae; stipes

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aequalis v~l leviter infra incrassatus, fa~ctus fistulosusve, supra.,albus et fibrillosus. infra cremeus et nitidus, annulo crasso, brun­neo, margine albo, demum deciduo; sporae ellipsoideae, pl,lr-pureo-brunneae, 6-8 X 4-5 p. ,

Pileus 4.5-9.5 cm. latus; stipes 8.5-13 cm. longus, 1-1.5 mill. 'crassus.

Hypholoma campanulatum

Pileus thin, campanulate, dry, somewhat shining, glabrous,. sometimes slightly appendiculate with fragments of the white veil,

ochraceous; lamellae thin, close, nearly free. pale brown becom­ing dark brown, whitish on the edge j stem long, equal, glabrous,hollow, white 01' cream-colored with a soft white tomentum at thebase; spores blackish brown, elliptic oblong, 8-10 /l X 4-5/1.

llileus 3-4 cm. broad; stem 8-13 cm. long, 4-7 mm. thiclcOpen ground among shrubs, grass. and weeds. Claremont,

California. January. C. F. Baker.Pileus tenuis, call1panulatus, siecus, subnitidus, glaber, ali­

quando albi veli fragmentis leviter appendiculatus, ochraceus;lamellae tenues, confertae, subliberae, pallido-bl'lltlneae, demumatro-brunneae. in ade albidae; stipes longus, aequalis, glaber,fistulosus, albus cremeusve, basi tomento molli albo; spol'ae ob­longae ellipsoideaeve, atro.brunneae, 8-10 p X 4-5 p.

Pileus 3-4 cm. latus; stipes 8-13 Col. longus, 4-7 mm.crassus.

Phyllosticta innumerabilis

Spots large, suborbicular, sometimes occupying more than halfthe leaf. brown, yellowish on the circumference; perithecia hypo­phyllous, minute, 80-100 p broad, densely gregarious, vcr)',numerous, membranous, orbicillar, amber-colored; spores oblon~

or cylindric, hyaline, 6-8 p X I. 5-2 p., sporophoreI' 10-20 f1 X1-1.2 p..

On living leaves of AlIIdtllldtit'''. Fort Niobmra,' Nebraska.:September. Rev. J. M. Bates.

Maculae magnae, suborbiculares, aHquando folii partclll mag­nam occupantes, brunneae, in margine flavidae; perithecia hypo­phylla, minuta, 80-100 fl lata, dense gregada, nutllel'Osissima,:membranacea, orbicularia, mellea; sporae oblongae vel cylin­'draceae, hyalinae, 6-8 fl X I.S-,-2 p, sporophoribus 10-20 f.L X1-1.2 P. suffultae.

Phoma platysperma

Perithecia minute, about o. S mm. broael, numerous, covered. by the epidermis, erumpent, black; spores subglobose or broadlyellipsoid, 10-12 fl X 8-10 fl.

On bark of black willow, Salt:.. lligra Marsh. River Forest,Chicago, lIlinois. March. K T. & S. A. Harper.

Pedthecia min uta, o. S 111m. lata, numerosa, epidermide tecta,erumpentia, nigra; ~porae subglobosae aut late ellipsoideae, 10­12 fl X 8- J0 fl.

Sphaeropsis simillima

Perithecia minute, 0.25-0.33 mm, broad, densely gregarious,rarely 2-4 united in a tuft, erumpent, black; spores elliptic oroblon~, obtuse, 20-2 S fl X 10--12 fl.

On bark of silver maple, ACt'r stlCc!ll1rilltllll L. River Forest,Illinois. .l\pril. E. T. & S. A. Hal·per.

, The perithecia, being occasionally slightly tufted" show anintimate relationship with the, genus Hap/ospord/a, but as thesimple perithecia are much more numerous than the tufted, thespecies is here placed in the genus Spltaeyopsis. The specificname is'suggested by the great similarity between this species andSpltaeropsis feyti/is Pecic

Perithecia minuta, 0.2S-0.33 mm. lata, dense .gregaria, rarecaespitosa, erumpentia, atra; sporae ellipsoideae vel' oblongae.obtusae, 20-25 fl X 10-12 fl.

'Dothiorella Celastri

Perithecia cespitose,' 2-20 in a cluster, commonly crowded,erumpent, black, whitish within, unequal, subcoriaceous, subasto­mous; tufts 0.5-1 mm. broad; spores broadly elliptic 01' s~lb­

globose, hyaline or ~ubhyaline, 5-8 fl X 4-5 fl.

On dead stems of bitter-sweet, Cdtlstrus sCfllldens L. Rivel'­side, Jllinois. March. E. T. & S. .1\. Harpcr.

In some specimens there appears to be a slight stroma or afew hyphae on which the pcrithccia are seated. TheperitheCiaare unequal in size and shape.

Perithecia caespitosa, vulgo conferta, crumpcntia, inaequalia,subcoriacea, subastomata, atra, intus albida; ,caespites 0.5-1 mm.Inti; SP0l'aC late cllipsoideae vel subglobosae, hyalini\c subh)'a­linae::ve, 5:-8 f1 X 4-Sfl •

Diplodina fusispora

Perithecia O.S-I nlm. broad, densely gregarious, sometimesslightly cespitose, irregular or subglobose, erumpent, black; sporesshort-fusiform, acute at each end, hyaline, at first simple, then uni­septate, 16-20 fl X 4-5 fl.

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On branches' of silvet· maple, AceI' sacchariwf1It L. RiverForest, Illinois. April. E. T. & S. A. Harper.

Perithecia 0.5-1 mOl. lata, dense gregaria, aliquando levitercaespitosa, irregularia vel subglobosa, erumpentia, atra; sporaebreve fusiformes, utrinque acutae, hyalinae, primo simplices, deindeuniseptatae, 16-20 fl· X 4-5 p.

Myxosporium acerinumPustules minute, covered by the epidermis, scattered, grayish;

spores oozing out and forming minute whitish dots or masses of. unequal size, very large, oblong, often narrowed toward one end,

granular within, hyaline, 24-40 f.l X 8-12Il.On bark of silver maple, Acer sacclzarill1t1Il L. River Forest,

Illinois. April. E. T. & S. A. Harper.Acervuli minuti, in cortice nidulantes, sparsi, gnse!; sporae

exudantes et massas minutas inaequales albidas formantes, max­. imae, oblongae, saepe infra attenuatae, intus granulares, hyalinae,

24-40 f.l X 8-12 p.

stagonospora linearisPerithecia pulvinate or hemispheric, 1- I. 5 111m. broad, even or

rugulose, erumpent, firm, black, whitish within, often yellowish atthe base, seriately arranged; spores straight or slightly curved,subcylindric, subclavate or subfusoid, obtuse at each end, tri­septate, hyaline, 40-601l X 5-6 fl, supported on slender branchingsporophores.

On dead branches of hickory. Rivet' Forest, Illinois. January.E. T. & S: A. Harper.

Apparently well marked by the long spores and branchedsporophores. The pedtheda in the specimens seen are astomous.

Perithecia pulvinata hemisphaericave, 1-1.5 mill. lata, leviarugulosave, erumpentia, firma, atra, intus albida, basi flavescentia,seriatim disposita; sporae rectae vel leviter curvae, utrinque ob­tusae, triseptatae, 5ubcylitldraceae, subclavatae, vel subfusiformes,hyalinae, 40-60 P X 5-6 p,' sporophoribus gracilibus ramosissuffultae.

Bovistella tloridensisPeddium subglobose, 6-20 mOl. broad, flaccid, cortex lllinutel~

granular or subpulverulent, brown, soon drying and often formingsquamules about the .apex, then disappearing and revealing theglabrous whitish inner peridium which opens by a definite circularmouth; sterile base present but compact and scanty; capillitium

of long, slender, branching and intertwined subhyaline threadsabout eq ua[ to the spores in diameter, grayish when frecd frolllthe spores and viewed with the naked eye, glebe brown whenmature; spores globose, rough, 4-5 fl' pedicel 10-20 fl.

On the college campus, DeFuniak Springs, Florida. G. ClydeFisher.

Peridium subglobosul1l, 6-20 111m. latum, flaccidum, corticeminute granulari pu!verulentove, brunneo. in siccitate sfjllal1luJasminutas circum apicclll formante, demum cvancscente; peridiulllinterius glabrum, albidulll, ore I"Otundo dchiscens, basi stcriliparvo; capiJIitium filamentis longis, gracilibus, ramosis, intricatis,subhyalinis cOl11positum; sporae globosae, asperulae, pedicellatae,4-5/l latae; pediccllae 10-20/l long-ae.

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