Gastromycetes 



Mutinus. Stem cylindric, tapering gradually to the apex, white or pinkish below, 

 bright red above. PileiTS indeterminate, conic-acuminate, perforate at 

 the apex. Spores elliptic-oblong, 4-5x2^. 



Plant 47 in. in height, the stem .% of an in. in thickness, the volva 

 not much thicker and I iK in. in height; the pileus occupies 12 in. 

 of the pointed apex, but is not definitely limited below. This plant has 

 the strong disagreeable odor of other Phalloids. 



Growing in rich soil in cultivated grounds and in woods. Morgan. 



Common in mixed woods, West Virginia, Pennsylvania. Smell 

 strong, but not so offensive as P. impudicus. Edible in the egg-shape. 



M. brevis B. and C. short. Volva globose or ovoid, segments 2 

 or 3. Stem bright red, coarsely cribrose, attenuated below. Pileus 

 somewhat broadly clavate, sometimes conical, but always more or less 

 obtuse, perforate at the apex. 



Plant 2-3 in. high. Stem 4-5 lines thick, the volva % of an in. in 

 diameter, the pileus sometimes half as long as the stem. 



Growing on the ground in fields and gardens. Morgan. 



North Carolina, Curtis; South Carolina, Ravenel; New England, 

 Wright; New York, Howe, Gerard ', Peck. 



In the remaining genera, Clathrus, Simblum, Laternea, no species 

 have been reported as tested. 



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