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smaller size, the much smaller spores, and the absence of the 

 abruptly white tips, and from C. Broomei by the much more 

 branching habit and different spores. On the label of the type 

 of C. longicaulis Earle has noted "near C. compressa Schroet.", 

 but that is described as yellow and only 1.5-2.5 cm. high. 



From the description this might possibly be C. megalorhisa 



B. and Br. from Ceylon (Journ. Linn. Soc. 14: 75. 1875) but that 

 is said to grow on wood and the spores are smaller and otherwise 

 different. The type at Kew shows two good plants, branched 

 from the base, dark ochraceous, dense, about 2.5 cm. high and 

 2-3.5 cm. broad. We find the spores to be nearly pip-shaped, 

 3.5-3.8 x 5-7\l, warted but distinctly less so than in C. longicaulis. 

 On the same page is described C. echinospora B. & Br. (see under 



C. cyanocephala) which is said to be nearly allied to C. megalo- 

 rhisa, but to turn black on drying and to have larger spores. Til 

 the Cornell Herbarium are several collections labelled C. megalo- 

 rhisa that are not different from C. abietina. 



Illustration : Burt. Ann. Mo. Bot. Card. 9: pi. 2, fig. 8. 1922. 



North Carolina : Chapel Hill. No. 866. On ground by path to Meeting of 

 Waters, October 2, 1913. Rhizomorphic. No. 2287. On ground in 

 leaf mold by Battle's Branch. No. 2648. By path in low damp woods, 

 July 11, 1917. Rhizomorphic. No. 2659. In moss in path, July 13, 

 1917. No. 2713. By path in low mixed woods, July 19, 1917. Rhizo- 

 morphic, 11 cm. high and 6 cm. broad. No. 2730. By path in Bat- 

 tle's Park, July 21, 1917. Rhizomorphic. No. 2762. In decaying oak 

 leaves, thick, damp woods, July 24, 1917. Spores 5.5-7 x 7.4-7.7/*. No. 

 2803. Among fallen leaves, mixed woods, July 28, 1917. No. 2814. 

 Same spot as No. 2659, July 30, 1917. No. 3465. In damp sandy soil 

 in path near stream, August 16, 1919. No. 3469. In humus, deciduous 

 woods, a few pines 30 or 40 feet away, August 17, 1919. A fine lot of 

 plants, characters as usual. No. 3479. Mixed woods, August 22, 1919. 

 No. 4416. Deciduous woods by Meeting of the Waters branch, July 

 16. 1920. Flesh turns dull vinaceous pink when bruised. Taste sour- 

 bitter ; odor faintly medicinal. Texture fleshy above, much more tough 

 in the stem. Spores 4.8-5.6 x 7. 5-8.5/*. No. 4523. Mixed woods. July 

 26, 1920. 

 Asheville. Beardslee. This is just like our Chapel Hill plants. Spores 

 identical. 4.8-6.7x8.2-10.4/*. ( U. N. C. Herb.). 



Alabama: Auburn. On moist earth. Earle. (Albany Herb., type). 



District of Columbia: Braendle. (Albany Herb., as a small form of C. 

 grandis). Spores as in the type, about 5 x 7.5/*. 



Massachusetts: Davis. (Albany Herb., as a small form of C. grandis). 

 Spores as in the type, about 5.3 x 7.5/*. 



