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it is obviously in the G. triplex rather than in the G. fimbriates series, as indicated by 

 the radicating, basal mycelium and the clean or trashy, adnate, soft, leather colored 

 outer surface, and long, narrow points of the rays. Authors and collectors have refer- 

 red to G. saccatus both G. triplex (including the lageniformis form) and G. jimbriatus, 

 as well as the plant that we are calling G. saccatus. Lloyd confuses the latter two in 

 America and has also referred the lageniformis form of G. triplex to G. saccatus (see plants 

 at the New York Botanical Garden, sample box). Morgan distinguishes them properly 

 by the difference in the mouth, but fails to call attention to the difference in the outer 

 surface which is at least as important. Rick has distributed from Brazil as G. saccatus 

 two quite different plants; one (Fungi Aus.-Amer., No. 330) which looks just like G. 

 fimbriatus, with rlocculent trashy outer surface and indefinite mouth. The spores, 

 however, are distinctly larger than in G. fimbriatus, faintly warted, 3.8-4.6ju thick. 

 Another (Fungi Aus.-Amer., No. 261) is just like our G. triplex, except that the outer 

 surface is cracked in a mottled way rather than in radial lines (spores 3.5-4. \/x). This 

 mottled cracking may also be noted in U. S. American G. triplex (as plant from Love- 

 land, Ohio, noted under that species). Rick's figure of G. saccatus (Broteria 5: pi. 2, 

 figs. 6 and 8) shows a little plant with distinct mouth and clean surface that looks just 

 like the plants we are calling by that name. What Spegazzini distributed from Argen- 

 tina as G. saccatus (Dec. Myc. Arg., No. 44) is a hygroscopic plant with an indefinite 

 mouth and about the size of G. mammosus. It is evidently not the Friesian species. 

 (This is noted also by Lloyd.) 



7173. Under cedars, buttons covered up, The Rocks, Sept. 26, 1923. Peristome very pale. Spores 



3.2-i.ln. 

 7441. Under cedars in Mrs. Kluttz's yard, July 20, 1924. Spores 3.5-4.5/j. 

 7475. In humus under cedars, Aug. 5, 1924. Spores 3.5-4.2/*. 

 Also Xos. 7350, 7415, 7479, 7506. 



Florida. Columbia Co. On lake bank under oaks, June 28, 1924. Mouth (of all four open plants) 



nearly pure white, contrasting strongly with the dark drab sac. Spores minutely spiny, 



3.4-l'„. 

 Alachua Co. Walker, coll. (U. N. C. Herb.). Spores very dark, subspherical, distinctly warted, 



3.8-4.8/j thick. 

 Xew Smyrna. Sams, coll. (Lloyd Herb.). 

 Gainesville. Among leaves in moist woods, Aug. 16, 1926. Erdman West, coll. (U. N. C. 



Herb.). Spores 3.5-4.2/i. 

 Mexico. Botteri, coll. (Curtis Herb., as saccatus). 



Porto Rico. Stevenson, coll. (N. Y. B. G. Herb.). Spores minutely warted, 3.4-3.7//. 

 Bahamas. Xew Providence, Sept. 1904. Mrs. Britton, coll. (N. Y. B. G. Herb.). 

 Jamaica. Xew Haven Gap, 5600 ft. elevation. Murrill, coll. Jan. 1909. (N. Y. B. G. Herb.) 



Spores 3.7—1.8/1. 

 Cuba. Wright. ("Curtis Herb., as G. saccatus, Xo. 668 and 870, and as C. fimbriatus, the latter with a 



clean, pointed button.) 

 Bolivia. January 1902. R. S. Williams, coll. (X. Y. B. G. Herb.). Spores spherical, minutely but 



distinctly warted, 3.4-4/1 thick. 



Geaster saccatus Fr., Northern Form 



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The following is drawn up entirely from dried plants: 



Plants saccate, of medium size or rather small, the expanded rays with a spread of 

 2.5-4 cm. (see note on a larger form below); buttons subglobose with a point up to 4 



