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that is a very good point. I suspect that they may be specifically distinct 

 but still maintain that they should not be placed in two genera. If you can 

 get together some good photographs of the two forms it might be well to 

 prepare a paper on the subject. I would be glad to cooperate in any way 

 possible. 



\'ery sincerely yours, 



Signed — Fred J. Seaver 



April 29, 1936 

 Dear Mr. Bell: 



I received, the other da\', the specimens of Elvela which \ ou sent. Aside 

 from being slightly broken they came through in excellent condition and I 

 am having a photograph of some of them made. The mounts I made of the 

 spores seem to be immature. Externally this is exactly my idea of Elvela 

 infula. I have not checked carefulh' on the time of the occurrence of this 

 species. However, I am still open to conviction and wish to thank you for 

 the material you sent. I would be glad to receive any other specimens 

 should they reoccur. 



\'ery sincereh' \ours, 



Signed — Fred J. Seaver 



The accompan\insi; photographs were made from the material 

 sent by Mr. Bell and are t\pical of what we have been calling 

 Elvela infula. So far as the time is concerned forms which 

 might be referred to either name have been collected from early 

 spring to late summer. Also the species may occur either on 

 soil or rotted wood. The extremeh' gyrose form collected by 

 Mr. Davis was obtained in July. The writer does not believe 

 that the time element can be used as a distinguishing feature. 



253. Elvela caroliniana (Plate 72, 73). 



Add the synonyms: Neogyromitra caroliniana Imai, Bot. Mag. 

 Tokyo 46: 174. 1932. Neogyromitra Gigas Imai, Bot. Mag. 

 Tokyo 52: 358. 1938. 



Under illustrations remove Hard Mush./. 419, and add Bot. 

 Mag. Tokyo 52: pi. 2, f. 1-2. 



Range extended to California (D. L. Burdick) ; specimens 

 sent by Miss E. E. Morse. 



Add the note: Since the publication of the early part of this 

 work considerable information has come to hand regarding this 

 species, or at least the writer's conception of it. 



In 1931 Dr. Leva B. Walker sent the writer a specimen 

 collected by Dr. W. E. Bruner of Baldwin, Kansas, with the 

 following notes: "The spores are conspicuously sculptured 

 reticulately and contain when younger a large and two smaller 



