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BOVISTA Dill. 

 B. LEPiDOPHORA (E. & E.) Dc Ton. 



In grass on lawn, Sept. 5, 1893. Clavate 8 cm. high, 12 

 cm. broad, sterile base 3.5 cm. thick, white cuticle 1.5 mm. 

 thick, gleba pale yellow (Nuttall 1193). 

 B. PiLA Berk. & Curt. 



Free on open ground. Monongalia Co., near Morgantown 

 (Millspangh). 



LYCOPERDON Tourn. 

 L. GEMMATUM Batsch. 



On ground in woods, alt. 2,000 ft., Aug. 24, 1893 (Nuttall, 

 1180). 



L. FURFURACEUM Schseff. 



In grass on lawn, Sept. 3, 1893. Capillitium thicker than 

 the spores, branches few, 2.5 to 4 cm. in diameter, outer 

 coat pure while (Nut tall, 11 88). 



L. PEDICELLATUM Pcck. 



On moss on ground in pine woods, alt. 2,000 ft., March 

 10, 1893. Pedicels 20 fj. long {Nidtall, 864). 

 L. PYRIFORME Schseff. 



Under bark of Qucrcns palustris, Monongalia Co., near 

 Morgantown and near Little Falls (Millsi>aus;h) on rotten 

 wood, Feb. 2, 1893 {Nuttall, 832). 



SCLERODERMA Pers. 

 S. vuLGARE Hornem. 



On chips of Picea Mariana, Tucker Co. Falls of Black- 

 water (Millspangh). Grant Co., on dead logs. Otter Fork 

 of Cheat; and Monongalia Co., Tibbs Run, plentiful on clay 

 of a path (Millspangh). In laurel thickets, July 28, 1893. 

 Spores 10 fjL (Nuttall, 11 25). 

 S. BoviSTA Fr. 



On ground, March 21, 1893 (Nuttall, 876). 



BOVISTELLA Morg. 

 B. Ohioense (Ell. & Morg.) Morg. 



In grass on lawn, June 26, 1893 (Nuttall, 1003). 



M U C O R A C E AE. 



MUCOR Mich. 

 M. Mucedo Linn. 



On open canned fruit left standing (Millspangh). On 

 dead dry fruit (Asimina triloba, Oct. i, 1895 (Nuttall, 1866, 

 754)- 



