Mycological Bulletin 



No. 83 



W. A. KcUcrmau. Ph. D., Ohio State Unircrsity. 

 Columbus, Ohio, November, 1907. 



A moderatf: variety this time. 



\\'e present several S]:)ecimens of beauty or interest — the 

 striking- Calratia. and the ])eautiful Sarcoscypha. one of the most 

 charminii," of the attractive Pezizas. furnished us bv the skillful 

 photographer, Mr. G. D. .Snu'th of Akron. A\'e will have o]:)por- 

 tunity later to see other specimens of his handiwork. Teachers 

 who see these may be interested to know that ^Tr. Smith will fur- 

 nish copies of his photos at a very moderate price. 



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DESCRIPTION AND PICTURE OF CALVATIA ELATA AND 

 SARCOSCYPHA FLOCCOSA. 



G. D. SMITH. 

 CALVATIA ELATA. 



The peridiuni is globose al)ove and plicate below wliere it is abruptly 

 contracted into a long stem-like base. The base is slender, cylindrical, and 

 sometimes pitted. When in its prime condition the entire plant is a rich 

 cream color. The cortex consists of a coat of persistent granules or 

 .spinules. 'J"he inner peridiuni is white or cream colored becoming brown 

 or olivaceous. The mass of spores and capillitium is usually brown. The 

 threads are verj- long and branched. Spores arc usually globose and even 

 but may be sometimes slightly warted. 1 foimd this beautiful specimen 

 las! .September growing in a sphagnum swamp near .\knin. Ohio, 'riie 

 cut shows it natural size. 



S.\RCOSlVI'll.\ Ki,orcosA. 



This .species belongs to the Discomycetes and has a long slender stem 

 which broadens out into a slender golilet-shaped cup at the upper end. 

 The eutirc plant outside the cup is covered with short hairs while the rim 

 of the cup is beset with long, strigose hairs. The inside of the cup is a 

 deep red color while the outside of the entire plant is a very delicate pink. 



The plants photographed are shown natural size and were fovmd 

 growing in a rich shadv woods near Aron, Ohio, on Julv I. li)07. 



