“in the genus Penis teas or ‘the same Shedd vould “hold there 
_ Desides that, another is found in the presence of lime granules in the ain 
‘Even when no distinct stem is present, a small whitish mass of granules can a 
- generally be seen at the point of attachment. The capillitium appears to_ i 
originate at the base of the sporangium. The spores are larger, but Jess. 
% Re _ rough than those of LD. splendens. 
 CoMATRICHA ZQUALIS Pk. 
r A ___ Gregarious or loosely clustered, about three lines high, arising from a thin ~~ 
a hypothallus; sporangia cylindrical, obtuse, fugacious, wholly falling awige 4 4 
eapillitium brown or blackish-brown, forming an intricate netiwotiee stem 
slender, smooth, black, penetrating the capillitium as a columella and extend- _ 
ing nearly or quite to the apex, the free portion about equal in length to one- — " 
half the altitude of the entire plant; spores plobeses smooth, violet a 
e ~ ,0003'—.00035' in diameter. 
-——s Decaying wood. Catskill Mountains. Sept. ’ 
“i In color this species is almost exactly like Stemonitis fusca, from which its of 
____ more lax habit, proportionally longer stem and different capillitium separate 
it. ‘The larger size, both of the plant itself, and of the spores, will separate = 
it from Comatricha typhina. The length of the stem and of the capil 
Rh are nearly equal, hence the specific name. ‘ 
4 ae) 
_ Comarricua Friestana De By. 
De a __ Decaying wood. Adirondack Mountains. Aug. 
ie This is a variety with the sporangia generally globose. 
ee The variety oblonga was found on the Catskill Mountains. 
ee _ CoMATRICHA PULCHELLA Bab. 
te - Decaying stems of herbs. Adirondack Mountains. Aug. 
f e. LAMPRODERMA VIOLACEUM Fy. \ 
Dead stems of herbs. Catskill Mountains. Sept. 
Our specimens have a brownish capillitium and spores .0003’-.00035’ in 
diameter, but they are probably a mere variety of the species. 
-- TRicw1a scaBRa R. 
Decaying wood. Griffins. Sept. 
Se 
A 
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TRICHIA INcoNSPICcUA R. 
Bark of buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis. Bethlehem. 
-_ Ancyria pomiForMis Roth. 
Decaying wood and bark. Mechanicville: Oct. 
LYcoGALa FLAVOFUSCUM Hhr. 
Decaying wood and stumps. Griffins and Bethlehem. Sept. and Oct. 
OLIGONEMA BREVIFILA Pk, 
Bright ochery-yellow throughout ; sporangia crowded, forming clusters or — 
effused patches, shining, variable in shape; threads few, very short, cylindri- 
cal or subfusiform, not septate; spores globose, rough, .00045/ in diameter. 
Mosses. Oneida. Warne. ; 
This species differs from 0. flavida (Perichena flavida Pk.) in its darker 
color and shorter, more strongly marked threads. 
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