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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



Photo by C. G. Lloyd. 

 Figure 427. Peziza badia. 



Peziza coccinea. J acq. 



The Carmine; Peziza. 



Coccinea means scarlet or crimson. Usually growing two or three on the 

 same stick, the color is a very pure and beautiful scarlet, attractive to children ; 

 school children frequently bring me specimens, curious to know what they are. 

 Specimens not large, disk clear and pure carmine within, externally white, as is 

 the stem ; tomentose, with short, adpressed down ; sporidia oblong, 8-spored. It is 

 readily recognized by the pure carmine disk and whitish tomentose exterior. 

 It is found in damp woods on decayed sticks, being very common all over 

 the state. 



