tvpe forms of atropurpureum. 



The "Gemmatum" Section. 



regions 



GEMMATUM 



u i* n mvn hv its cortex ot soiucic "". 

 always be known b> s tu per i ( ii um , as it is me um.y =1 



that fall away and leave scars on the pe ^^ ag tQ 



w^ these large consoHdated -art. The ^ ^ 



w 



shape. Some have a thickened ^*g* r *j^ they densely besd 



oints; most are thick, and pyran lid. So ^ ' ^ are surrO undod 



^^ after the lar ^ 



points; 



the 



tose, generally more scattered. 



TU 1 -,* crivfn as Lvcoocrclon ecnimatum in all our Amor- 

 ican^^Ly^d^ruffi."!^ hf*. I-'- in Eur "' H - * 

 in Morgan's paper was applied to quite a diff 



SPECIMENS IN'OCR COLLECTION. 



Una i- Iowa 7- Missouri, 4; JVorfA Dakota, 2; ^nwnfl I ; Co/orarfo, I, W 

 ingion, 3; Oregon, i ; California, 4; L 7 ^07C'M, 5; total, 170. 



FORMS OF LYCOPERDON GEMMATUM. 



No plant is more variable in size, shape, color, and shape, density or paucrty 

 of spines. A "species maker" can go through our specimens and e 

 numerous "species" out of them. When large and robust the plan , 

 lacunose. I have collected a little rigid form in clayey soil, 

 not rare and we have some specimens from A. J. Hill, Canada, 

 We list below a form that seems to be worthy of separate name. 



t Very rarely indeed we have noted old weathered specimens with a slight purplish cast. 

 J It is worthy of note that the plant appears to be rare in the Southland although we h 

 some excellent collectors in Florida, none of them have sent in this speci 



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