This little species corresponds to Lycoperdon cepaeforme in every 

 particular excepting the peculiar spore shape.! It was onginalli 

 scribed from Cuba and we have typical specimens from L. Damazio, 

 Brazil. In this country it is a rare plant.t only three collections having 



reached me. 



SPECIMENS IN OCR COLLECTION. 



Missouri (near St. Louis). Dr. X. M. GlatfelterjS Ohio (near Limvood). 

 C. G. Lloyd. (Also some specimens, collector and locality unknown. J 



The "Spadiceum" Section. 



In Europe there seems to be but one p'ant (L. spadiceum) helo iging to this 

 section, which is the same as Lycoperdon polymorphum excepting the s 

 base has large cells.il In the United States we have four forms which are very 

 puzzling and run into each other. Plants of this section are always of a yellowish 

 cast with minute spinules. sometimes furfuraceous in character. 

 olive then dark brownJ Spores medium 4-5 mic., ordinarily smooth, but when 

 fully ripe minutely rough. 



LYCOPERDON TURNERI (Plate 66). Peridium globose, or 

 obovate, yellowish when young. Cortex of small spines which fall away 

 and leave the peridium smooth. Sterile base of large cells. Gleba olive 

 then brown. Spores 4-5 mic. minutely rough. 



We base our description of this plant on specimens from J. B. 

 Ellis (given us by Prof. Morgan), and which were (as to the spores 

 at least) the plants originally described. It is not a rare plant in the 

 United States and we know no other name for it.ft It is the original 

 cf Morgan's and in the main of Ellis' description.^ 



SPECIMENS IN OUR COLLECTION. 



Canada, Miss I. M. Walker; Maine, F. K. Vree'and ; Massachusetts, F. L. 

 Sargent, S. S. Davis, H. Page, R. B. Mackintosh. G. E. Morris; Connecticut, 

 C. C. Hanmer; New Jersey, J. B. Ellis (type given me by A. P. Morgan) ; Penn- 

 sylvania, Mrs. Hannah Streeter C. H. Baker. Caroline A. Burgin ; West Virginia, 

 C. G. Lloyd ; Illinois, A. S. Bertolet ; Ohio, Willard Moore. Dr. H. L. True, C. G. 

 Lloyd; Missouri, C. E. Demetrio ; North Carolina, Harlan P. Kelsey; South 

 Carolina, P. H. Rolfs (type of Lycoperdon pseudumbrium) ; Florida, C. G. Lloyd. 



LYCOPERDOX COMPRESSOR (Plate 66). Plants sub- 

 globose, yellowish, growing caespitose and compressed. Cortex small 



t It is usually compared to rnisillutn, but I thiuk the scanty sterile base, very evident in 

 all my specimens, is generally overlooked. 



I Trelease is the only author to record it, and he states " rather abundant on hare ground 

 in dense woods " 



'< Dr. Glatfelter collected his specimens " on a log." It usually grows on the ground. 

 l The E " r Pf an P lant has smooth snores as far as I have ever seen, the American plants 



^tfilMW^** a strong feelingi however> that tliey are only " geo ~ 



1 But I think never truly purple. 



,,H^ 1 M,? X ^f pt i n - R '' L >T open ?. on pseudumbrinum." a late name not very appropriate if we in- 

 mbrinum'' section 6 spadlceum " section, and we have no evidence that it belongs in the 



