Hone: MINNESOTA HELVELLINK^E. 



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Ramsey, May 1899, Freeman 313 ; * Wright, May 1900, 

 Freeman 588 ; Beltrami, May 1902, L. R. B. W. 52 ; Ramsey, 

 May 1903, Policy; Hennepin, May 1903, Ramsey and Hone; 

 Chisago, May 1903, Nelson. 



The specimens agree with Sydow Mycoth. March 3166, of 

 which the average spore measures 20 mic. x 12 mic. ; Roume- 

 guere Fungi Selecti Exsicc. No. 4554, of which the average 

 spore measures 20-22 mic, x 12-14 mic. 



Krombholz Schwamme III., pi. 5, figs. 29-31. 1834. 



6. Verpa bohemica (KROMBH.) SCHROT. "Schles. Krypt 3 2 : 25. 

 1893. (Plate //., figs. 7, <?, p; Plate IV., figs. 17-23.) 

 Stipe cylindrical, stuffed or hollow, floccose, white, even, not 



wrinkled, up to 4 in. high by i in. across ; pileus conical obtuse, 

 reticulated or longitudinally ribbed, edge sometimes inflexed so 

 as to form a white border, brownish above and white beneath, 

 up to 1.25 in. deep; spores elliptical, obtuse, straight, or bent, 

 one-celled, hyaline, only two in an ascus, up to 60 mic. long by 

 16 mic. wide; paraphyses filiform, branched, septate, up to 4 

 mic. wide at the tip. 



On damp ground, often among broken limestone. 



* Hennepin, May 1899, Freeman 302 ; Hennepin, April 1901, 

 Lyon ; Hennepin, April 1903, Butters and Ramsey; Ramsey, 

 May 1903, Policy. 



Verpa bohemica is easily distinguished by the two large 

 spores in each ascus. 



The specimens agree with Rathay Fl. Exsicc. Austro-Hung. 

 No. 1573, of which the spores measure 60 x 14 mic. ; Thuemen 

 Mycoth. Univ. 609, of which the spores measure 60-80 mic. x 

 16-18 mic. 



Krombholz Schwamme III.,^>/. 15, figs. 1-13. 1834. 



7. Morchella hybrida (SON.) PERS. Syn. Meth. Fungi. 620. 

 1801. Plate I., figs. 7, 8; Plate IV., figs. 8-n. 



Stipe cylindrical, bulbous at base, tapering toward apex, 

 whitish, granulose, I 6 in. high : pileus brownish to tan, coni- 

 cal, acute, lower half free from stipe, longitudinally pitted and 

 ribbed, about 1.5 in. deep; spores elliptical, obtuse, smooth, 

 hyaline, 18-20 mic. long by 10-14 m ^ c * wide ; paraphyses 

 slightly clavate, vacuolated, septate, branched, about 12 mic. 

 wide at the tip. 



On ground in shady places, sometimes in gravel and also 

 along roadsides. 



