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Specimens examined : 

 Exsiccati: Sydow, Myc. Germ., 1432. 

 Finland: Mustiala, P. A. Karsten, authentic specimen of Hypoch- 



nopsis caerulescens. 

 Germany: Brandenburg, P. Vogel, in Sydow, Myc. Germ., 1432. 

 Poland: Russian Poland, Eichler, comm. by G. Bresadola. 

 Great Britain: Coed Coch (in Berkeley Herb, of Kew Herb.). 

 New Brunswick: Campobello, W. G. Farlow. 

 Vermont: Middlebury, E. A. Burt, 2 gatherings. 

 Massachusetts : Beverly, C. W. Dodge & D. H. hinder, A (in Mo. 



Bot. Gard. Herb., 63451); Stony Brook, G. R. Lyman, 129. 

 New York: Cascadilla, A. J. Pieters, comm. by Cornell Univ. 



Herb., 5256; Ithaca, G. F. Atkinson, 8202; Earner, H. D. 



House, 14-205 and an unnumbered specimen (in Mo. Bot. 



Gard. Herb., 44727, 54394); Syracuse, L. M. Underwood, U 



(in N. Y. State Mus. Herb., and Mo. Bot. Gard. Herb., 56088). 

 North Carolina: Blowing Rock, G. F. Atkinson, 4301. 

 South Carolina: Gourdin, C. J. Humphrey, 2586 (in Mo. Bot. 



Gard. Herb., 43119). 

 Illinois: Hallidayboro, C. J. Humphrey, 2125 (in Mo. Bot. Gard. 



Herb., 22086). 



106. C. caeruleum (Schrad.) Fries, Epicr. 562. 1838; Hym. 

 Eur. 651. 1874; Berkeley, Outl. Brit. Fung. 274. 1860; Berk. & 

 Curtis, Grevillea 1: 178. 1873; Sacc. Syll. Fung. 6: 614. 1888; 

 Massee, Linn. Soc. Bot. Jour. 27: 151. 1890; Bourdot & Galzin, 

 Soc. Myc. Fr. Bui. 27: 232. 1911; Wakefield, Brit. Myc. Soc. 

 Trans. 4: 119. pi 3, /. 26. 1913; Coker, Elisha Mitchell 

 Scientif. Soc. Jour. 36: 169. pi. 33, f. 1. 1921; Rea, Brit. Basid. 

 673. 1922. 



Thelephora caerulea Schrader in De Candolle, Fl. Fr. 2: 107. 

 1815; Persoon, Myc. Eur. 1: 147. 1822; Fries, Elench. Fung. 1: 

 202. 1828. Auricularia phosphorea Sowerby, Eng. Fungi, pi. 

 350. 1802. Thelephora Indigo Schweinitz, Naturforsch. Ges. 

 Leipzig Schrift. 1 : 107. 1822. 



Fructifications somewhat round, broadly effused, adnate, 

 rather thick, membranaceous, separable when moist, indigo- 

 blue to induline blue, even, somewhat velvety, the margin thin- 



