LICE A 201 



illustrated and described by Schrader does not appear. Persoon 

 quotes his predecessor's species and adds L. flexuosa on his own ac- 

 count; strangely enough, since Schrader expressly describes L. varia- 

 bilis, "in uno eodemque enim loco peridium hemisphericum, ovatum, 

 oblongum flexuosum vel aliter formatum diversi est diametri." 



New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa. 



Licea flexuosa Pers. is by Schweinitz reported from Pennsylvania. 

 It is described as having brown spores, 10-15 /a, spinulose. 



2. Licea biforis Morffan. 



Plate XIL, Fig. 10. 

 1893. Licea biforis Morgan, Jour. Cin. Soc, p. 5. 



Sporangia regular, compressed, sessile on a narrow base, gregari- 

 ous; the wall firm, thin, smooth, yellow brown in color and nearly 

 opaque, with minute, scattered granules on the inner surface, at 

 maturity opening into two equal parts, which remain persistent by 

 the base; spores yellow-brown in mass, globose or oval, even, 9-12 /u,. 



Minute but perfectly regular, almost uniform, corneous-looking 

 sporangia are thickly strewn over the inner surface of decaying bark. 

 Each, at first elongate, pointed at each end, opens at length by fissure 

 along the upper side setting free the minute yellowish spores. Unlike 

 anything else; reminding one, at first sight, of some species of 

 Glonium. 



Inside bark of Liriodendron. Ohio, Canada. 



3. Licea minima Fries. 



1829. Licea minima Fries, Syst. Myc, III., p. 199. 



Sporangia gregarious, umber-brown, spherical or hemispherical, 

 sessile; the peridium opaque, brown, opening along pre-figured lines, 

 forming segments with dotted margins, ultimately widely reflexed ; 

 spores in mass dark brown, by transmitted light paler with olive tints, 

 minutely roughened, 10-11 /x. 



The very minute sporangia, 3 mm,, of this species cause it to be 

 overlooked generally by collectors. Nevertheless, it may be found on 

 decaying soft woods, in August, probably around the world. The 



