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in the eastern United States, but the fruiting form of it is 
unknown. Mrs. _ collected “eggs” of a new species of 
All of January 6 was spent in the laboratory among the collec- 
tions. On Thursday, January 7, I collected in the valley of the 
Clyde River and found a number of novelties, among them 
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Fic. Vi of Cinchona, showing the principal buildings. The labora- 
tory is in one  acharownd Gan concealed by clumps of pampas-grass. Photo- 
graphed by . Forrest Shre 
what appeared to be a new genus of phalloids, although I 
cannot be certain of this until the collections are studied. Un- 
like most phalloids, this species does not develop a special struc- 
ture for the distribution of its spores, but the “egg” simply 
S open when the spores are mature and the contents are 
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washed away by the rains 
On Friday, January 8, we left Cinchona and rode our ponies 
down to Hope Gardens, taking our luggage and collections with 
us on a pack mule. The specimens were left there in the care of 
Mr. Harris until finally packed for shipment. A number of 
fungi were picked up in the gardens the next day, and excellent 
specimens of a species of dgaricus were secured for me near the 
