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Emholus ladeus, HoflF., Veg. Cr., t. 11, f. 3 (1790). 

 Si^thserocarims cJirysospermus, Bull, t. 417, f. 4 (?), 

 Trichia olivacea, Pers., Obs. 1, 62 (1796), 

 Arcyria olivacea, Eausch (1797). 

 Trichia cylindrica, Pers., Obs. 11, 83 (1799). 

 Trichia cordata, Pers., Obs. 11, 33 (1799). 

 Trichia nigripes, Pars., Syn. 178 (1801). 



a pyriformis, /3 cordata, <y cylindrica, 8 vulgaris ; Fl. Dan., 

 t. 1313, f. 2 ; Curr., Micr. Journ., v. p. 128 ; Cooke, Hdbk., n. 1185. 

 Trichia craterioides, Corda, Ic, ii. f. 85 (1838). 



7. Trichia varia, v. genuina. 



Lyeogala luteum, Micb., t. 95, f. 4 (1729). 



Mucor quintus, Scbff., 296 (1770). 

 Mucor granulatus, ScbfF., 286 (1770). 

 Lycoperdon vesiculosum, Batsch, 283 (1786). 

 Sphserocarpus chrysospermus, Bull., t. 417, p. 4 (?). 

 Stemonitis varia, Pers., in Gmel., Sys., 1470 (1791). 

 Stemonitis vesiculosa, Gmel., Sys., 1470 (1791). 

 Trichia varia. Pars., Disp., p. 10 (1797) ; Eng. Fl., v. 820; 

 Cooke, Hdbk,, n. 1188. 



Lycoperdon luridum, Hedw., Obs., t. xiv. (1802), 



Trichia favoginea, Sebum., Saell., 1455 (1803). 



Trichia applanata, Hedw., in D. C. Organ., t. 60, f, 1 (1827), 



Trichia proximella, Karst. 



Sporangia stipitate or sessile, spberical or often irregularly sub- 

 spberical, pale dirty ochre, rather shining, about ' 4 mm, : elaters 

 cylindrical, yellow, 4-5 fj, thick, vary rarely furcate, apiculus 

 oblique, smooth, in length about equal to the diameter of the elater 

 or a little more, spirals three or four, rather prominent, separated 

 by interspaces scarcely double their width ; spores globose, warted, 

 ochraceous or ferruginous ocbre in the mass, under the Microscope 

 yellow, 12-14 fx. diameter, Karsten, Myc. Fenn., iy. p. 139 ; 

 Sacc, SylL, n. 1507, 



On wood. Finland. 



Allied to T. inconspicua, but diflfers in the larger sporangia, 

 spores, and elaters ; the spirals on the elaters are also more promi- 

 nent. (Karst.) 



Trichia inconspicua, Eost, 



Sporangia very minute, subspberical, brown, shining, collected in 

 clusters or scattered, bypothallus absent ; elaters cylindrical, 3 • 3 /* 

 thick, tips pointed, 6-7 //, long, curved, sometimes with elongated 

 swellings near the ends, spirals 3-4, hut slightly prominent, rather 

 close ; spores delicately verruculose, 10-12 [x. 



Eost,, Mon,, p. 259 ; Sacc, Syll., 1502. 



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