200 Tin-: mvxomvckiks of ncror countv. — moore. 



\villi uiniiv free swollen ciuls, the llii'cads hcsct with sIkhI spines^ 

 ;;ii(l nddi'iicd witli ;i iiuiuhi'i- of vciw faint spiral lines. The 

 lhi'(M(ls or tnhnles are ahoiit •■).."'(jU wide. Spores ecdorlcss by 

 transmitted liiiht. marked with a few small scattered warts, 

 0,5 — S.o^ ill diameter. 



On deeaviiiii' J'li/niliis (/rdiidiilcit/dhi. A'ot common. 



.")!. Iloiiil I icli id sli/ii/dld .Masseo. — S])oraui>ia scattered, 

 -tl]iitate. ohov(dd, dii-k>' vcdlow. Total heijilit with exi)anded 

 capillitium ahonr 2. '>""". Sti])t' ahout onedialf the tntal lieig'ht, 

 dark coldi-c 1. hollow, hlled with s])oredike eelU. The lower por- 

 lidii (if ihe peridium |ier<i-ts as a ealycidu^ extendinii- to ahout 

 oiie-ihird the lieiLihi of the eajdllitinm, its interior surface 

 covered h_v minute jiapilhe. The capillitium cousists of a close 

 net of ev(m l)i'own thread-, <i — <i.o/x wide, adorned with a nuni- 

 h( r (d' I'enrdar s]dral ridiics, somewhat (dos(dy wound. Free 

 ( nd< are not evident. S])ores colorle-s hy transmitted light, 

 minutely warted. ahout ~ fj- in diameter. 



( )n decaxinii- Pi nds si rti/nis. ( 'onnnou. 



(ieiins. Trichia (ITaller) IJost. 

 ('a])illirinm of free (daters, sinii»le <ir hraiudied, and adoi'ued 

 Vv'ith a numhei- id' -pii'al ridii'es. Sporani:ia sessile oi' sti])itate. 

 Sj)ore- ii'enerally ycdlow. 



.'55. T rich id i ii(',iis/>ird(i Rostafinski. — Sporangia gregar- 

 ious, small. -])liei'i('al, (dlip-oid reniform oi- arcuate, sessile, red 

 hrown in <-o|or. The (daters ai'e hrown. simple, :} — Ifi wide, 

 marked with a nuniher (»f close-wouml spiral ridg(>-; jjrojecting 

 sluirplv. The ends are somewhat s\\(dlen liehind the curved 

 or hooked tip< whicdi are sometimes hifnrealeil. Spiu'es yellow- 

 ish hy tran-^mitted light, pa])illose, ahout 10/x in diametei'. The 

 gathering Avhich T have referred to this species eondjines many 

 ef the cliaracteristics of Trichia inconspicua Host., and Trichia 

 ccii/nrfa (Ditmar) Host, as given hy Dr. "NFachride (X. .\. Slime 

 inonhls, pp. 210. 211.) Tlie s]»orangia shew a strong tendency 



