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stumps. The specimen figured was one of a cluster of about 

 a dozen found by Artemus Rigby, Stillwater, Maine, growing 

 in rich soil in his garden. This species has a veil around the 

 stem, the surface of the cap is wrinkled and pitted and there is a 

 hole at the top of the cap, surrounded by a whitish smooth ring. 

 See fig. i. 



Phallus impudicus, Linn. This is not so common. We have 

 specimens from central Maine found growing about the exit of 

 a sink spout. 



This species is fully as large as the other, six or eight inches 

 high. It may be distinguished by not having a veil, by the 

 cap being smoother on the outside, with no rim around the hole 

 at the apex. See fig. 2. 



Mutinus brevis, B. & C. This is much smaller. Not over 

 three or four inches high, slender, pink and with the cap grown 

 to the stem the whole length. This is the most common 

 species. We have found it every season for the last twelve 

 years on the ground in a clump of low lilac bushes growing near 

 a barn. All three of the above species are very offensive. 

 There are probably other species of the family in the State and 

 we will be pleased to receive specimens. They can be put in 

 fifty per cent alcohol and forwarded by express. 



