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IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 
HELVELLINE^. 
FAMILY— GEOGLOSSACE^. 
1. Spathularia clavata (Schaeff.) Sacc. 
This species is known to but one locality in the north- 
east part of the state where it is found on the ground in 
pine woods among decaying needles. Collected by B. 
Shimek and E. W. D. Holway. 
[2. Leotia stipitata (Bose.) Schroeter. 
Pileus dark Beruginous green; stem yellowish. On 
naked soil in woods. Turkey creek, autumn, 1902. JSIot 
uncommon. 
3. Leotia luhrica (Scop.) Pers. 
Pileus golden yellow becoming brownish or greenish; 
stem same color. In woods on soil among fallen leaves. 
Common in woods near Iowa City, during the autumn of 
1904. 
FAMILY— HELVELLACE^ . 
4. Morchella escidenta (Linn.) Pers. 
Pileus globose or elongated. A common species in open 
woods. Various collections by T. H. Macbride and B. 
Shimek. Iowa City. 
5. Morchella conica Pers. 
Pileus conical; ribs longitudinally inclined. Closely re- 
lated to the preceding. Not uncommon in open woods. 
Collected by T. H. Macbride and B. Shimek. Iowa City. 
6. Morchella delicosa Fries. 
Similar in form to the preceding but much smaller; 
stem stout; pits brownish inside; ribs light colored. Col- 
lected by S. C. Knupp in the spring of 1904. Iowa City. 
7. Morchella hyhrida Pers. 
Stem large; pileus small and only partially united with 
the stem. Common in woods at the mouth of Turkey 
creek during the spring of 1897. Collected by B. Shimek. 
8. Helvella lacunosa Afz. 
Plants yellowish or brownish; pileus adnate with the 
stem. Various collections by T. H. Macbride and B. 
