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16. Pyronema melalomiim (Fries) Fckl. 
Cups nearly plane, dingy red, 3 to 5 mm. in diameter. 
Very common on burnt places. Summer and autumn. 
Various collections, 1903-4. Iowa City. 
FAMILY— PEZIZACE^. 
17. Sphcerospora confusa (Cooke) Sacc. 
Plants nearly plane, brown, clothed with hairs; sporidia 
globose. Very common on a sandy bank in the woods one 
mile north of Iowa City. This species has been collected 
during the last three seasons in one locality where it occurs 
on naked soil or among moss plants. It is limited to a 
very small area and has not been collected in any other 
locality near Iowa City. 1902-4. 
18. Lachnea hemispherica (Wigg.) Gill. 
• Cups hemispherical, .5 to 1 inch in diameter, white in- 
side, externally clothed with brown hairs. Common on 
naked soil in woods. Various collections. Iowa City, 
1902- 4;-Decorah, Iowa, July 15, 1882, E. W. D. Holway. 
19. Lachnea scuteUata (Linn.) Saco. 
Cups nearly plane, scarlet, .2 to .5 inches in diameter. 
Very common on decaying wood in moist places, often 
among moss plants. Various collections. Iowa City, 
1903- 4. 
20. Lachnea setosa (Nees) Sacc. 
Similar to preceding but plants much smaller, lighter 
colored, and hairs much longer. Rather common on 
decaying wood. Often very numerous and gregarious. 
Various collections. Iowa City, 1902-4;— Winneshiek 
county, B. Shimek. 
21. Lachnea hirta (Schum.) Sacc. 
Plants brick-red, similar in size and general appearance 
to Lachnea scuteUata (L.) S. but darker colored; spores 
rough instead of smooth as in the two preceding species. 
Rather common on the ground in wet places. Iowa City, 
1902-4;— Pocahontas county. Summer, 1903. 
