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length, are much longer, 0.2—0.4 mm., and while they broaden abruptly 
in the basal cells, these cells, only one or two, are much longer than 
broad, 12—17x40—50 mic. The color of the apothecia, character of the 
asci, spores and paraphyses are typical of the species. Only a small 
collection of plants was made, and they are listed under the above 
name until more evidence may be obtained of the variations found in 
Wisconsin plants. On mossy humus at the base of a stump of Tsuga 
canadensis, Krohn’s Lake, August 1909 (Dodge). 
Lachnea coprinaria (Cooke) Sacc. 
On cow dung, Schmeiling’s grove, September 1912 (Dodge). 
Lachnea fusicarpa (Ger.) Sacc. 
Specimens from Blue Mounds (no 1 . 402, R. A. and A. M. Harper, Aug¬ 
ust 18, 1903) were identified by Rehm as Lachnea semitosta B. & C, 
var. pubida Berk. The spores are about 42 mic. long, and some of the 
apothecia are l%-2 cm. in diameter. Durand, Jour. Myc., p. 28, 1906, 
discusses the variations and synonymy of the species, but accepts Mac¬ 
ropodia semitosta (B. & C.) Sacc. as a separate species. In almost 
any of the specimens in the University of Wisconsin herbarium one can 
find spores varying from 28 mic. to 40 mic. in length, a difference 
which is doubtless due to the degree of ripeness of the spores. As 
originally described, Macropodia semitosta has somewhat larger apothe¬ 
cia than M. pubida, but smaller spores than that species. Gerard 
describes P. fusicarpa as sessile. It is possible that a distinction can 
be found between the sessile and the stiped forms in this group which 
will he of more significance than the proposed distinction on the basis 
of spore size. It hardly seems probable that Cooke’s figure of Gerard’s 
material and that from Michener could be considered as belonging to 
the same species. Cooke’s figure, Mycog., fig. 113, is a good repre¬ 
sentation of many of the Wisconsin forms. The Dells, Kilbourn, Aug¬ 
ust 1906; East Madison, September 1903; Blue Mounds, August 1903; 
Parfrey’s glen, August 1907; Devil’s Lake, July 1907; Blue Mounds, 
September 1904. 
Lachnea Dalmeniensis (Cooke) Phil. 
Fresh specimens have rather blunt hairs which are hyaline to yel¬ 
lowish and not tawny yellow nor brownish as described by Cooke., 
Mycog., p. 84, pi. 39, fig. 151; Rehm, p. 1052. Boudier’s illustration 
of Lachnea theleboloides (A. S.) Gill., leones Myc., pi. 380, is a much 
better figure for our species in the fresh condition. On black soil 
under white cedar, Blahnik’s woods, Algoma, August 1909 (Dodge), 
Rehm vid. 
