155— Note 11—GEASTER TENUIPES. 
Fig. 31. 
Geaster tenuipes. 
Specimen from L. Rowell, Sweden. 
We named this plant on receipt Geaster calyculatus on the 
strength of the description in Rabenhorst’s recent edition, and it is 
undoubtedly the Geaster calyculatus of that work, but we find it is 
not the plant Fuckel has illustrated in his cut. The plant is strongly 
characterized by the ridges on the base of the inner peridium as shown 
in our illustration. It is doubtful to our mind whether this is the 
plant of Schmidel (t 37 f 11, 12, 13 and 14) on which Persoon bases 
his Geaster pectinatus. 
156— Note 12—SCLERODERMA VULGARE VAR. 
VERRUCOSUM. 
The common plant that we have in chestnut woods (see Myc. 
Notes Fig. 27 )of ten called in this country Scleroderma verrucosum is 
not the one of Europe. It appears to us to be a species distinct from 
the smooth form of Scleroderma vulgare, but intermediate forms are 
said to occur. Fries includes in vulgare all forms with thick, firm 
peridium. He states “after 20 years study of the numerous forms 
that occur in the fields of Femsjoe I have little doubt of the 
limitation of the species. Differences of color, size, superficial markings 
are of no value. ’ ’ Scleroderma vulgare and its varieties have a thick , hard 
peridium; Scleroderma verrucosum has a ihin peridium and is liable to 
be taken for a Eycoperdon. 
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