1(17— Note 22—GEASTER LAGENIFORMIS. 
A frequent plant, 
growing around old logs, 
it has been generally con¬ 
fused in this country with 
Geaster saccatus. It is 
‘ ‘ saccate ’' but differs 
from that species in hav¬ 
ing sharper lobes to the 
outer peridium, and the 
unexpanded form has an 
acute point. It is usual¬ 
ly of a reddish color, and 
the outer peridium is 
often cracked with par¬ 
allel lines. In this con¬ 
dition it is called Geaster 
vittatus by Morgan. 
Fig. 44. 
Geaster lageniformis. 
168— Note 23—GEASTER MORGANII. 
This is a common plant with us and 
has always figured in American literature as 
Geaster striatus. What Geaster striatus of 
Europe is, I do not know, but it is evidently not 
this plant as it was described as having 
‘ ‘ peridium borne on a pedicel 6-7 millimeters 
long.” Geaster Morganii is the same plant as 
Geaster lageniformis as to size, shape, color, tex¬ 
ture, in fact everything, excepting mouth. G. 
Morganii has a strongly sulcate mouth, G. lageni¬ 
formis an even mouth. Bresadola considers them 
Fig. 45. 
Geaster Morganii. 
(exoperidium reeurved.) 
Fig. 4fi. 
Geaster Morganii, (exoperidium saccate.) 
both forms of the same plant 
(G. lageniformis) but we feel 
such a difference of mouth 
worthy of distinct name. With 
the exception of this plant we 
know no other Geaster with a 
sulcate mouth that has any 
form approximating it in the 
even mouthed series. Usually 
the specimens of G. Morganii 
have the exoperidium saccate, 
though it is no doubt recurved 
when the plant is perfectly ex¬ 
panded (see Figs 45 and 46.) 
We take pleasure in naming 
it for our friend Prof. Mor¬ 
gan who has done good work 
with American geasters. 
SO 
