SYNONYMS. 
Schweinitz, it would appear from his publication, had a clear idea of this 
species, but the specimens he left are cinnabarinus. Morgan and Massee confused 
lutescens and cinnabarinus in their work. 
Specimens in our Collection. 
Washington, D. C., F. J, Braendle, C. E. Shear; Tennessee, H. M. Caldwell. 
220—MtTREMYCES CINNABARINUS. 
(Plate 8). 
Rooting strands long, compact, dark when dry. Exoperidium 
bright red, smooth internally, the outer layer thick gelatinous when 
fresh. The method of separation is explained in detail on page 123. 
Endoperidium and rayed mouth, bright red when fresh, partially 
fading in old specimens. 
Spores elliptic-oblong, punctate-sculptured, varying much as to 
size in specimens from different localities, and even in the same speci¬ 
men. West Virginia specimens 6-8x10-14 mic. Massachusetts 
specimens 6-8 x 12-20 mic. 
This is our most common and widely distributed species. Its 
home is the Alleghanies, but it grows as far east as Massachusetts and 
as far south (probably) as Florida.* It does not occur in the Western 
States. 
SYNONYMS. 
This plant has been called Scleroderma calostoma, Calostoma cinnabarinum, 
Eycoperdon heterogeneum, Eycoperdon calostoma, Mitremyces heterogeneus, 
Gyropodium coccineum, and was distributed by both Ellis and Ravenel as Mitre¬ 
myces lutescens and was so called by Morgan. 
Specimens in our Collection. 
Massachusetts, Mrs. E. B. Blackford, Geo. E. Morris, Hollis Webster, Clara 
E. Cummings. Pennsylvania, Chas. Mcllvaine, (Dr. Herbst has found it, but I 
have none of his specimens). West Virginia, H. C. Beardslee, C. G. Eloyd (abund¬ 
ant at Eglon, W. Va., near the summit of the Alleghanies). Georgia, A. S. 
Bertolet. North Carolina, H. C. Beardslee, Ed. R. Menninger, A. G. Wetlierby. 
221—MITREMYCES RAVENELII. 
Rooting strands long, slender.f Exoperidium breaking into 
very small flakes, which usually dry up and remain attached to the 
inner peridium.f 
Endoperidium dark brown when dry (**), usually rough with 
adnate scales, remains of the exoperidium. Rayed mouth bright red. 
Spores elliptic-oblong, slightly sculptured, (ft), varying much 
as to size 5-8 x 10-15 mic. This plant is close to cinnabarinus, from 
which it may be known by the small persistent exoperidium scales and 
by not having a red endoperidium. It is widely distributed, but not 
so abundant as cinnabarinus. 
-While in Florida several winters ago I was asked by a native if there was a “red puff¬ 
ball.’’ He said he had seen it, but his neighbors thought he was mistaken. 
(t). Berkeley makes the “short” rooting strands a feature of the species. It is evident 
his specimens were not perfect. 
(t). At least in our herbarium specimens, this is a very constant character. 
(*-). On macerating a specimen the peridium becomes lighter color, and is, I think, ochra- 
ceous when fresh. 
(tt)> They have been described as smooth. Young spores, both of this species and cinna¬ 
barinus are relatively smooth, but both are decidedly sculptured when ripe. 
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