nt than in most
species. Pedicel _short_ and _thick_. Inner peridium subglobose,
_verrucose_. Mouth conical, beaked, strongly sulcate, seated on a
depressed zone. Columella prominent, persistent. Capillitium threads
simple, long tapering. Spores globose, rough.

The characteristic of this plant is the verrucose inner peridium. Under
a glass of low power it appears as though the peridium were densely
covered with grains of sharp sand. This plant alone has this
characteristic, to our knowledge; and although it is indicated in the
figures of G. cornatus of both Schaeffer and Schmidel, we think that
there it is only an exaggeration of the very _minute_ granular
appearance cornatus has. The word "asper" is the first descriptive
adjective applied by Michelius. Fries included it in his complex
striatus. _Lloyd._

I have found the plant frequently about Chillicothe. The plants
represented were photographed by Mr. Lloyd.

_Geaster triplex. Jung._

[Illustration: Plate LXVI. Figure 486.--Geaster triplex.]

The unexpanded plant acute. Exoperidium recurved (or, when not fully
expanded, somewhat saccate at base), cut to the middle (or usually
two-thirds) in five to eight segments. Mycelial layer adnate. Fleshy
layer generally peeling off from the segments of the fibrillose layer
but usually remaining partially free, as a cup at base of inner
peridium. Inner peridium subglobose, closely sessile. Mouth definite,
fibrillose, broadly conical. Columella prominent, elongated. Threads
thicker than spores. Spores globose, roughened, 3-6 mc. _Lloyd_, in
Mycological Notes.

The color of Geaster triplex is reddish-brown. Notice the remains of a
fleshy layer forming a cup at base of inner peridium, a point which
distinguishes this species and which gives name to the species--triplex,
three folds or apparently three layers. The photograph was made by Dr.
Kellerman.

_Geaster saccatus. Fr._

[Illustration: _Photo by C. G. Lloyd._

Figure 487.--Geaster saccatus. Natural size.]

The unexpanded plant is globose. Mycelium is universal. Exoperidium cut
in six to ten segments about half way, the limb deeply saccate. Mycelial
layer adnate to fibrillose. Fleshy layer, when dry, thin, adnate. Inner
peridium sessile, globose, with a determinate fibrillose mouth.

The spores are globose, almost smooth. _Lloyd._

Mr. Lloyd thinks this plant is practically the same as the G. fimbriatus
of Europe, differing from it in being more deeply sacc