370 KEY. M. J. BERTCELET ON CUBAN EUNGI. 



0002 inch long, '00005 wide. The Cuba plant belongs to a white 



variety. 



SpniNCTHiNA, Ft. 



703. Sphictrina cubensis, B, ^ C. Cupulis hemisphsericis extus 

 stipiteque brevi rufis ; hymenio demum piano nigro pruinosO; mar- 

 gine priraum arete inflexo. (525.) 



On an imperfect Xylaria. Sporidia '00025 inch long, oblong. 



MinoTis, Fr. 



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704^ MiDOTis HETEROMERA, Mout. ! SylL p. 189, (580.) 

 On dead wood. Hah. Guiana, St, Domingo. Sporidia cymbi- 

 form, '0004 inch long, '00014 wide, hyaline. 



705. M. VERRUCULOSA, B. 8f C. Cupula obhqua extus lateritia ver- 

 rucosa; hymenio livido-fusco. (663.) 



On dead wood. Differs from the last in its verrucose, not 

 simply mealy surface, and broader rather shorter sporidia, -0004 

 inch long, "0002 inch wide. 



COBDIEBITES, Mout. 



7O6, CoRDiERiTES coRALLOiDES, B, *§' C. Fragilis, fusca, csespitosa; 

 stipite communi furcato, ramis rectis elongatis ; cupulis crateriformi- 

 bus subfastigiatis ; hymenio fusco, margine inflexo ; ascis Hnearibus, 

 sporidiis elhpticis, (326.) 



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ASCOBOLUS, p. 



707. AscoBOLUS CUBENSIS, B. i^' C. Parvus, crateriformis, viridi- 

 flavus ; ascIs linearibus ; sporidiis elhpticis palHde fuscis, longitudina- 

 liter rugoso-plicatis, (627.) 



On hogs' dung. December. Spoi'idia -0004 inch long, '0002 



broad. 



Bulgaria, Fr. 



7O8, Bulgaria similis, B. ^ C. Cupula convexa purpurea extus 

 pallidiore ; ascis clavatis ; sporidiis biseriatis oblongis ; paraphysibus 

 furcatis. (189.) 



On dead wood, Sporidia -0004 inch long, '0002 wide. Dif- 

 fering chiefly from _B. sarcoides in the much smaller sporidia. 

 In that species they are a third longer, and have the endochrome 

 distinctly retracted at either end, B. sarcoides occurs in the 

 United States with the same fructification as in European spe- 

 cimens. 



