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above. Sporidia biseriate, oblong, hyaline, granular and nucleate, 

 14-16x6-7//. 



Differs from D. olivacea Ell., in its carnose stroma and smaller 

 asci and sporidia. 



Belonidium minimum E. & E. 



On dead stems of Aralia racemosa, Granogue, Del. Aug. 1893. 

 (Commons No. 2226). 



Scattered, erumpent, sessile, pale rose color, minute (90-110//), 

 sub-discoid, indistinctly margined, subgelatinous, furfuraceo-pilose, or 

 nearly glabrous. Asci clavate-cylindrical, aparaphysate, subsessile, 

 45-55 x 6-7//, 8-spored. Sporidia biseriate, fusoid, slightly curved, 

 hyaline, 3-septate, not constricted, subacute, 14-20 x 3-3 \<>.. 



Outwardly hardly distinguishable from Peziza exigua Ck., but 

 asci twice as large and aparaphysate and sporidia nearly three times 

 as large and 3-septate. 



Cenangium tuberculiforme E. & E. 



On dead twigs of Ilex glabra, Newfield, N. J. Nov. 1893. 



Ascomata coriaceous, thin, densely cespitose on an erumpent, yel- 

 lowish stroma, forming tubercular masses i-1 cm. diam., light yel- 

 low and furfuraceo-squamulose outside, with the margin entire, white 

 and slightly incurved, urceolate, 2-3 mm. diam., hymenium pale 

 brick-red contracted below into a short, thick, stipe-like base. Asci 

 clavate-cylindrical, 40-50 x 4-5//, 8-spored. Paraphyses filiform, 

 simple or dichotomously branched above not distinctly thickened 

 at the apex. Sporidia obliquely uniseriate, elliptical, hyaline, con- 

 tinuous, 2- nucleate, subinequilateral, 5-6 x 2 \<u 



In drying the margin of the cups becomes incurved, and there is a 

 tendency of the opposite sides to roll together. 



Patinella vagans E. & E. 



On dead twigs of Luidera Benzoin, Guyancourt, Del. , and on dead 

 stems of Eupatorium sessilifolium, Granogue, Del. Aug. 1893. 

 (Commons Nos. 2257 and 2260). 



Scattered, erumpent, sessile, small (i-£ mm.), pale flesh-color, 

 concave, with a darker, slightly raised margin closely embraced by 

 the ruptured epidermis, substance soft, carnose. Asci clavate-cylin- 

 drical, short stipitate, 40-45 x 6-7//, 8-spored. Parphyses stout, 

 gradually thickened to the tips. Sporidia uniseriate or biseriate 



