Order II. TUBBRACE^. 



Subterranean, hymenium waved and sinuate. 

 There is only one genus represented, thus far, in the Valley 

 — and that is, viz : 



Genus VIII BI.APHOMYCES. 



Integuments thick, hard ; asci globose or ovate ; sporidia 

 consisting of several concentric utricles. 



F. granulatus. Fr. 



Cortex yellow when fresh, at length brownish, minutely 



granulose or papillose. 



Asci with eight sporidia. 



Found a beautiful specimen some ten years ago in chaparral ridge- 

 woods. Sent a specimen to Prof. C. H. Peck for identification. The 

 specimens had Torrubia capitata growing on each tuber. 



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