338 THAXTER. 



eluded in Glaziella appear to belong among the ascomycetes: simi- 

 larity in color, sterility, and gelatinous consistency having apparently 

 been the only reasons for their inclusion in it. Among these forms 

 the most important is Glaziella splendens Cooke (1882), p. 83, de- 

 scribed by Berkeley & Curtis (1868) as Xylaria splendens, which, like 

 " Xylaria" aurantiaca, was also collected in Cuba by Wright, is repre- 

 sented in the Curtis collection by one half of the type, the other half, 

 which is figured by Lloyd (1919), p. 29, being in the Kew Herbarium. 

 The Curtis half has been examined and sectioned with some care, and 

 is certainly in no way related to Glaziella. Its characters are entirely 

 similar to those of Entonema liquescens Moller (1901), p. 247 with 

 figure, and it seems very probable that it may be the sterile condition 

 which appears sometimes to be associated with this species, or at the 

 least an immature stage. It is not hollow, has the same bright granu- 

 lar superficial crust and an inner gelatinous region composed of color- 

 less hyphae with thick soft gelatinous walls, which is subtended by a 

 contrasting black zone or line. There are absolutely no signs of spores 

 or of developing perithecia, and one is inclined to agree with Moller 

 that descriptions of sterile forms of this nature should be disregarded 

 by mycologists. 



Glaziella sidphurca Patouillard (1903), p. 292, judging from the 

 description, is certainly not a Glaziella, and appears also to correspond 

 very closely with the sterile condition of Entonema liquescens. 



Glaziella ceramichroa (Berk. & Broome) Cooke (1882) is very surely 

 not of this genus. Mr. Fetch assures me that his reference (1910), 

 p. 427, No. 61, of the species to Hypocrella is correct. 



Glaziella abnormis (Berk.) Cooke (1882), in which asei and asco- 

 spores are described, must evidently be excluded; since it also appears 

 to be very near to, if not identical with, Entonema liquescens. 



