712 ELYELLACEI. 



214:4. Helotiuxn Aspegrenii. Fr. " Yellow and white 



Helotium." 



Head somewhat waved, smooth ; disc yellow externally, as 

 well as the sub-ascending stem, white. — Berh. Outl.p. 372. Peziza 

 Aspegrenii, Fr. S.M. ii. p. 131. Sow. t. 3G9,/. 7. 



On wood. 



2145. Helotiuxn citrinuxn. Fr. " Lemon-colored Helotium." 



Crowded, lemon-yellow ; head plano-concave, together with 

 the short, thick, paler stem, forming an inverted cone; sporidia 

 oblong-elliptic, with 2-3 nuclei. — Berk. Outl. p. 372. Peziza 

 citrina. Fr. S.M. i\.p. 131. Eng. Fl. \.p. 202. FcH. exs. no. 1152. 

 Bay. Syn. 3, t. 24,/. 4. Hedw. t. 8,/. B. Karst. exs. no. 80, 458. 

 Karst. Mon. Pez.p.l'i'd. Batsch.f. 218. Peziza aui^ea, Sow. t. 

 150. 



On old stumps. Common. [United States.] 



Often clustered together in large patches. 



Sporidia elHpsoid, simple, •009-'012 X •0035--0045 m.m.— i\"y?. 



Sporidia with 2-3 minute nuclei, •007-"0l4 X •003-"004 m.m'.- Karst. 



2146. Helotium pallescens. Fr. " Pallid Helotium." 



Crowded, smooth, pale yellow or whitish, inclining to pallid ; 

 head concave ; stem short, rather thickened, pallid. — Berk. Outl. 

 p. 372. Peziza jJallescens, Fr. S.M. ii.^9. 132. Eng.Fl. Y.p. 203. 

 Hofm. Cr.t. 13. Karst. exs. wo. 640. Karst. 3Ion. Pez. p. 14:6. 



On old stumps. Autumn. [Mid. Carolina.] 



White at first, then of a beautiful apricot colour, which is retained by the 

 dried i^lant; rather crisp, |Hne broad; margin distinct, sometimes flexuous ; 

 stem and cup, which together form an inverse cone, sometimes marked ex- 

 ternally with transverse ridges.— 21. J. B. 



Generally accompanied by a species of Torvla. 



Sporidia oblong or fusiform 1-3 septate, •011-"02 X *003-'004 m.TQ..—JS'yl. 



Sporidia with 2-4 nuclei, or 1-3 septate, straight or shghtly curved '010- 

 •018 X -003 m.m.— Karst. 



2147. Helotiuxn lenticulare. Fr. " Lenticular Helotium." 



Convex, adpressed, firm, yellow ; stem papillasform, blackish. 

 — Berk. Outl. p. 372. Peziza letiticularis, Fr. S.M. ii./;. 133. 

 Eng.Fl. y.p. 203. Bull, t.300. Fl. Dan. t. 1294,/. 1. Fckl.exs. 

 no. 1151. 



On old stumps. 

 Sporidia ovate-oblong, hyahne, simple, with one or two nuclei. 



