164 The North American Cup-Fungi 



Apothecia subglobose or hemispheric, sHghtly attenuated 

 below, the margin crenate, reaching a diameter of 5 mm. to 

 1 cm., externally whitish and clothed with tomentose hairs; 

 the excipular cells reaching a diameter of 20 ^u; hairs blunt, 

 rather thin-walled, septate and slightly constricted at the septa, 

 reaching a diameter of 15 /x; asci cylindric above, tapering below 

 into a stem-like base, reaching a length of 280-350 jx and a 

 diameter of 14-16 /i, 8-spored; spores fusoid, containing one to 

 three oil-drops, 10-14X32-40^, smooth or very minutely 

 sculptured; spore-sculpturing consisting of minute warts; pa- 

 raphyses branching, septate, 3.5-4 /z in diameter, enlarged above, 

 where they reach a diameter of 4-7 ix. 



On the ground in woods. 



Type locality: Sageville, New York. 



Distribution: New York to Minnesota and Nebraska; also 

 in Europe. 



Illustration: Bres. Fungi Trid. 2: pi. 193, f. 2. 



9. Patella Hetieri (Boud.) Seaver, comb. nov. 

 Neottiella Hetieri Boud. Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 12: 12. 1896. 



Apothecia gregarious or scattered, at first subglobose, opening 

 and gradually expanding, finally becoming scutellate or sub- 

 discoid, reaching a diameter of 2 mm., externally pale-orange 

 and clothed with delicate white hairs; hymenium slightly concave 

 or nearly plane, bright orange-red; hairs fairly abundant but 

 not conspicuous to the unaided eye, rigid, blunt when young, 

 sharp-pointed when mature, hyaline, septate, reaching a length 

 of 150-200 M and a diameter of 4 6 /x; asci cylindric above, 

 gradually tapering below into a short stem-like base, reaching a 

 length of 200-225 m and a diameter of 16-20 m, 8-spored; spores 

 1-seriate, ellipsoid or more often ovoid, containing one large oil- 

 drop or very rarely two, hyaline, about 12 X 18 /x; paraphyses 

 stout, rather freely branched, septate, often swollen near the 

 septa, tilled with orange granules, reaching a diameter of 8 /x at 

 their apices. 



On old burnt place which has been overrun with mosses, or 

 occasionally where there is no trace of fire. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: New York and Connecticut; also in Europe. 



Illustration: Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 12: pi. 3,f. 2. 



