Patella 171 



raphyses slightly enlarged at their apices, reaching a diameter 

 of 3-4 /x, filled with yellow granules. 



On cow dung or occasionally on rich soil, rubbish, paper, 

 cloth, etc. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: Connecticut to Delaware, North Dakota, 

 California and Bermuda ; also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Alb. & Schw. Consp. Fung. pi. 12, f. 4; 

 Boud. Ic. Myc. pi. 380, 381; Gill. Champ. Fr. Discom. pi. 50, 

 f. 1; Cooke, Mycographia pi. 39, f. 151, 153; Bull. Lab. Nat. 

 Hist. State Univ. Iowa 6: pi. 8, f. 2. 



ExsicCATi: N. Am. Fungi 2035; Brenckle, Fungi Dakotenses 

 141 (as Ilumaria siihhirsuta (Schum.) Karst.). 



19. Patella coprinaria (Cooke) Seaver. comb. nov. (Plate 45, 



FIG. 18.) 



Peziza coprinaria Cooke, Grevillea 4: 9L 1875. 

 Peziza scubalonta Cooke & Cierard; Cooke, Grevillea 4: 92. 1875. 

 Lachnea coprinaria Phill. Brit. Discom. 224. 1887. 

 Lachnea scubalonta Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 179. 1889. 

 SciiteUinia coprinaria Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 2: 869. 1891. 

 Sepultaria pediseta Clements, Bot. Surv. Nebr. 4: 13. 1896. 

 Scutellinia scubalonta Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 2: 869. 1891. 

 Lachnea pediseta Sacc. & Sydow in Sacc. Syll. Fung. 14: 758. 1899. 

 Cheilymenia coprinaria Boud. Hist. Class. Discom. Eu. 63. 1907. 



Apothecia gregarious or scattered, at first closed, expandmg 

 and becoming scutellate to discoid, the margin slightly wavy, 

 pale-yellow, sparingly clothed with hairs, reaching a diameter of 

 3 mm. to 1 cm.; hymenium plane or concave, bright-yellow to 

 pale-orange; the excipular cells very large, reaching a diameter 

 of 75-80 fx, irregularly polygonal, thin-walled, the walls sub- 

 hyaline; hairs conspicuous, those about the margin projecting 

 into a sparse fringe-like border, pale-brown, sparingly septate, 

 the base often once or several times divided, giving rise to root- 

 like branches, tapering above into a bristle-like apex, reaching a 

 length of 600 M and a diameter of 20-30 m at the base; asci 

 cylindric or subcylindric, reaching a length of 200 fj. and a 

 diameter of 12-14 m; spores 1-seriate, ellipsoid, smooth, hyaline, 

 8-10 X 17-20 m; paraphyses clavate, reaching a diameter of 

 5-7 n at their apices. 



On dung of various kinds. 



Type locality: Rannock, Scotland. 



