Paxina 205 



yellowish; hairs hyaline to subhyaline. each consisting of a few 

 loosely united cells; asci cylindric or subcylindric, reaching a 

 length of 300 yu and a diameter of 15-18 /x; spores 1-seriate, 

 broad-ellipsoid, containing one large oil-drop, 12-14 X 15-20 m; 

 paraphyses rather stout, reaching a diameter of 7 //, yellowish. 



On the ground in woods. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: New Jersey to Iowa; also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Pers. Syn. Fung. pi. 5,f. 1; Sacc. Myc. Yen. 

 pi. 8, f. 14-18; Boud. Ic. Myc. pi. 246; Cooke, Mycographia 

 pi. 47, f. 185; E. & P. Nat. Pfl. 1': 186,/. 150, E-F; Bull. Lab. 

 Nat. Hist. State l^niv. Iowa 6: pi. 19, f. 2. 



6. Paxina Barlae (Boud.) Seaver, comb. nov. 

 Acetabula Barlae Boud. Hist. Class. Discom. Eu. 40. 1907. 



Apothecia gregarious deep cup-shaped, externally brownish- 

 tomentose or with a faint olive tint, reaching a diameter of 

 2-4 cm. and about the same depth; stem short, scarcely ex- 

 ceeding a length of 5 mm., paler than the outside of the apo- 

 thecium, deeply lacunose; hairs consisting of loosely united 

 cells, hyaline or faintly yellowish ; asci cylindric above, gradually 

 tapering below, reaching a length of 300-325 /i and a diameter 

 of 20 /x; spores ellipsoid, hyaline, containing one large oil-drop, 

 12-13 X 20-23 m; paraphyses gradually enlarged above, reaching 

 a diameter of 7 /x, pale olive-brown. 



On the ground. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: Alabama to California; also in Europe. 



Illustration: Boud. Ic. Myc. pi. 245. 



7. Paxina hispida (Schaeff.) Seaver, comb. nov. (Plate 24, 

 fig. 1.) 



Ehela hispida Schaeff. Fung. Bavar. 4: 108. 1774. 



Octospora villosa Hedw. Descr. 2: 64. 1788. 



Peziza macropus Pers. Obs. Myc. 1: 26. 1796. 



Peziza stipitata Huds. Fl. Angl. 636. 1798. 



Macroscyphus macropus S. F. Gray, Nat. Arrang. Brit. PI. 672. 1821. 



PElvela ephippium Lev. Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 16: 240. 1841. 



Macropodia macropus Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 331. 1869. 



Elvela macropus Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1: 37. 1871. 



Aleuria macropus Gill. Champ. Fr. Discom. 35. 1875. 



Lachnea macropus Phill. Brit. Discom. 207. 1887. 



