Geopyxis 213 



ExsiccATi: N. Am. Fungi 2909. 



A specimen of Peziza suburceolata in the herbarium of The 

 New York Botanical Garden collected by Dr. Harkness in 

 California seems to be identical with the above. 



2. Geopyxis bronca (Peck) Seaver, comb. nov. 



Peziza bronca Peck, Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 29: 54. 1878. 

 Aleuria humicola Boud. Hist. Class. Discom. Eu. 45. 1907. 

 Peziza hiwiicola Sacc. & Trav. in Sacc. Syll. Fung. 22: 614. 1913. 



Apothecia gregarious or crowded, sessile or substipitate, at 

 first subhemispheric, becoming more or less expanded with age, 

 externally pale-yellow to bright lemon-yellow, the margin finely 

 crenate and the entire exterior covered with coarse warts which 

 give the apothecia a beautiful verrucose appearance, reaching a 

 diameter of 2 3 cm. and of about half that depth; hymenium 

 similar in color to the outside of the apothecium; asci cylindric 

 or subcylindric, reaching a length of 400 ix and a diameter of 

 24-28 /x; spores 1-seriate, ellipsoid, hyaline, smooth, 12-14 X 20- 

 24 /x, containing two conspicuous oil-drops; paraphyses rather 

 strongly enlarged above. 



On the ground. 



Type locality: Knowersville, New York. 



Distribution: New York; also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Ann. Rep. N. Y. State Mus. 29: pi. 2, f. 

 10-12; Boud. Ic. Myc. pi. 262. 



3. Geopyxis Catinus (Holmsk.) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8:71. 1899. 



Peziza Catinus Holmsk. Otia 2: 22. 1799. 

 Ptistularia Catinus Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 328. 1869. 

 Aleuria Catinus Gill Champ. Fr. Discom. 39. 1879. 



Apothecia rather deep cup-shaped, externally dull-yellow, 

 strongly but finely pustulate, the margin crenate and usually 

 infolded, reaching a diameter of 2-3 cm. and nearly as deep; 

 hymenium similar in color to the outside of the apothecium or a 

 little lighter; stem reaching a length of 5 mm. to 1 cm. and 

 usually 3-4 mm. thick, lacunose or nearly even; asci cylindric 

 above, gradually tapering below, reaching a diameter of 15 /i; 

 spores 1-seriate, broad-ellipsoid, rarely with the ends slightly 

 narrowed, containing two large oil-drops, more or less granular, 

 10-12 X 20 m; paraphyses about 2 m in diameter, slightly enlarged 

 above. 



On the ground. 



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