252 The North American Cup-Fungi 



occasionally subglobose, even or variously contorted or con- 

 voluted, the color varying from reddish-brown to dark-brown 

 and occasionally almost black; stem reaching a length of 6-8 cm. 

 and a diameter of 5-15 mm., even or more or less lacunose, 

 never strongly fluted, the color varying from whitish to yellowish 

 or occasionally with a pinkish tint; asci cylindric or subcylindric, 

 reaching a length of 200 /x and a diameter of 12-14 /x, 8-spored; 

 spores 1-seriate or partially 2-seriate, rather narrow-ellipsoid, 

 containing two oil-drops, about 8-12 X 18-24 m; paraphyses 

 strongly enlarged at their apices, reaching a diameter of 10 ijl. 



On the ground or occasionally on rotten wood, usually summer 

 and autumn. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: Maine to British Columbia and California; 

 also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Schaeff. Fung. Bavar. 4: pi. 159, 161; Rab. 

 Krypt.-Fl. P: 1174, /. 1-3; Boud. Ic. Myc. pi. 223, 224; Pers. 

 Champ. Comest. pi. 4; Cooke, Hand. Brit. Fungi 2: 657,/. 322; 

 Cooke, Mycographia pi. 89, f. 328 and pi. 90, f. 330; Gill. Champ. 

 Fr. Discom. pi. 19; Massee, Brit. Fungus-Fl. 4: 188, /. 14; 

 Phill. Brit. Discom. pi. l,f. 2; E. & P. Nat. Pfl. l^: 168,/. 141, B; 

 Fries, Sv. Aetl. Svamp. pi. 82 and 83; Krombh. Abbild. pi. 20, 

 /. 6-12 and pi. 21, f. 12-17; Minn. Bot. Studies 3: pi. 49, f. 1-3. 



ExsiCCATi: N. Am. Fungi 1267; Clements, Crypt. Form. 

 Colo. 141. 



The writer regards Gyromitra esculenta as only a gyrose form 

 of Elvela infula, although there may be some difference of opinion 

 on this point. 



11. Elvela brevissima Peck, Bull. Torrey Club 30: 100. 1903. 



Pileus irregularly undulated or convolute, with the margin 

 reflexed and usually free, whitish or pallid beneath, reaching a 

 diameter of 1-2 cm.; hymenium dark-brown, becoming blackish 

 when dry; stem very short and rather stout, even, solid, whitish 

 or pallid, reaching a length of 1-1.5 cm. and a diameter of 

 3-4 mm.; asci cylindric or subcylindric, 8-spored; spores 1-seriate, 

 ellipsoid, usually containing two small oil-drops, about 10-12 

 X 15-20 fjL] paraphyses slender, enlarged above and colored. 



On the ground. 



Type locality: California. 



Distribution : Known only from the type locality. 



