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Since the first species mentioned by Fries under the genus 

 was an operculate the name is retained for those forms, while 

 those with inoperculate asci and colored spores are placed in the 

 genus Phaeohulgaria proposed by the writer (Mycologia 24: 253) 

 with Phaeobulgaria inquinans (Fries) Nannfeldt as the type 

 species. 



In 1937, Yosio Kobayasi (Jour. Japanese Bot. 13: 510 520) 

 attempted to reverse the conclusions of the writer, using Bulgaria 

 for the inoperculate forms, and reviving the old genus Sarcosoma 

 for the operculate. Such a procedure would seem to be unjusti- 

 fied and to serve no useful purpose. 



Perhaps the most common species of the genus Bulgaria as 

 here recognized is Bulgaria rufa Schw. This species usually 

 grows in dense cespitose clusters on decaying wood of various 

 kinds and has thick, very gelatinous apothecia with a reddish- 

 brown hymenium. Since no illustration was available for the 

 species in the earl\- part of this work a plate is here provided 

 (Plate 56). The upper figure on this plate represents a single 

 apothecium about natural size, and was provided by Dr. W. S. 

 Thomas, author of "Field book of common gilled mushrooms," 

 and is the best photograph yet seen of this species. The lower 

 figure shows a large clump considerably reduced, and is an 

 excellent habit photograph. This was provided b\' L. R. Hesler 

 of the University of Tennessee. 



A third species placed in this genus, somewhat reluctantly, 

 by the writer is Bulgaria melastoma (Sow.) Seaver (p. 197); 

 reluctantly, because while this species has been placed in various 

 genera at different times so far as noted it had never been placed 

 in Bulgaria. However, since writing the preliminary chapters 

 of this work the writer has had the opportunit\- of examining a 

 portion of the type of Sarcosoma cyttarioides Rehm, published by 

 Durand (Jour. Myc. 9: 104. 1903) and finds it identical. Since 

 Sarcosoma and Bulgaria, as treated here, are identical it would 

 indicate that Rehm regarded this as a Bulgaria. 



This species has a wide distribution throughout the temperate 

 and tropical regions of the world. Since it was not illustrated in 

 the early part of the work it is done here (Plate 57). Unfortu- 

 nately it was necessary to use dried material. The wrinkling 

 of the outside of the apothecia and the cracking of the hymenium 

 are quite characteristic and since the apothecia do not shrink 

 much in drj-ing, the photographs will we trust serve the purpose 

 intended. 



