Helotium 127 



Type locality: Newfield, New Jersey. 

 Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 



18. Helotium sulphuratum (Fries) Phill. Brit. Discom. 161. 

 1887. 



Peziza sulphtirea Schum. PI. Saell. 2: 428. 1803. Not Pens. 1797. 



Peziza sulphurata Fries, Syst, Myc. 2: 72. 1822. 



?Helotium Piceae (Kauffm.) Kanouse, Mycologia 33: 465. 1941. 



Apothecia scattered, or occasionally two or three together, 

 stipitate, or subsessile, at first rounded and closed, expanding 

 and becoming shallow cup-shaped, or nearly plane, 1-2 mm. in 

 diameter, externally pale-yellow; hymenium sulphur-yellow; asci 

 c>'lindric-clavate, 8-spored; spores fusiform, about 3 4 X 10- 

 12 /x; paraphyses filiform. 



On leaves of conifers matted on the ground, Picea. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: Colorado and Manitoba, Canada. 



Illustrations: F1. Dan. pi. 19l5,f. 2. 



Helotium Piceae was based on specimens collected by C. H. 

 Kauftman and regarded by him as a variety of //. sulphuratum. 

 The difference, in our opinion, is too slight to segregate it as a 

 distinct species. 



19. Helotium acicularum (Roll.) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 10: 8. 1892. 



Calycella acicularum Rolland, Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 5: 170. 1889. . 

 Phialea acicularum Rehm in Rab. Krypt.-Fl. P: 719. 1892. 



Apothecia short-stipitate, at first closed and rounded, finally 

 opening and becoming cup-shaped, then plane, externally yellow- 

 ish-white, .2-.3 mm. in diameter, fleshy-waxy ; hymenium concave 

 to plane, egg-yellow; asci clavate, reaching a length of 160 m and 

 a diameter of 10-12 m, 8-spored; spores ellipsoid, slightly bent, 

 5-8 X 10-12 /i; paraphyses filiform. 



On fallen needles of larch, Larix sp. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: Michigan; also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 5: pi. 15, f. 3. 



20. Helotium seminicola Keinh. & Cash, Mycologia 29: 82. 

 1937. 



Apothecia stipitate, occurring singly, or two or three arising 

 from a seed, at first cup-shaped, expanding and often plane. 



