Helotium 129 



ExsicCATi: Ellis, N. Am. Fungi 140; Thiim. Myc. Univ. 214; 

 Rehm, Ascom. 307 (both from Newfield, New Jersey). 



23. Helotium phaeoconium (Fairman) Seaver, comb. nov. 



Phialea phaeoconia Fairman, Ann. Myc. 9: 151. 1911. 



Apothecia gregarious, stipitate, occurring on the under side 

 or projecting from the margins of the leaves, dark-brown, or 

 black, with a light-brown, or grayish margin, globose and closed, 

 finally opening and becoming deep cup-shaped, .25 mm. in 

 diameter; hymenium concave, light-brown ; stem about as long as 

 the diameter of the apothecium, swollen just below the point of 

 attachment; asci clavate-cylindric, reaching a length of 50 n and 

 a diameter of 10 m, 8-spored; spores long-ellipsoid, or fusoid, 

 straight, or curved, irregularly 1-seriate, or partially 2-seriate, 

 3-4 X 10-13 m; paraphyses filiform. 



On dead leaves of Antennaria plantaginijolia. 



Type locality: Lyndonville, New York. 



Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 



Illustrations: Ann. Myc. 9: 150,/. 6, 7. 



24. Helotium Eschscholtziae (Phill. & Hark.) Seaver, comb. nov. 



Peziza Eschscholtziae Phill. & Hark. Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 22. 1884. 

 Phialea Eschscholtziae Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 271. 1889. 



Apothecia scattered, short-stipitate, cyathiform, cinereous, 

 pruinose, .5-7 mm. in diameter; hymenium same color as outside 

 of apothecium; asci cylindric, 8-spored; spores fusoid, usually 

 with an oil-drop in each end, 2 X 10 m; paraphyses not observed. 



On dead stems of Eschscholtzia calif or nica. 



Type locality: California. 



Distribution: Known only from California. 



ExsicCATi: Ellis & Ev. N. Am. Fungi 2042; Rab. -Winter, 

 Fungi Eu. 3272 (from California). 



This species seems to be very close to Helotium cyathoideum. 



25. Helotium herbarum (Pers.) Fries, Summa Veg. Scand. 356. 

 1849. 



Peziza herbarum Pers. Tent. Disp. Fung. 72. 1797. 



Apothecia thickly gregarious, very short-stipitate, or sessile, 

 at first rounded, expanding and becoming shallow cup-shaped, or 

 discoid, yellowish, or whitish, reaching a diameter of 1-2 mm.; 

 hymenium nearly plane, light-yellow; stem vrey short, usually 



