144 The North American Cup-Fungi 



Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 

 This species was common and abundant during the month of 

 September, 1930. 



51. HelotiumgemmarumBoud. Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 4: 81. 1881. 

 Fhialea gentmarum Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 271. 1889. 



Apothecia scattered, or subgregarious, stipitate, white when 

 fresh, reaching a diameter of 1.4 mm., at first infundibuliform, 

 then expanding; hymenium concave, or plane, same color as the 

 outside of the apothecium; stem slender, slightly enlarged up- 

 ward, white, reaching a length 1.5 mm. (5 mm. according to 

 Boudier); asci clavate, reaching a length of 45-50 n and a diam- 

 eter of 5-7 n, 8-spored; spores pyriform, small, 2.5-3 X 6-9 ju; 

 paraphyses sparse, simple, or once branched below the middle, 

 not enlarged above. 



On the scales of buds of various species of Popidus, in the 

 early spring. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: New York to Pennsylvania and Georgia; also 

 in Europe. 



Illustrations: Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 4: pi. 17, f. 2; Bond. Ic. 

 Myc. pi. 493; Farlowia 1: 615,/. 35-40. 



The only specimen of this species seen was one sent, on re- 

 quest, the fungus collected on the campus of the Agricultural 

 College, Athens, Georgia, by Dr. J. H. Miller. 



52. Helotium Craginianum (Ellis & Ev.) Seaver, comb. nov. 



Phialea Craginiana Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 258. 1889. 

 Peziza Craginiana Ellis & Ev. Jour. Myc. 1: 47. 1885. 



Apothecia stipitate, discoid, pale waxy-white when fresh, 

 darker when dry; stem slender, 2-3 mm. long; asci cylindric, 

 reaching a length of 75 n and a diameter of 6 /x, 8-spored ; spores 

 ellipsoid, hyaline, 1 -seriate, or partially 2-seriate, 2.5-3 X 5-6 )u; 

 paraphyses rather stout, often branched above, but scarcely 

 thickened. 



On very rotten wood. 



Type locality: Topeka, Kansas. 



Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 



The type in The New York Botanical Garden is so fragmen- 

 tary that nothing can be added to the above which has been 

 compiled from the original description. 



