210 The North American Cup-Fungi 



Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 

 Dearness states that more than 100 leaves were collected 

 bearing this Mollisia. 



24. Mollisia lanaria Fairman, Ann. Myc. 9: 150. 1911. 



Apothecia hypophyllous, nestling in the woolly coating of the 

 leaves, sessile, minute, .25 mm. in diameter, circular in outline, 

 numerous, gregarious, brown; hymenium lighter, light-brown; 

 asci clavate-cylindric, sessile or short-stipitate, narrowed slightly 

 above, reaching a length of 40-45 p. and a diameter of 6-7 ;u; 

 spores long-cylindric, 2-3 X 14-24 m; paraphyses subcylindric. 



On under side of leaves of Antennaria plantaginifolia. 



Type locality: Orchard Creek Road, Ridgway, New York. 



Distribution: Known only from the type locality. 



Illustrations: Ann. Myc. 9: 150./. 1-2. 



No specimens seen. Fariman states that on the same leaves 

 is occasionally found a Septoria which might be connected with 

 Mollisia I ana ria . 



25. Mollisia Gaultheriae Ellis & Ev. Proc. Acad. Sci. Phila. 

 1894: 349. 1894. 



Apothecia occurring on large (1-2 cm. broad) orbicular, 

 dirty-brown spots which are sometimes irregular in shape and 

 occupying the greater part of the leaf, amphigenous but more 

 numerous on the under side, .5 mm. in diameter, dark liver- 

 colored, nearly black when dry, the margin slightly dentate; 

 hymenium concave; asci cylindric-clavate, reaching a length of 

 45-55 jx and a diameter of 10-12 p.; spores 2-seriate, ellipsoid, 

 3-3.5 X 10-12 ;u; paraphyses filiform, branched. 



On living leaves of Gaultheria Shallon. 



Type locality: Seattle, Washington, 



Distribution: Known only from the t}pe locality. 



26. Mollisia abdita (P:ilis) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 353. 1889. 

 Peziza abdita Ellis, Bull. Torrey Club 9: 19. 1882. 



Apothecia orbicular, pale, .6-. 7 mm. in diameter, with a 

 narrow, jagged, membranaceous margin, protruding when fresh 

 through a narrow slit in the epidermis from which it is again 

 withdrawn and entirely disappears when dry; asci cylindric- 

 clavate, reaching a length of 40-45 fx and a diameter of 4-5 /x; 

 spores 2-seriate, clavate, 2-2.5 X 10 /x; paraphyses clavate. 



