272 The North American Cup-Fungi 



spores ellipsoid, 1- or 2-seriate, 2.5-3 X 5-6 n; paraphyses fili- 

 form, extending far beyond the asci, reaching a diameter of 2 /n- 



On wood of deciduous trees. 



Type locality: Europe. 



Distribution: West Virginia, Tennessee, Newfoundland, 

 and Washington; also in Europe. 



Illustrations: Boud. Ic. Myc. pi. 509; Gill. Champ. Fr. 

 Discom. pi. 60, f. 1; Rab. Krypt.-Fl. P: 826./. 1-4; Phill. Brit. 

 Discom. pi. 7, f. 44. 



52. Lachnella Eupatorii (Schw.) Seaver, comb. nov. 



Peziza Eupatorii Schw. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. II. 4: 174. 1832. 

 Trichopeziza Eupatorii Sacc. Syll. Fung. 8: 426. 1889. 

 Dasyscypha Eupatorii Massee, Jour. Bot. 34: 146. 1896. 



Apothecia scattered, sessile, at first closed, then expanding 

 and becoming plane, somewhat contorted when dry, 2-5 mm. in 

 diameter, externally clothed with hairs; hairs reaching a length 

 of 70-120 M and a diameter of 5-7 /x, 3-7-septate, externally 

 sometimes roughened with particles of lime, dark-brown and 

 translucent except near the apex which is paler, almost hyaline, or 

 purple with potassium hydrate, often arranged in fascicles; asci 

 clavate, reaching a length of 100 /x and a diameter of 8-9 ju, 

 8-spored; spores 2-seriate, straight, or slightly curved, finally 

 becoming 1 -septate, 3 X 12-20 /x; paraphyses 2-3 ju thick, 

 almost cylindric. 



On dead stems of Eupatorium piirpiireuni. 



Type locality: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. 



Distribution: Known only from the type locaHty. 



53. Lachnella albotestacea (Dcsm.) Phill. Brit. Discom. 273. 



1887. 



Peziza albotestacea Desm. PI. Crypt. Fr. 1415; Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 19: 368- 



1843. 

 Lachnu»i albotestaceum Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1: 175. 1871. 

 Trichopeziza albotestacea Sacc. Atti 1st. Veneto VI. 2: 491. 1884. 



Apothecia scattered, sessile, or very short-stipitate, at first 

 rounded, then expanding, externally brick-red, or reddish-brown, 

 fading with age, .5 mm. in diameter; hymenium flesh-colored; 

 hairs slender, flexuous, reddish, hyaline at their tips; asci cylin- 

 dric-clavate, 8-spored; spores fusoid, 1-2 X 7-10 /x; paraphyses 

 lanceolate. 



