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sliows basidia and spores of tlic Dac-rymyees type, the latter, few in number, 

 about 4.4 X IV, apparently 4-eelleil. (Lloyd says there is a specimen of this 

 at Kew.) 



Dacriimycvs azalcae Sehw. (No. 1134. Syn. Fung. Amer. Bor. p. 186): "Scat- 

 tered, minute, bursting from the bark as a Myxosporium, yellowish-golden, 

 pellucid, expanded into a subpalmately-lobed head, short. Internal 

 structure as above. Rare on dead branches of Azalea nudiflora. Bethlehem." 

 The type in Philadelphia shows minute globules, barely visible without a lens, 

 reddish, scattered, pale and toughly gelatinous when wet and seen to be com- 

 pounded. Probably a true species. A preparation has the general appearance 

 of Dacrymyees, but no spores nor good basidia were found. 



Dacriimyccs cinnaharinus Schw. (No. 1127. Syn. Fung. Amer. Bor. p: 186): 

 ' ' Small, erumpent, attached closely to the epidermis, at first convex, at 

 length concave and subpezizoid, color brilliant cinnamon, often confluent, and 

 covering the branches with large colonies, longitudinally effused. It is easily 

 shaken off, separating from the substratum. When soaked in water the interior 

 appears distinctly floccose. Frequent on Willow branches, Bethlehem." We 

 have examined the type and find it to be a typical Ascomycete, with plentiful 

 asci containing eight spores. 



DACRYOMITRA 



Plant stalked, the stalk smooth, gelatinous, enlarged above into a 

 more or less flattened, convoluted, viscid head, which is more or less 

 bent over and is covered by the gelatinous hymenium. Spores elon- 

 gated, orange, divided into four cells before sprouting. Basidia as 

 in Dacrymyees. Distinguished from Ditiola by the larger size, dif- 

 ferent shape and the larger, four-celled spores; from Dacrj'opsis by 

 the large size, more convoluted head, more gelatinous texture and 

 larger spores. We have but one species. 



Dacryomitra dubia Lloyd 



fDacryomytra glossoides (Pers.) Bref. 

 f Dacrymyees flaheUus Ellis 



Plates 23 and 64 



Plant 12 mm. high, the stalk 9 mm. long and 3.5 mm. thick, orange- 

 3'ellow, smooth, gelatinous ; the cap irregular, flattened, and bent over, 

 6.5 mm. broad, 3 mm. thick, convoluted, orange, gelatinous. 



Spores large, orange, resembling those of Dacrymyees, 6,3-8.1 x 

 13,3-17/i,, rarely up to 20/x, average 7 x IG/x, divided into four cells 

 before sprouting. Basidia slender and two-forked, about 4.4/a thick. 



