SEAVER: BERMUDA FUNGI 505 



of Bermuda, four species of ascomycetes and two basidiomycetes 

 have been revealed which are described as new, one variety has 

 been raised to specific rank and a number of European species 

 have been found which were not previously known from North 

 America. The following is a list of the species collected, so far as 

 they have been named: 



Peronosporales 

 Albugo Candida (Pers.) Roussel. On living leaves of cultivated 

 radish. 



MUCORALES 



Pilobolus crystallinus (Wigg.) Tode. On horse dung. 

 Mucor sp. On heavily fertilized soil. 



Helvellales 



Geoglossum nigritum Cooke. On rocky hillsides among mosses. 



Trichoglossum hirsutum (Pers.) Boud. Reported from Devon- 

 shire Marsh. 



Trichoglossum hirsutum Wrightii Durand. On rocky hillsides 

 among mosses. 



Geoglossum pumilum Winter? On damp soil in woods. 



Pezizales 



Lamprospora Planchonis (Dun.) Seaver. On damp soil. Com- 

 mon. 



Pithya Cupressi (Batsch) Rehm. On dead foliage of Bermuda 

 cedar. 



Lachnea pulcherrima (Cr.) Boud. On excrement of cows. 



Lachnea theleholoides (Alb. & Schw.) Gill. On excrement of cows. 



Ascophanus sarcohius Boud. On the excrement of cows. 



Ascophanus bermudensis Seaver sp. nov. 



Apothecia gregarious or scattered, at first subglobose, expanding 

 and becoming subdiscoid, reaching a diameter of 1-2 mm., white 

 or more often with a delicate pinkish tint; hymenium at first 

 slightly concave, becoming plane, finally convex, roughened by 

 the protruding asci, similar in color to the outside of the apo- 

 thecium; asci clavate, reaching a length of 325 /i and a diameter of 

 35-40 /z, 8-spored; spores i -seriate or partially 2-seriate, or oc- 

 casionally irregularly disposed, at first smooth, becoming rough, 

 33~38i" X 23-25 //; spore-roughenings assuming the form of scat- 



