f)0 Procccdiiii^s of the Ohio State .Icadeiiiy of Science 



Genus II. I )rKKiJ,.\ Tul. Selecl. Ininm'. Car]). 3:177. 1865. 

 T_\pe species, Peziza conipressa i'ers. 



Apothecia toug^h-coriaceous. twisted when dry, subsupcrticial, 

 sessile, somcwliat concave, black or olivaceous. Paraphyses 

 hyaline and somewhat branched near the ends. Asci clavate, 

 shortly attenuated at the base. Spores 8, oblong or elliptic, 

 colorless or very rarely dark, 4-6 celled, somewhat constricted 

 at the septa. 



Growing on decaying wood and stems. 



Diirello clovispora (B & Br.) Sacc. Syl. Vimg. 8:794. 1889. 



Patellaria clavispora B. & Br. Ann. & Alag. Xat. Hist. 

 II. 13:465. no. 774. 



Apothecia in groups 11.5 mm. broad, black, sessile, plane 

 or somewhat convex. Hymenium hyaline except near the ends 

 of the paraphyses, hvpotheciiun, exciple and the ends of the 

 paraphyses dark green. Paraphyses sometimes branched at the 

 ends. Asci clavate. Spores hyaline, clavate, curved, 8-9 celled, 

 usually a single large oil globule in each cell, 24-33 '^""ic- long 

 and 7-9 mic- wide. 



On old wood and stems. Probably common. 



Coll. Freda M. Bachman, Oct. 23, 1907. Bruce Fink, March 

 31, 1908, Aug. II, 1908. 



Genus III. Patellaria Fr. Sys. Orb. Veg. 113. 1825. 

 Type species, Patellaria atrata Fr. 

 Apothecia coriaceous, blackish, sessile, small, circular or 

 elongated, plane then slightly convex, superficial. Paraphyses 

 granular, colored near the ends, somewhat adherent forming a 

 dark epithecium. Asci clavate. Spores 8, fusiform, often clavate 

 and curved, 4 or more celled. 



Patellaria atrata (liedw. ) Fr. Sys. Orb. \eg. 114. 1825. 



Lichen atratus Hedw. Desc. Spec. AIus. Frond. 2:61. 

 pi. 21. f. a. 1789. 

 A.pothecia usually in groups 1-1.5 mm. broad, black, sessile, 

 somewdiat elongated. Hymenium hyaline except at the ends of 



