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air and in expressed diluted juice of horse-dung, it conclusively proves 
to me that the resting-spores hibernate naturally in the same manner.” 
Helvella palustris, m. sp. (Plate 2, figs. 16-18.) ileus irregular, 
at first blackish and slightly adnate, then grayish-brown or mouse- 
colored and free, rugose beneath ; stem equal, slender, sulcate-costate, 
colored like the pileus, the costz thin, subacute ; asci cylindrical ; 
spores broadly elliptical, .00065 in. to .0008 in. long, .0005 in, broad 
containing a single large nucleus; paraphyses thickened above, 
brown. Plant 1 in. to 2 in. high, pileus 6 lines to 12 lines broad, stem 
about 2 lines thick. Among mosses and liverworts in swamps. 
Manlius. Aug. This species is related to H. sulcata, from which it 
differs in its more slender and darker-colored stem, its less firm and 
more free pileus and its darker-colored paraphyses. In the dried speci- 
mens the upper surface of the pileus has assumed a blackish color, but 
the lower surface has retained very nearly its normal hue. The dark- 
colored slender stem readily separates this species from all others 
with costate or lacunose-costate stems. 
Peziza (Cupulares) subvernalis, x. sp. Cups fleshy, 3 lines to 6 lines 
broad, sessile or with a short thick stem-like base which is sometimes 
whitened with mycelium, chestnut-colored when moist, darker when 
dry, externally slightly furfuraceous, the hymenium plane or slightly 
concaye, subpruinose; asci cylindrical ; spores smooth, elliptical, 
.0008 in. to .0009 in. long, .0005 in. broad ; paraphyses numerous, 
slightly thickened above, colored. Decaying wood and bark of ash 
trees, Mrazinus sambucifolia. Sandlake. May. ‘The color isa little 
paler than in P. dadia. The thick fleshy base gradually expands into 
the broad, shallow or nearly plane cup, which is narrowly margined. 
The plants shrivel much in drying. 
Peziza (Dasyscyphie) luteodisca, 7. sp. Cups minute, .014 in. to 
028 in. broad, expanded, plane or slightly concave, margined, ex- 
ternally mealy-pubescent, white, the hymenium yellow, inclining to 
orange when dry; stem short or obsolete ; asci subcylindrical ; spores 
crowded or biseriate, fusiform, .0004 in. to .0005 in. long. Dead 
stems of rushes, Scirpus validus. Manlius. Aug. The stems are 
so short that at first sight the cups appear to be sessile. 
Peziza (Mollisia) floriformis, 7. sp. Cups small, one-half to one 
line broad, thin, smooth, at first subeyathiform and regular, then flori- 
form with the margin wavy inflexed, dull cream-colored ; asci short, 
cylindrical, .00065 in. to .0008 .in long; spores spermatoid. Decay- 
ing wood of maple. Verona. Aug. The margin of the larger cups 
is strongly inflexed in three or four places, giving the plants a resem- 
blance to a small three or four-petalous flower. 
Peziza multipuncta, P/.. Dead culms of carices. Albany. May. 
Pezizaregalis, C. @ EF. Dead branches, North Greenbush. Nov. ’ 
Peziza mycogena, Hilis. On 30me effete fungus. Griffins. Sept.. 
Peziza sanguinea, Pers. Decaying wood. Buffalo. Clinton. Sand- 
lake. ‘This species is referred by some mycologists to the genus Puf- 
ellaria. 
Helotium vitigenum, De Not. Dead grape vines. Albany and 
North Greenbush. July and Oct, 
Helotium pallescens, /’r. Chips and decaying wood. North Green- 
bush. Oct. 
