THE SPORE-SAC FUNGI 



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Peziza scmitosta. 



Semitosta, from its scorched appearance, or umber-like color. 



The cup is one to one and a half inches across, hemispherical, hirsute-velvety 

 without, date-brown within ; margin inflexed. 



The stem is ribbed or wrinkled. Sporidia are subfusiform, .00117 inch long. 



These plants are found on the ground in damp places. It was formerly 

 called Peziza semitosta or Sarcoscypha semitosta. The plants in Figure 430 were 

 found in August or September on the north side of the Edinger Hill, near Chilli- 

 cothe, and were photographed by Dr. Kellerman. No doubt edible, but the writer 

 has not tried them. This is called Macropodia semitosta. 



Figure 431. Peziza repanda. 



Peziza aurantia. Fr. 



Orange-Ground Peziza. Edible. 



Aurantia means orange color. 



Subsessile, irregular, oblique, externally somewhat pruinose, whitish. The 

 sporidia are elliptic, rough. 



Found on the ground in damp woods. The cups are often quite large and' 

 very irregular. Found in August and September. 



