PSEUDOPEZIZA. 189 



PSEUDOPEZIZA. Fckl. (emended.) (figs. 43, 44, p. 156.) 



Parasites or saprophytes; ascophore erumpent, sessile, 

 sometimes narrowed at the base, glabrous, minute ; cortex 

 parenchymatous, cells irregularly polygonal; asci narrowly 

 clavate, apex usually narrowed, 4-8-spored ; spores smooth, 

 hyaline, narrowly elliptical or fusiform, continuous or 1- 

 septate; paraphyses present. 



Pseudopeziza, Fuckel, Symb. Myc., p. 290; Sacc., Syll. r 

 viii. p. 723 (both in part). 



Mollisia, Phillips, Brit. Disc., p. 171 (in part.) 



Many of the species are true parasites, growing on living 



FIGUKES ILLUSTRATING THE SELVELLEAE, &c. 



Fig. 1, Morchella esculenta, Pers., entire fungus ; about ^ nat. size ; 

 Fig. 2, ascus and paraphysis of same ; highly X ; Fig. 3, spores of same ; 

 X 330; Fig. 4, Rhizina undulata, Fries, entire fungus; about nat. 

 size; Fig. 5, section of same, showing the numerous rhizoids; about 

 i nat. size ; Fig. 6, ascus and paraphyses of same ; highly x ; Fig. 7, 

 spores of same : x 300 ; Fig. 8, Geoglossum glutinosum, Pers., entire 

 fungus ; about 5 uat. size ; Fig. 9, ascus and paraphyses of same ; highly 

 X ; Fig. 10, spore of same ; x 300 ; Fig. 11, Leptoglossum microsporum, 

 yacc., ascus and paraphysis ; highly x ; Fig. 12, spores of same ; 

 X 300 ; Fig. 13, Geoglossum viscosum, Pers., paraphyses highly x ; 

 Fig. 14, Gyromitra esculenta, Fries, entire fungus ; about nat. size ; 

 Fig. 15, spore of same; x 300; Fig. 16, Gyromitra gigas, Cooke, spore; 

 x 300 ; Fig. 17, Helvetia crispa, Fries, entire fungus ; about J nat. size ; 

 Fig. 18, spores of same; x 300; Fig. 19, Verpa digitaliformis, Pers., 

 entire fungus, about .nat. size Fig. 20, section of pileus and upper part 

 uf hollow stem of same ; about nat. size; Fig. 21, ascus and paraphysis 

 of same ; highly X ; Fig. 22, Spatlmlaria flavida, Pers., entire fungus ; 

 about nat. size ; Fig. 23, free spore of same ; x 300 ; Fig. 24, ascus 

 and paraphyses of same; highly x ; Fig. 25, Leotia lubrica, Pers., single 

 plant ; about | nat. size ; Fig. 26, section of pileus of same ; about nat. 

 size; Fig. 27. ascus and paraphysis of same; x 300; Fig. 28, free 

 spores of same ; x 300 ; Fig. 29, Mitrula paludosa, Fr., about nat. 

 size ; Fig. 30, ascus and paraphyses of same ; X 300 ; Fig. 31, Morcliella 

 conica, Pers., var. deliciosa, Fr., fungus; about nat. size: Fig. 32, 

 I 'ibrissea truncorum, Fries, group of plants ; nat. size ; Fig. 33, section of 

 pileus of same, showing the spores escaping; slightly x ; Fig. 34, 

 portion of a spore of same; x 750; Fig. 35, ascus and paraphyses of 

 same ; highly x ; Fig. 36, Peziza ochracea, Boudier, two plants; nat. 

 size ; Fig. 37, ascus and paraphyses ; highly x . 



