Thelebolus lignicola, as we 

 nous plant (Fig. 1103, natural 

 apex, and a small viscid, closed, 

 seed, is squeezed out. Our Fig. I 

 and Fig. 1105, one that has thrc 

 this peridiole as ejected with 

 confirm. The structure of th 

 by recent writers. Brefeld .v 

 only. While a good microscc 

 borne in asci, each containim 

 asci are very thin and trano 

 in one mount we mad" ndc. 

 could be seen streamin,. 

 show the structure cr _y. 



call these sp^ :rn 



size). As " 



white ba! x t of a 



04 show, )f the plants (enlaged; 



"l idiole. Tode represents 



ce, which we are unable to 



oie has been differently shown 



s it as a cavity filled with spores 



ne was in error. The spores are 



nerous spores. The walls of the 



t, and are seen with difficulty, but 



e influence of the water, the spores 



the asci. Zukal and Heimerl both 



Fig. 1104. 



Fig. 1105. 



In the most recent works Thelebolus is classed in the Ascoboleae 

 in the section with hyaline spores and close to Ryparobius, which 

 has the same spores arranged in the ascus. Of course, it is stretching 

 a point to class in the Discomycetes, a plant that has its asci not in 

 a disciform receptacle, but in a closed peridiole. 



THELEBOLUS LIGXICOLA. Small, gelatinous, pale, almost 

 white, about 2-3 mm. high. Rupturing at the apex and exuding a 

 small (i mm.), white, gelatinous peridiole. Spores hyaline, 3^ x 

 4-4^ mic., smooth, borne many (about 60100) in each ascus. 



It grows gregariously on rotten wood. There have been five 

 species of Thelebolus listed, all little, yellow plants on manure. We 

 are unable to reconcile this pale (almost white) species on rotten 

 wood with either, and have therefore proposed a new name for it. 

 Mr. Burnham sent us an ample fresh collection. We doubt if we 

 could have done anything with it from dried material. 



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