CLASSIFICATION 503 



Balsamia 



Ascophore not perforated, rather soft, cavernose ; asci elliptic- 

 oblong or subglobose, 8-spored ; spores elliptic-oblong, smooth, 

 colourless. 



B. vulgaris.- — Ascophore irregularly shaped, very minutely 

 warted or almost smooth, dark-coloured, i-i|- in. diam., cavities 

 large, wavy ; asci ovate-oblong ; spores cylindric-oblong, smooth, 

 colourless, 25-35 X 9-12 fi. 



Smell very strong and unpleasant. 



Under trees. Rare. 



B. platyspora. — Ascophore irregularly subglobose, minutely 

 warted, yellowish, warts darker, internal cavities minute, about 

 I in. diam. ; asci oblong-ovate ; spores elliptic-oblong, smooth, 

 colourless, 24-30x8-11 jj-. 



Under trees and bushes. 



B. fagiformis. — Ascophore globose, densely covered with fine 

 warts, dusky brown or rusty, cavities crowded, |-i in. across ; asci 

 ovate-oblong ; spores elliptic-oblong, colourless, 16-20x10-11 /^. 



In clay soil. Smell very strong. Rare. 



Hydnobolites 



Ascophore fleshy, wrinkled or folded, cells wavy, opening to the 

 surface ; asci elliptic-oblong, 8-spored ; spores globose, surface 

 netted or reticulated. 



H. cerchrijormis. — Ascophore subglobose, wrinkled, especially 

 below, at first covered with whitish down, soon smooth and pale 

 yellow, |-i| in. diam. ; asci elliptic-oblong ; spores globose, netted, 

 tinged yellow, 18-30 /x diam. 



The ascophore is covered with wrinkled folds resembling a l:rain. 



Fixed to the ground by mycelium, under moss or fallen leaves 

 in woods. 



Hydnotrya 



Ascophore perforated, minutely warted or veh-ety, cavities of 

 the gleba wavy, often opening to the surface ; asci elliptic-oblong ; 

 spores globose. 



H. tulasnei. — Ascophore globoso-depressed, base ^\•rinkled, with 

 perforations, minutely velvety, rufous, i-2| in. diam. ; asci 

 elliptic-oblong ; spores globose, brown, coarsely warted, 25 35 /'- 

 diam. 



The ascophore is some shade of rusty brown, often tinged ver- 

 milion. Smell weak. 



Sandy soil. 



Stephensia 



Ascophore irregularly globose and more or less tlepressed ; gleba 



