604 DiscomycetgB, Helvellacese, Geoglossum. 



Pfaffenstein in Helvetia saxonica (Fetjrich). — Minutula, habitu 

 Coniocyhis. 



LEPTOGLOSSUM Cooke em Sacc. — Syll. VIII p. 47, XI p. 392, 

 XIV p. 743, XVIII p. 8. 



1. Leptoglossum robustum (Durand) Sacc. et Trav. — Syll. XX, p. 83 538.} 

 — Corynetes robustus Durand, Ann. Mycol. VI (1908) pag. 416, 



fig. 40-44, 198-202. — Ascomatibus gregariis v. caespitosis, atris, 

 robustis, 2,5-8 cm. alt. ; clavula brunneo-olivaceo tincta, obtusa, 

 1-3 cm. longa, 6-15 mm. lata, compressa v. sulcata; stipite tereti, 

 brunneo-atro, glabro, nitenti, sursum leviter squamuloso, 1-4 cm. 

 longo, 3-8 mm. lato; ascis clavatis, crassis, subsessilibus, apice 

 contractis, poro J. cserulescenti, 100-150*10-12 (plurimis 120- 

 135 [X.), octosporis; sporidiis sursum disticbis, byalinis, levibus, cy- 

 lindraceis, multiguttulatis, demum 7-11-septatis, 25-50 «^ 4-6 (30- 

 40 [j.) ; paraphysibus hyalinis, filiformibus, 2-3 [i. cr., apice leniter 

 incrassatis et curvatis, non v. leniter sursum cohferentibus. 



Hab. ad terram sabulosam inter folia dejecta, Maine, Mississippi 

 Amer. bor. 



2. Leptoglossum fumosum Peck, Mus. N. Y. Nat. Hist. Bull. n. 116 5334 

 (1907) p. 25, Microglossum fumosum (Peck) Durand in Ann. Myc. 



VI (1908) p. 408, t. V, f. 15-16 et 1. 19, f. 203-205. — Ascomatibus 

 solitariis v. saepius csespitosis, clavatis, 2-6 cm. alt., parte ascigera 

 obovata, elliptica v. oblonga, apice rotundata, plus minus com- 

 pressa et longitud. sulcata, tertiam v. mediam partem ascomatis 

 formante, satis discreta a stipite, e fumoso fulvescente, 0,7-3 cm. 

 longa, 3-12 mm. lata; stipite tereti v. subcompresso 1-3 cm. long., 

 3-5 mm. cr,,; argillaceo, squamuloso v. glabrescente et nitidulo, 

 intus plurilacunoso ; ascis clavatis 100-150 * 10-12, obturaculo jodo 

 CLerulescente, octosporis; sporidiis biseriatis, cylindricis, leviter cur- 

 vis, initio continuis, denique 7-l5-septatis, hyalinis, levibus, utrin- 

 que subrotundatis. 



Hab. ad caudices putrescentes, Massachusetts et Nev7 York 

 Amer. bor. 



GEOGLOSSUM Pers. — VIII p. 42, X p. 2, XIV p. 743, XVI p. 699, j 

 XVIII p. 9. ' 



1. Geoglossum fallax Durand, Ann. Mycol. VI (1908) p. 428, f. 61- 6335 

 64, 133-137. — Ascomatibus solitariis, clavatis, fulvis v. umbrinis, 

 2-8,5 cm. altis; clavula lanceolata, obtusa, compressa, 8-15 mm. 



