DiscomycetcB, Helvellacese, Geoglossum. 605 



long., 3-5 mm. lata; stipite gracili, tereti, sursum squamuloso, 1- 

 2 mm. crasso; ascis cylindraceo-clavatls, apice contractis, poro J. 

 cffirulescenti, 150-17B ^ 15-18, octosporis; sporidiis subdistichis, cy- 

 lindraceo-clavatis, primo continuis et multiguttulatis, demum 7- 

 12-septatis, 65-105*^5-7 (plurimis 80-100 jj,,), longe hyalinis de- 

 mum fuligineis; paraphysibus filiformibus, hyalinis, septatis, sur- 

 sum curvatis v. circinatis, apicibus abrupte ellipsoideis v. globosis 

 5-6 (X. cr. 



Hab. ad terram argillosam in silvis, New York et Michigan 

 Amer, bor. 



2. Geoglossum pygmaeum Gerard in Durand, Ann. Myc. YI (1908) 6336 

 p. 429. — Ascomatibus pusillis, 0,5-2 cm. altis, exsiccatis brun- 

 neo-atris; clavula tenui, compressa; stipite gracili, leniter pilis fu- 

 scis septatis obsesso; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, 175-200 *= 17-18, 

 octosporis ; sporidiis parallele positis, fuligineis, cylindraceo-clava- 



tis, 15-septatis, 122-140 «6-7; paraphysibus rectis, filiformibus, 

 deorsum hyalinis, rare septatis, 3 \i. csassis, sursum clavatis, fu- 

 Jigineis, septatis, constrictis, cellulis 12-14 jjl. long., cellula termi- 

 nali piriformi v. elliptica, 10-14 « 7-8. 



Ilab. ad terram detritis ligneis mixtam, Poughkefepsie N. Y. 

 Amer. bor. (W. R. Gerard). 



3. Geoglossum intermedium Durand, Ann. Mycol. VI (1908) p. 431, 5337 

 fig. 66-67, 142-144. — Ascomatibus solitariis, atris, 3-4,5 cm. al- 



tis, clavula oblonga v. ovato-Ianceolata, compressa, obtusa, 0,75- 

 1,5 cm. longa, hymenio exsiccato alveolato; stipite gracili, tereti 

 flexuoso, brunneo-atro, 0,75-1 mm. crasso, sursum pilis flexuosis, 

 septatis, brunneis obsesso; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, J. crerulescen- 

 tibus, 150-200^20, octosporis; sporidiis bi-multiseriatis, crassis, 

 clavatis, obtusis, longe hyalinis, demum pallide brunneis, 7-11- 

 septatis, 55-75 >^ 6; paraphysibus filiformibus, subhyalinis, rectis, 

 raro septatis, sursum clavatis, apice subpyriformibus v. subglobo- 

 sis, apicibus cum ascis coha?rentibus epithecium brunneum for- 

 mantibus. 



Ilab. iu paludosis Knoxbora N. Y. (H. S. Jackson) et in ligno 

 putri Guelph Amer. bor. Ontario ( J. H. Faull). 



4. Geoglossum cohserens Durand, Ann. Mycol. VI (1908) pag. 430, 5338 

 fig. 65^ 138-139. — Ascomatibus clavatis, atris, .2.5-3,5 cm. altis; 

 clavula tereti v. compressa, obtusa; stipite squamuloso; ascis cla- 

 vatis, 150 « 12-15; sporidiis inordinatis, cylindraceo-clavatis, longe 

 hyalinis, demum pallido-brunneis, 0-7-septatis, 40-55 » 5; paraphy- 



