LEOTIA. 471 



contimions or 1-septate, elongated and narrowly elliptical, 

 obliquely 1-2-seriate ; paraphyses present. 



Xeoim, HiU, Hist. Plant., p. 79 (1751); PhU., Brit. Disc, 

 p. 21 ; Sacc, Syll., viii. p. 609 (in part). 



Distinguished by the pileate, entire receptacle supported 

 on an elongated, central stem, and by the subgelatinous con- 

 sistency ot every part. On account of the character last 

 named, the genus is placed in the Bulgaricae by Saccaido ; 

 but the general structure agrees more with the Helvelleae, 

 which includes other species having the same subgelatinous 

 substance, as species of Geoglossum, Vibrissea and Mitrula. 



Growing on the ground, or on decaying wood. 



Leotia lubriea. Pers., Syn. Tung., p. 613 ; Phil., 

 Brit. Disc, p. 22 ; Sacc, SyU., viii. n. 2510. 



Gregarious or in small clusters, stipitate, somewhat gela- 

 tinous, pileus irregularly hemispherical, inflated, wavj-, 

 margin very obtuse, yellowish olive-green, 1'5— 2 cm. across ; 

 stem 3—5 cm. high, nearly equal or more or less inflated at 

 the base, pulpy w^ithin then hollow, externally yellowish and 

 covered with minute, white granules ; asci cylindrical, apbx. 

 slightly narrowed, 8-spored; spores obliquely 1-seiiate, hya- 

 line, continuous, smooth, often guttulate, narrowly elliptical, 

 straight or very slightly curved, 22-25 X 6-6 /x; paraphyses 

 slender, cylindrical, hyaline. 



On the ground in woods. Summer and autumn. 



Specimen in Herb. Kew, named by Persoon, examined. 



Leotia chlorocephala. Schw., Syn., p. 33 ; Phil., 

 Biit. Disc, p. 23; Mycogr., fig. 174; Sacc, SyU., viii. 

 n. 2511. 



Caespitose, stipitate, pileus depresso-globose, somewhat 

 translucent, more or less wavy, margin incurved, dark verdi- 

 gris-green to blackish-green, 1-1 • 5 cm. across ; stem 4-8 cm. 

 long, almost equal, green, but often paler than the pileus, 

 pulverulent, often twisted ; asci cylindric-clavate, apex rather 

 narrowed, S-spored ; spores smooth, hyaline, narrowly ellipti- 

 cal, ends acute, often slightly curved, usually 2-3-guttulate, 

 17-20 X 5 /A, irregularly 2-ser)ate; paraphyses slender, 

 hyaline. 



On the ground. 



Distinguished from L. lubriea by the green stem. 



