NEW SPECIES OF FUNGI 7 



broadly linear, slightly clavulate, nearly colorless; 

 spores ellipsoid, asperate, becoming olivaceous, apic- 

 ulate both ways, 25x10 /*. 



On twigs of Juniperus scopulorum, Mead's spring, 

 Brown county. (12102) 

 Peziza (Plicaria) roseo-lilacina Clements. 



Ascoma sessile, waxy-carnose, persistently concave- 

 cupuliform, smooth, ochroleucous, margin often ir- 

 regularly lobed, hymenium rose-lilac, l-lj cm. wide; 

 asci 8-spored, cylindrical, apex light blue with iodin, 

 300x15 fi- ; paraphyses linear, scarcely incrassate above, 

 densely filled with lilac granules, apex 6-7 h-; spores 

 monostichous, ovoid-ellipsoid, smooth, 1-2-guttate, 

 17-18x10 fi. 



On wet sandy ground among mosses, Barney creek, 

 Keya Paha county. (12103) 

 Humaria silvosa Clements. 



Ascoma minute, sessile, sparse or gregarious, at first 

 hemispherical, closed, then open, margined, entire, 

 concave, saffron-luteous, \-l mm. wide; asci 4-spored, 

 irregular, stipitate, truncate above, inoperculate, blue 

 with iodin, 150x18 /»; paraphyses linear, long-clavate, 

 clava 30x7-8 /*, simple, filled with large pale luteous 

 granules, 5 /* wide; spores ellipsoid, obtuse both ways, 

 straight or obliquely monostichous, with 2-3 large 

 guttae, 25x12 /*. 



On wet mossy banks. Dry Branch, Humboldt. (12104) 

 Pelodiscus Clements nov. gen. 



Ascoma minute, superficial, sessile, carnose, cupulate, 

 at length disciform or explanate, pilose without, but 

 not ciliate at the margin ; acci cylindrical, 4-8-spored, 

 paraphysate; spores ellipsoid or oblong, hyaline. 

 Pelodiscus agrees with Humaria and Scutellinia in hav- 

 ing the ascoma superficial, while in Sepultaria and in 

 Sarcosphaera it is at first hypogaeous. It agrees with 

 Sepultaria in being simply tomentose or lanose with- 



