No. 3.] HYMENIALES OF CONNECTICUT. J I 



HYMENOCHAETE Lev. 

 v\ir\v, membrane ; x a ""')' a bristle. 



In Hymenochaete, the cap may be attached to the sub- 

 stratum by a central stem, at one side, or upon its back (re- 

 supinate). The distinguishing character of the genus is the 

 velvety or bristly appearance of the fruiting- surface, due to 

 smooth, projecting, thick-walled cells (cystidia or setae). 



Only one species was collected during the past season, but 

 this was found abundantly upon decaying chestnut stumps. 



Hymenochaete rubiginosa (Schr.) Lev. (rusty). 

 Mansfield, May (344). 



CRATERELLUS Fr. 



Crater, a bowl. 



Craterellus very closely resembles Cantharellus of the Aga- 

 ricaceas family, but is distinguished by a smooth fruiting-sur- 

 face, while in Cantharellus the fruiting-surface is composed 

 of thick blunt gills. The plants are very common in the 

 autumn. They are funnel-shaped, and of a fleshy, waxy, or 

 membranaceous consistency. 



Craterellus cantharellus (Schw.) Fr. (a small vase). 



New Haven, Clinton. 

 Craterellus conucopioides (L.) Pers. (resembling a horn 

 of plenty). 



Mansfield, Aug. (245). Plate XXXIX. 



CYPHELLA Fr. 



Kv<pt\\ov, an ear-like depression. 



The plants of this genus are small, cup-like, and resemble 

 Peziza of the Discomycetes. Some species are similar to 

 Corticiw.n, but are distinguished by being attached to the sub- 

 stratum at a central point, and not by the whole sterile surface. 

 Then, too, the fruiting-surface has a tendency to turn down- 

 ward away from the light, while in Corticium it turns towards 

 the light. 



Cyphella muscigena (Pers.) Fr. (growing on moss). 

 South Windsor, Hanmer. 



