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menium somewhat brownish, other parts of the cup pale gray. 

 Paraphyses filiform, slightly exceeding the asci in length, more 

 or less pointed at the ends. Asci cylindrico-clavate. Spores ob- 

 long-elliptic, hyaline, 2-celled, 6-12 mic. long and 3 mic. wide. 



Growing on old wood. Very common. 



Coll. Freda M. Bachman, Nov. 22, 1907. 



Genus IV. Sarcoscypha Sacc. Syl. Fung. 8: 153. 1889. 

 Type species, Sarcoscypha coccinea (Jacq.) Sacc. 



Mycelium within the substratum. Apothecia waxy or 

 fleshy-waxy, stipitate, generally cup-shaped, usually bright-col- 

 ored, exterior tomentose and paler than the interior, caespitose 

 or in groups, large. Hairs of the cup short or long, white or 

 slightly colored often appressed and inconspicuous. Stipe erect 

 or rooting. Paraphyses slender, branched, more, or less clavate, 

 filled with colored granules. Asci cylindrical attenuated at the 

 base. Spores 8, elliptic or oblong, smooth or seldom rough, hya- 

 line, guttulate, large, simple. 



Growing on decorticate wood or partially buried sticks. 



KEY TO SPECIES. 



a — ■ Hairs conspicuous floccosa 



a — Hairs inconspicuous. 



b — On half-buried sticks in early spring coccinea 



b — On decaying wood all summer occidentalis 



Sarcoscypha floccosa (Schw.) Sacc. Syl. Fung. 8: 156. 1889. 

 Peziza floccosa Schw. Syn. Am. No. 782. 1831. 



Apothecia solitary or caespitose, 1-2 cm. broad, fleshy, fun- 

 nel-shaped, interior bright scarlet, exterior pink, tomentose, edge 

 surrounded by longer erect hairs. Stipe straight or flexuous, 

 3-4 cm. long, tomentose. Flairs of the exterior colorless. Hy- 

 menium and hypothecium reddish, outer parts hyaline. Para- 

 physes filiform, hyaline, reddish in mass. Asci cylindrical. 

 Spores granular, elliptic, 30 mic. long and 11 mic. wide. 



Growing on partly buried sticks in woods. 



Coll. Bruce Fink, May 30, 1908. Freda M. Bachman. Grace 

 M. Kalter, June 10, 1908. 



