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hypothecium and exciple colorless. Paraphyses filiform. Asci 

 slightly clavate. Spores ellipsoid or fusiform, guttulate, pseudo- 

 septate, 10-15 mic. long and 2.5-4 mic. wide. 



Very common on old stems in late autumn. 



Coll. Freda M. Bachman, Oct. 31, 1907. 



-\-Helotium pallescens (Pers.) Fr. Sum. Veg. Scand. 355. 1846. 

 Peziza pallescens Pers."" Obs. Mycol. 85. 1799. 



Apothecia scattered or in groups, 1-2 mm. broad, sessile or 

 shortly stipitate, yellowish white. Hymenium and hypothecium 

 slightly brownish, central and outer cells of the cup pale gray. 

 Paraphyses filiform. Asci cylindrico-clavate. Spores oblong 

 elliptic, guttulate, pseudo-septate, 8-13 mic. long and 2-4 mic. 

 wide. 



Found growing on old wood. 



Coll. Freda M. Bachman, Nov. 13, 1907. 



Helotium citrinum (Hedw.) Fr. Sum. Veg. Scand. 355. 1846. 

 Octospora citrina Hedw. Desc. Muse. Frond. 1 : 28. pi. 

 7. 1787. 



Apothecia caespitose or in groups, 2 mm.-i cm. broad, often 

 plane from the first, usually with a short stipe, interior very 

 bright yellow, exterior paler, smooth. Stipe 1-3 mm. long. Hy- 

 menium pale olivaceous and slightly darker than the hypothe- 

 cium, exciple hyaline. Paraphyses hyaline. Asci cylindrico- 

 clavate. Spores pseudo-septate, oblong-elliptic or fusiform, 10- 

 15 mic. long and 3-4 mic. wide. 



Growing on old stumps or twigs. Very common in sum- 

 mer and fall. 



Coll. Freda M. Bachman, Sept. 28, 1907. Bruce Fink, June 

 23, 1908. 



•Genus II. Phialea. Bond. Les Disco, de Fr. 93. 1879. 



Type species, Phialea aspregrenii (Fr.) Gill.=Phialea 

 bolaris Bond. 

 Mycelium within the substratum. Apothecia waxy-mem- 

 branaceous, at first urceolate and more or less closed, later con- 

 cave or convex, glabrous or pruinose, stipitate. with slender 



