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Helotium herbarum 



Fig. 11 — apothecium on an old stem, X 2 

 " 12 — parapbysis, X 325 

 " 13 — ascus, X 325 

 " 14 — spores, X 325 



Plate IV. 

 Dasyscypha virginea 



Fig. 1 — part of the center of the cup and the outer cells and hairs, 

 X 325 

 " 2 — paraphyses, X 325 

 " 3 — ascus, X 325 

 " 4 — spores, X 325 



Sarcoscypha occidentalis 



Fig. 5 — part of the center of the cup and the outer cells and hairs, 

 X 325 



" 6 — paraphysis, X 325 



" 7 — -ascus, spores immature, X 325 



" 8 — mature spores, X 325 



Orbilia xanthostigma 



Fig. 9 — structure of apothecium, X 460 

 " 10 — paraphysis, X 460 

 " 11 — asci, X 460 

 " 12 — spores, X 460 



Mollisia cinerea 



Fig. 13 — part of the center of the cup, the outer cells, and attach- 

 ing hyphae, X 325 

 " 14 — • paraphysis, X 325 

 " 15 — ascus, X 325 

 " 16 — spores, X 325 



