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Mycologia 



ophthalma, but are smaller, a little less hairy, and the spores are 

 very different, being ellipsoid or allantoid, while in the latter spe- 

 cies they are globose. 



Lachnellula chrysophthalma (Pers.) Karst. Medd. Soc. 

 Faun. Fl. Fenn. n: 138. 1884 



This is one of the most common species of cup-fungi on coni- 

 fers in the canyons of the mountains, both at Tolland and at 

 Geneva Creek, and being rather large and bright-colored, is easily 

 detected. Our plants compare very favorably with European 

 exsiccati and although common in the Rocky Mountains, no 

 American specimens could be found in our collections at the New 

 York Botanical Garden. 



MOLLISIACEAE 

 Mollisia cinerea (Batsch) Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1: 189. 1871 



One collection on old wood near Tolland. 



Orbilia vinosa (Albert. & Schw.) Karst. Myc. Fenn. 1: 101. 



1871 



On old wood in Geneva Creek Canyon. 



Orbilia flexuosa Grossl. Grevillea 22 : 44. 1893 

 On old wood in Geneva Creek Canyon. 

 Pseudopeziza Medicaginis (Lib.) Sacc. Malpighia 1 : 455. 1886 

 Abundant on leaves of alfalfa at Golden. 



PATELLARIACEAE 

 Patellaria atrata (Hedw.) Fries, Syst. Orb. Veg. 113. 1825 

 On old wood in Geneva Creek Canyon. 



CENANGIACEAE 

 Cenangium populneum (Pers.) Rehm in Rabenh. Krypt. Fl. 1 : 



220. 1896 



Common on Populus tremuloides in Geneva Creek Canyon. 



Godronia Betheli sp. nov. 



Ascomata erumpent through the outer bark of the host, single 

 or occurring in clusters, often so numerous as to form congested 

 masses many cm. in diameter and almost entirely surrounding the 

 branches on which they grow ; individual ascomata at first nearly 



