Seaver: Earth-Inhabiting Species of Ascobolus 97 
of numerous vein-like reticulations, which consist apparently of 
crevices, the spaces between the crevcies giving rise to prominent 
projections visible about the periphery of the spore, the spaces 
between appearing as notches, giving the spore a very ragged 
appearance; paraphyses scarcely enlarged above, embedded in 
golden-yellow, mucilaginous substance. 
On damp soil in woods and on the margin of a small pond. 
Type locality: Woods near Yonkers, New York. 
Distribution: Woods near Yonkers and Staten Island, New 
York. 
New York Botanical Garden. 
Explanation of Plate CLXXXIV 
All drawings are made with the aid of the camera lucida to a common scale. 
1-2, Ascobolus geophUus Seaver; 3-4, Ascobolus viridis Curr. ; 5-6, Ascobolus 
subglobosus Seaver ; 7-8, Ascobolus carbonarius P. Karst. 
