276 Mas see. — A Monograph of the Geoglosseae. 
to some extent, being in some specimens very evident, in others 
rudimentary, but always very slight. The fungus is normally dry, 
but, as in other species, may become slightly viscid in rainy weather. 
All Berkeley’s types have been examined ; a specimen of Geoglossum 
rufum , from Herb. Schweinitz ; also specimens of the type of Mitrula 
lutea , collected by Leprieur in Guiana, and sent by Montagne to 
Berkeley. 
Mitrula eucullata, Fries, Epicr. 584, 1836-38; Phil., Brit. Disc. 
27, 1887; Sacc., Syll. viii, n. 100, 1889; Massee, Brit. Fung.-Flora, 
iv, 482, 1895 ; Cke., Mycogr. 101, f. 176, 1875 ; Rehm , Kr.-Fl. 
n. 5861, 1896. (PI. XII, Figs. 39-41.) 
Gregarious; entire fungus 1-2-5 cm - high, dry; ascigerous portion 
variable in shape, ovate, obovate, or subglobose, usually somewhat 
laterally compressed, lower margin often free from the stem for a very 
short distance, hollow, glabrous, even, orange-yellow or orange-brown, 
2-4 x 2 mm. ; stem very slender, usually crooked, glabrous, brown, 
base downy and darker in colour. Asci narrowly clavate, apex 
narrowed, pore blue with iodine, 60-70 x 6 ^ ; spores 8, irregularly 
2-seriate, hyaline, smooth, continuous, narrowly fusiform, straight or 
slightly curved, 12-18x3 /^; paraphyses slender, tips thickened. 
Syn. — Elvella eucullata , Batsch, Elench. Fung. 189, fig. 132, 
1786. 
Mitrula Heyderi , Pers., Tent. Disp. meth. Fung. 56, pi. 3, f. 12, 1797. 
Leotia mitrula , Pers., Syn. Fung. 61 1, 1801; Grev., Scot. Crypt. 
FI. tab. 81, 1823. 
Clavaria ferruginea , Sow., Eng. Fung. pi. 84, 1797. 
Mitrula (. Heyderia ) Abietis , Fries, Syst. Myc. i, 492, 1821. 
Geoglossum cucullatum , Fries, Elench. Fung, i, 233, 1828. 
Verpa ferruginea , Wallr., Flor. Germ. Crypt, ii, 549, 1833. 
Exs. — Rab., Fung. Eur. n. 37, 669, 1223, 1315, 1345; Roum ., 
Fung. Gall. Exs. n. 713, 2377 ; Phil., Elv. Brit. n. 53 ; Krieger, Fung. 
Sax. 922 ; Sydow, Myc. March, n. 1261 ; Cke., Fung. Brit. n. 232 ; 
Fuckel , Fung. Rhen. n. 1237; Schweiz. Krypt. n. 431 ; Desm., Cr. 
France, ser. 1, n. 1155; Karsten , Fung. Fenn. n. 447; Berk., Brit. 
Fung. n. 254; Thiim., Fung. Austr. n. 1014; Holl, Schmidt, and 
Kunze, Deutschl. Schwamme, n. xcviii. 
Hab. — On fallen leaves of various conifers, &c. 
Distr. — Britain, Portugal, Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark, 
