On stems of Euphorbia amygdaloides.
Cups 400μ broad.

Name-Euphorbia, a genus of Euphorbiacea, the

B.

SPORIDIA ELLIPTIC OR OBLONG.

(a) On leaves or herbaceous stems.

49. Mollisia Trifolii. (Bernh.)

Gregarious, epiphyllous or rarely hypophyllous, minute, orbicular, at first covered, then erumpent; margin thin, lacerated; hymenium plane or convex, smoky yellow; asci clavate; sporidia 8, elliptic or oblongelliptic, 2-guttulate, 10-15 x 5-7μ; paraphyses filiform, rather stout.

Ascobolus Trifolii-Bernh., "Manip.," iv. p. 27, t. 6, f. 5; Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 165; Berk., "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 209; "Outl.," p. 374; Cooke, "Jour. Bot.," 1864. Phacidium Trifolii-Boud., "Ann. Sc. Nat.," 1869, p. 69; Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 2270; Sacc., " Mich.," No. vii. p. 331. Peziza Trifoliorum--Libert, "Crypt. Ard.," ex. No. 324. Pseudo-peziza Trifolii-Fckl., "Symb. Myco.," p. 290. Favrea congener (Ces.)-Sacc., "Mich.," ii. p. 331. Mollisia Trifoliorum-Gill., “Champ.,” p. 123,

C. 1.

Exs.-Libert, "Crypt. Ard.," 324; Berk., 69; Desm., "Crypt. Fr.," No. 520; Karst., "Fung. Fenn.," 933; Cooke, "Fung. Brit.," 331, ed. ii. 451; Winter, "Fungi Eur.," 2057; Roumg., "Fung. Gal.," 660.

On living clover-leaves.

Name-Trifolium, a genus of Leguminosea, including

clovers.

50. Mollisia Cerastiorum. (Wallr.) Gregarious, minute, innato-sessile, glabrous, orbicular, nearly waxy, slightly concave, marginate, pallid testaceous, when moist paler; asci clavate or subfusiform;

sporidia 8, oblong, obtuse, 2-guttulate, 10 x 3μ; paraphyses filiform, slender. (Plate VI. fig. 36.)

Peziza Cerastiorum-Wallr. in Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 153; Wallr., " Flo. Germ.," 465. Phacidium Cerastiorum-Gill., "Champ.," p. 169.

Exs.-Cooke, "Fung. Brit.," No. 655; Rabh., “Fung. Eur.," 1705 and 17056.

On leaves of Cerastium.

Cups 300 to 500μ broad.

Name-Cerastium, a genus of Caryophyllaceae.
King's Lynn! (Mr. C. B. Plowright).

Hypophyllous, gregarious, on discoloured spots, erumpent, then sessile, orbicular; hymenium plane, at first ochraceous, then black; margin distinct, serrated, umber-brown, at length black; sporidia 8, pyriform, septate, 15 × 5μ; paraphyses filiform, sometimes branched.

Phlyctidium Ranunculi-Wallr., "Flo. Germ.,' p. 416. Dothidea Ranunculi-Fries, "Sys. Myco.,” ii. p. 562; Berk., “Eng. Flo.," v. p. 287. Excipula Ranunculi-Rabh., "Handbk.," 153. Phacidium RanunculiCooke, "Handbk.," No. 2271; Gill., "Champ.,” p. 168. Phacidium litigiosum-Rob. in Desm., "Ann. Sc. Nat.,” t. 8, 1847, p. 181.

Exs.-Berk., 347; Desm., 1639; Fckl., "F. Rh.,” 1175; Cooke, "Fung. Brit.," 280, ed. ii. 452; Rehm, "Asco.," 659; Kunze, "Fung. Sel.," 175, 381; Roumg., 'Fung. Gal.," 544.

On fading leaves of Ranunculus repens, etc.

About 500μ broad.

Name-Ranunculus, a genus of Ranunculacea. Forres! (Rev. Dr. Keith). Shere, Surrey! (Dr. Capron).

SUBGENUS VII. PERISTOMIALIS.

Subcylindrical, sessile, fleshy, disc plane or slightly concave; margin furnished with triangular teeth; sporidia cylindraceo-filiform. (Plate VI. fig: 37.) · ·

Name-Tepi, around, oróμa, the mouth; furnished with scales round the mouth, like the peristome of mosses. Only one species.

52. Mollisia peristomialis. (B. and Br.)

Minute, cylindrical, pallid, mouth furnished with long white triangular teeth; hymenium nearly plane; asci lanceolate; sporidia biseriate, fusiform, multi-guttulate, 20-27 x 4-5μ. (Plate VI. fig. 37.)

Peziza (Mollisia) peristomialis-B. and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist.," No. 1169, t. 5, f. 32; Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 2119.

On dead bark of holly.

About 300 to 400μ high, by 200μ broad.

Gregarious, at first globose, then elongated, and botuliform or subpyriform, truncate at the top, the hymenium scarcely depressed; the triangular teeth resemble those of Peziza inflexa (Bolt.); the sporidia are large, and furnished with 5 to 9 nuclei.

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A most exquisite object under a moderate magnifier, resembling some Actinic in miniature. Sporidia ·001 inch long" (B. and Br., l. c.).

Name See under Subgenus.
Penzance (J. Ralfs, Esq.).

Cups stipitate or sessile, fleshy, waxy or fibrous; clothed externally with more or less well-developed hairs. (Plates VI-VII., figs. 38-42.)

Name λáxvn, down; from the villous or hairy clothing.

Cups large, fleshy, distinctly stipitate; externally tomentose or hairy. (Plate VI. fig. 38.) Name σáp, flesh, okúpoç, a cup.

1.

2.

bulbosa.

helvelloides.

macropus.
radiculata.

(Exterior cinerascent; stem bulbous at base Exterior blackish-brown, squamulose; stem equal Exterior cinereous, hirto-verrucose; stem attenuated upwards

Exterior white, villous; disc sulphur-yellow
Exterior whitish, tomentose; disc pale orange

A. SPORIDIA ELLIPTIC.

(a) Epispore asperate.

1. Lachnea radiculata. (Sow).

Cups subcæspitose, fleshy, hemispherical, then aplanate; stem thick, rooting; hymenium sulphureous;

externally white, villous; asci cylindrical; sporidia 8, elliptic, asperate, 16 × 10μ; paraphyses filiform. (Plate VI. fig. 38.)

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Peziza radiculata-Sow., " Fung.," t. 114; Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. 81; Crouan, "Flo. Fin.," p. 52; "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 192; B. and Br., “ Ann. Nat. Hist.," 1160*, t. 4, f. 23; Cooke, "Handbk.," 2015; "Grevillea," iii. fig. 92; Cooke, "Mycogr.," fig. 99. Peziza Sowerbea-Pers., "Myco. Eur.," p. 232. Lachnea radiculata-Gill., "Champ.," p. 66, c. i. Exs.-Rabh., " Fung. Eur.," 618.

On the ground, in gardens and in fir woods, etc. Summer and autumn.

Cups 1 to 1 inches broad; hairs septate, hyaline, rather long (M. C. Cooke). Somewhat reticulated externally, with irregular prominent veins, 1 inch or more broad (Berk. in " Eng. Flo.").

Name Radicula, a little root; from the rooting base. Dropmore, Jedburgh (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). Near Twycross (Rev. A. Bloxam). North Wootton (Mr. C. B. Plowright). Epping (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Stoke Newington (Mr. W. G. Smith).

Var. Percevalii. Phil.

Differing in the oblique cups (which resemble the species in Otidea) and the clavate paraphyses. Name After Mr. Cecil H. Spencer Perceval. Stopham! (Mr. Cecil H. Spencer Perceval). (a) Epispore smooth.

(a) Stem erect.

2. Lachnea coccinea. (Jacq):

Cups stipitate, infundibuliform; externally, as well as the stem, whitish, tomentose, with short adpressed down; disc carmine; asci cylindrical; sporidia 8, oblong-elliptic, smooth, 25-27 x 9μ; paraphyses linear.

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Peziza coccinea-Jacq., " Misc. Austr.," t. 169; Fries, 'Sys. Myco.," ii. 79; Nees, "Sys.," f. 288; Bolt., " Fung.," t. 104; Buxb., " Petr.," iv. t. 29, f. 4; Batt., t. 3, f. N, 0;