Gill., "Champ.," p. 147, c i. Helvella sarcoides-Dicks., Crypt.," i. p. 21; Bolt., t. 101, f. 2. Sarcodea sarcoides *urnalis-Karst., "Symb. Myco.," p. 232. Coryne sarcoides-Tul., "Select. Fung. Carp.," iii. p. 190, t. 17, f. 1-8; Fckl., "Symb. Myco.," p. 284. Ombrophila sarcoides-Karst., "Myco. Fenn.," p. 86. Spermogonia: Tremella (coryne) sarcoides-Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 217; "Summa Veg. Scan.," p. 341; and "Epicr." p. 589. Tremella sarcoides With., p. 78. Coryne sarcoides Bon., " Handb.," p. 149, t. 11, f. 233. Exs.-Karst., "Fung. Fenn.," 452 (partly); Cooke, Fung. Brit.," 482; Phil., “Elv. Brit.," 138; Roumg., "Fung. Gal.," 2767.

On trunks and branches of trees.

Name-σáp, flesh, ɛidoç, likeness; flesh-like.
Common !

4. Ombrophila purpurea. (Fckl.)

Receptacle as in preceding, but larger and more robust; asci scarcely stipitate, cylindrical; sporidia biseriate, lanceolate, sometimes curved, multiguttulate, hyaline, 20 × 6μ; paraphyses filiform, not thickened at the tips.

Coryne purpurea-Fckl., “Symb. Myco.," p. 284. Bulgaria purpurea (Fckl.)-Cooke in "Grevillea," ii. p.

164.

Exs.-Fckl., "F. Rh.," No. 1135; Cooke, “Fung. Brit.," ed. ii. 658.

Sporidia 20μ (0007 in.) long, whereas in B. sarcoides they are only half that length. The cups exceed 1 inch in diameter (Cooke).

The sporidia in the Attingham Park specimen are 24 x 7μ. This may be a distinct species.

Epping (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Attingham Park, Shrewsbury !

5. Ombrophila clavus. (A. and S.)

Crowded or scattered, between fleshy and gelatinous, somewhat firm, pallid or purplish, nearly obconic or

stipitate; hymenium plane or convex; stem thick or slender; asci cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, oblongelliptic, obtuse at the ends or pointed, unequal-sided, polari-guttulate, 10-15 × 4-5μ; paraphyses filiform. (Plate X. fig. 62.)

Peziza clavus-A. and S., p. 306, t. 11, f. 5; Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 137; B. and Br., " Ann. Nat. Hist.,' No. 575; Pat., p. 129, f. 290 (?). Helotium clavus-Gill., "Champ.," p. 153.

On leaves, twigs, etc., lying in swampy places. Autumn.

A most variable species both in size and shape, the stem at one time absent, at another elongated to twice the diameter of the disc; sometimes very thick, at others slender.

Name Clavus, a stud or button.
Trefriw, North Wales!

6. Ombrophila atro-virens. (Pers.)

Solitary or crowded, sessile or substipitate, at first globose, then turbinate or hemispherical, immarginate, subgelatinous, æruginous-green; asci cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, cylindrical, obtuse at the ends, curved, 3 to 4-septate, often constricted at the septa, 14-18 × 3-4μ; paraphyses filiform, branched, adherent.

Spermogonia solitary or cæspitose, often coalescing into a common truncate head; bearing narrowly ovoide spermatia, on slender, branched sterigmata.

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Peziza atro-virens-Pers., "Syn. Fung.," p. 635; Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 141; "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 205; Grev., "Flo. Edin.," p. 425; Cooke, “ Handbk.," No. 2099. Coryne virescens-Tul., “Select. Fung. Carp.," iii. p. 193, t. xviii. f. 12-15. Calloria atro-virens-Fries, "Summa Veg. Scan.," p. 359; Pat., p. 75, f. 174. Chlorosplenium atro-virens De Not., " Disc.," p. 23.

Conidial form: Dacrymyces virescens Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 229. Mollisia atro-virens-Gill., “Champ.,'

p. 126.

Exs.-Phil., " Elv. Brit.," 141; Rhem, " Asco.," 618.

On decaying wood; on decorticated branches in damp places, etc.

Usually small, scattered, dark green, convex, of a decidedly gelatinous texture.

Name-Ater, black, virens, green.

Near Ludlow, Shropshire! The Wrekin, Shropshire! near Bristol! (Mr. C. Bucknall).

GENUS V. CALLORIA. Fries (amended).

Gelatinous, at first spherical, immarginate, then becoming plane or concave, sessile or substipitate; for the most part bright-coloured, with no distinct excipulum; sporidia 8, minute. (Plate X. fig. 63.)

Spermogonia occur in fusarioides.

Rarely exceeding to of a line broad; soft when moist, slightly horny when dry.

Growing on dead wood, herbaceous stems, and fungi.
Name-káλos (kaλós), beauty; beautifully coloured.

1.

(Paraphyses filiform

2.

Paraphyses globose or subglobose at the apices
(Exterior woolly, rosy-pink: growing on Sterium
Exterior glabrous, bright red: on Conium maculatum
Exterior glabrous, reddish flesh-colour: on Rubus

cæsius

Exterior glabrous, flesh-red: on dead wood
Exterior glabrous, orange-colour: seated on a Tape-
sium

1.

4

6

2

stereicola.

coniicola.

rubicolor.

rubella.

auricolor.

3.

(Exterior glabrous, flesh-red; sporidia subglobose.. coccinella.
Exterior glabrous, yellowish-scarlet; sporidia glo-
boso-elliptic..

Exterior glabrous, pale vinous-red; sporidia filiform
(Exterior granular, gummy; paraphyses urn-shaped
at the apices..

Exterior granulated; paraphyses filiform

Exterior at first pubescent, then glabrous; para-
physes filiform
Exterior glabrous

(Paraphyses globose at the apices; sporidia filiform
or fusoidio-filiform

Paraphyses subclavate at the apices, sporidia oblong-fusiform

xanthostigma. vinosa.

lasia.

cornea.

chrysostigma.

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luteo rubella.

.. fusarioides.
inflatula.

5. Paraphyses filiform; sporidia acicular-filiform Paraphyses thickened at the apices; sporidia elliptic, large

Paraphyses filiform: growing on Polyporus
Exterior glabrous, white, becoming yellow; para-
physes globose at the apices

6.

Exterior subfarinose, pallid-white

Imperfectly described

ulcerata.
Leightoni.

leucostigma.
dentata.
diaphana.

A. EXTERIOR OF CUP PUBESCENT.

(a) Sporidia fusiform.

1. Calloria lasia. (B. and Br.)

Globose, erumpent, orange-colour, at length opening with a torn dentate mouth; externally gummy; asci subcylindrical; sporidia 8, fusiform, 12 × 2μ; paraphyses urn-shaped, and sometimes uniseptate at the apices, intermixed with short flocci.

Peziza lasia-B. and Br. in "Ann. Nat. Hist.," No. 1391, t. 8, f. 10; "Grevillea," ii. p. 162.

Exs.-Rabh., "Fung. Eur.," nov. ed., 1515.

On bark and wood of elm. March.

Half to one line broad. The dried specimens are dull red, and minutely verrucose externally; the disc of a somewhat brighter colour. The apices of the paraphyses are very remarkable, reminding one of the young capsule of a Bryum.

Name-λários, hairy.
Langridge!

2. Calloria chrysostigma. (Fries.)

Gregarious, sessile, with a broad stem-like base, bright yellow, sometimes white, soft, submembranaceous, globose, then plano-concave, at first slightly pubescent, then glabrous; asci clavate or cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, fusiform, straight, 12 × 2u; paraphyses filiform. Peziza chrysostigma-Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 128. Helotium chrysostigma-Karst., "Myco. Fenn.," p. 148; Gill., "Champ.," p. 155.

Ón dead fronds of Pteris aquilina, Athyrium, etc.

A very minute and variable species, now yellow, now white; at first pubescent, then glabrous.

Name-xovoós, gold, oríyua, a point.
King's Lynn! (Mr. C. B. Plowright).

(b) Sporidia cylindrical.

3. Calloria stereicola. (Cooke.)

Gregarious, minute, sessile or substipitate, globose, then cup-shaped, between fleshy and waxy; externally woolly, of a delicate rosy-pink when dry; hymenium the same colour; asci subclavate; sporidia 8, cylindrical, obtuse, 7 × 1.5μ; paraphyses slenderly filiform.

Peziza stereicola-Cooke in "Grevillea," i. p. 130.
Exs.-Phil., "Elv. Brit.," No. 186.

On the hymenium of Stereum.

Cups 300 to 700μ broad. The delicate pubescence is seen best in recently collected specimens; some of the cups are furnished with a decided stem; when moist the flesh is soft.

Name-Stereum, a genus of fungi, colo, to inhabit. Scotland (Herb. Edin.). Sutton Park, Birmingham (Mr. W. B. Grove). Colwyn, North Wales!

B. EXTERIOR OF CUPS NAKED.

(a) Sporidia subglobose.

4. Calloria coccinella. (Sommf.)

Scattered or gregarious, sessile, minute, subtremellose when moist, collapsing when dry, flesh-red; asci