5. Tympanis conspersa. Fries.

Cæspitose, in round or elongated erumpent groups; cups substipitate, truncate-turbinate, black; hymenium plane or slightly concave, submarginate; asci cylindraceoclavate; sporidia (?) innumerable, extremely minute; paraphyses filiform, slender, enlarged and brown at the apices, adherent.

Spermogonia usually intermixed with the above, conical or obconical, black; spermatia very minute. (Plate XI. fig. 67.)

p.

175;

Tympanis conspersa-Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 211; Grev., t. 338; Berk., "Outl., p. 374; Tul., " Ann. Sc. Nat.," xx. (1853) t. 16, f. 15, 16; Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 2186; Karst., "Myco. Fenn.," p. 226; Gill., “Champ.," p. 197.

Exs.-Fries," Scl. Suec.," Nos. 12 and 171; Berk., No. 160.

On Pyrus, Crategus, etc.

Name Conspersus, sprinkled; distributed on the wood.

Bagley Wood, near Oxford! (Mr. Baxter).

6. Tympanis Aucupariæ. (Pers.)

Cæspitose, black, sprinkled with whitish meal, at first spherical, then elongated, somewhat cylindrical, arising from a common stroma, closed, at length open at the apex; hymenium concave, blackish, marginate; asci clavate; sporidia innumerable, extremely minute; paraphyses filiform, slender, slightly enlarged at the summits, brown, adherent.

Spermogonia resembling the early stage of the above; spermatia extremely minute, borne on slender branched sterigmata.

Sphæria Aucuparia-Pers., "Syn. Fung.,” p. 51; A. and S., p. 25. Cenangium Aucuparia-Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 181; "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 212; Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 2191. Peziza Aucuparia-Grev., " Flo. Edin.," p. 426.

Exs.-Moug. and Nest., No. 789.
On dead branches of mountain ash.

Name-Aucuparia, the specific name of Pyrus aucuparia, on which it grows. Craiglockhart (Dr. Greville).

7. Tympanis Fraxini. (Schwz.)

Cæspitose, in elongated erumpent groups; cups subsessile, turbinate-truncate, shining, black; hymenium plane, rugose, marginate; asci broadly clavate; sporidia (?) innumerable, extremely minute; paraphyses filiform, slender.

Peziza Fraxini-Schwz., " Synop.," No. 1262. Tympanis Fraxini-Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 174; "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 210; Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 2185. Cenangium Fraxini-Tul., "Ann. Sc. Nat.," 1853, p. 140.

Exs.-Libert, No. 1029; Roumg., “Fung. Gal.,” 1272.
On branches of ash. Winter and spring.

Name Fraxinus, the generic name of the hostplant.

Appin (Capt. Carmichael).

8. Tympanis alnea. (Pers.)

Cæspitose, bursting through the bark in rounded groups, shortly stipitate, brownish-black, somewhat horny; hymenium plane or slightly concave, submarginate; asci cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia (?) innumerable, extremely minute; paraphyses filiform, slender, adherent, brown at the summits.

Spermogonia intermixed with the above, subconical or oblong-ovate, opening by a minute pore. a minute pore. Spermatia extremely minute, born on slender branched sporophores.

Peziza alnea-Pers., "Syn. Fung.," p. 673; "Myco Eur.," p. 325. Tympanis alnea-Fries, " Sys. Myco." ii. p. 174; "Elench.," p. 18; "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 210; Cooke, Handbk.,” No. 2184 (in part.) Cenangium alneum— Fckl., " Symb. Myco.,” p. 271 (?).

Exs.-Sommf., No. 191.

On alder.

Name-Alnus, the genus to which alder belongs.
Appin!

GENUS V.-CRUMENULA. De Not., "Disc.," p. 9.

Cups superficial, globose, dehiscing with a rounded, entire, or lacerated mouth, when dry closely pressed together; excipulum coriaceous, exceeding the thickish concave hymenium; asci from the slender base nearly cylindrical, 8-spored; paraphyses filiform; sporidia acicular, continuous or septate, delicate hyaline-yellow. (Plate XI. fig. 68.)

Inhabiting branches of shrubs.

Name Crumena, a purse; from its shape.

1. Crumenula urceoliformis. Karst.

Scattered, generally solitary, erumpent, sessile or subsessile, nearly globose, blackish, brown-furfuraceous, becoming concentrically sulcate and naked, at first closed, then opening with a connivent mouth; disc pale cinereous; asci cylindrical, narrowed at the base; sporidia 8, filiform, 65 × 2u; paraphyses filiform, forked at the apices. (Plate XI. fig. 68.)

Peziza urceoliformis-Karst., "Mon. Pez.," P. 172. Crumenula urceoliformis-Karst.," Myco. Fenn.,” p. 213. On dead stems of Vaccinium Vitis idea. Name-Urceolus, a little pitcher, forma, shape. Grantown, N.B.! (Rev. Dr. Keith).

2. Crumenula callunigena. Karst.

Cups solitary, nearly globose, sessile, brownish-black, naked, striate, mouth connivent; asci cylindrical, with a

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slender base; sporidia 8, filiform, very often attenuated at both ends, straight, colourless, simple or slenderly 3-septate, 40-60 x 25μ; paraphyses crowded, apex slightly and unequally thickened.

Peziza callunigena-Karst., "Mon. Pez.," p. 171. Crumenula callunigena-Karst., "Symb.," p. 251; "Myco. Fenn.," p. 212.

On branches of Calluna vulgaris. Autumn.

Cups 6 mm. broad. I have found this abundantly on decaying branches of Calluna vulgaris, and the cups are invariably seated on a blackish-brown tapesium, reminding one of Tapesia Rosa (Pers.), to which it bears some resemblance.

Name Calluna, a genus of Ericacea, gigno, to bear.
Near Clunbury, Salop!

3. Crumenula Erica. (Fries.)

Solitary, sessile, coriaceo-membranaceous, brownishblack; externally rugose; mouth compressed, connivent; asci cylindrical, narrowed at the base; sporidia 8, filiform, 90 × 15μ; paraphyses filiform, slender.

Pycnidia similar to the above; stylospores cylin-
draceo-fusiform, curved, at length uniseptate, 16 × 2u.
Cenangium Erico-Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 188.
Exs. Phil., "Elv. Brit.," No. 194. Neither Rehm's
Asco.," No. 466, nor Rabh., “Fung. Eur.," 1445.
On dead branches of Calluna vulgaris.

Name-Erica, a genus of heaths; from its habitat.
Hadnall, Salop!

4. Crumenula Ledi. (A. and S.)

Scattered, superficial, sessile, at first closed, and nearly spherical, then depressed at the top, at length hemispherically collapsed, and opening with a broad mouth, rugulose, black; asci subcylindrical (sporidia not seen); paraphyses numerous, filiform.

Peziza Ledi-A. and S., p. 343, t. 10, f. 7; Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 114; Nees, f. 264; B. and Br., " Ann. Nat.

Hist.," 160; Cooke, "Handbk.," 2080. Crumenula Ledi -Karst., "Myco. Fenn.," p. 214.

On Arbutus Uva-Ursi. September.

Sessile, globose-hemispherical; externally rugose, brownish-black; mouth especially shining, greenish, covered with a compact powder; disc dingy. Glencoe, N.B. (Mr. Churchill Babington).

GENUS VI. EPHELIS. Fries, "Fung. Mexic.," and "Summa Veg. Scan.," p. 370.

Perithecium (stroma) forming an effused crust; here and there tuberculate, tubercles dehiscing into cup-shaped excipula. (Plate XI. fig. 69.)

Name onλís, spots brought out by the sun.

1. Ephelis Rhinanthi (nov. sp.).

Cups at first tuberculate, crowded or gregarious, arising from an effused horny crust, at length expanding, patelliform, softish-waxy, black; asci cylindraceoclavate; sporidia 8, oblong, or clavate, 3-guttulate, 10 × 5μ; paraphyses filiform, slightly enlarged at the apices. (Plate XI. fig. 69.)

Rhytisma radicalis-Cooke, “Grevillea," viii. p. 9 (the immature stage).

On stems near the base, and roots, of Rhinanthus Crista galli. Autumn.

The mature cups are about a of a line broad, sessile, attached by a broadish base, externally rough, internally pale grey. Dr. Cooke finds stylospores which are elongated fusiform, tapering at the extremities to a slender point, with two or more septa, 70 × 5μ. The general appearance is that of a black gouty swelling, the unexpanded cups somewhat like a Cucurbitaria.

Name-Rhinanthus, the genus to which the yellow rattle belongs.

Near Aberdeen (Mr. J. Taylor). Forres, N.B.! (Rev. Dr. Keith). Osmere, near Whitchurch, Salop!