BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



extremities, pointing in opposite directions obliquely to 

 the long axis of the sporidia. 



Peziza aurantia ((Ed.), var. atro-marginata Phil, 

 and Plow., in Gard. Ckron., Feb. 11, 1882, with figure. 



Name Ater, black, and margo, a margin. 



Clenchwarton, Norfolk (Mr. C. B. Plowright). 



18. Peziza luteo-nitens. B. and Br. 



Cup sessile, nearly regular, concave, at length 

 flexuose ; hymenium bright orange-yellow ; externally 

 nearly white, smooth ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia 8, elliptic, 

 biguttulate, 13 X 6/1; paraphyses filiform, subclavate at 

 the apices. 



Peziza luteo-nitens B. and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist.," 

 No. 556; Berk., "Outl.," 364; Cooke, "Handbk," No. 

 1976; " Mycogr," fig. 205. 



On the bare ground. 



Having carefully examined the original specimens in 

 Mr. Berkeley's herbarium, I found many of the sporidia 

 decidedly asperate, though rather smaller than in P. 

 aurantia. 



Name Luteus, yellow, nitens, shining. 



King's Cliffe ! (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). Tunbridge Wells ! 

 (Rev. Canon DuPort). 



19. Peziza badia. Pers. 



Cup subsessile, entire, flexuose, dark brown ; margin 

 at first involute, externally paler, pruinose, inclining to 

 olive (as well as the margin) ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia 8, 

 elliptic, minutely asperate, 15 17 X 8ju; paraphyses 

 clavate at the apices, sparse. 



Peziza badia Pers, " Obs," 2, 78; Pers., "Myco. 

 Eur.," p. 224; Fries, " Sys. Myco.," ii. 46; Gonn. and 

 Rabh., t. 1, f. 3 ; Seer., " Mycogr.," iii. 296 ; Weberb., t. 2, 

 f. 2 ; Berk., Outl.," t. 22, f. 4 ; Huss., ii. t. 13 ; " Eng. 

 Flo," v. p. 187 ; Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 1969 ; " Mycogr," 

 fig. 226 ; Karst, " Myco. Fenn," p. 56 ; Weinm, " Hym,' 

 p. 413; Pat, p. 33, f. 79. Helvetia cochleata Bolt, 



