LACHNEA. 221 



drical ; sporidia 8, broadly elliptic, asperate, 22 X 

 paraphyses clavate at the apices, filled with yellow 

 granules. 



Peziza vitellina--'Pers., " Myco. Eur," p. 257; Fries, 

 <Sys. Myco.," ii. 84; "Eng. FJo.," v. p. 193; Cooke, 

 "Handbk.," No. 2023; B. and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist.," 

 1866, No. 1163*, t. 4, f. 29; " Grevillea," iii. fig. 110; 

 Cooke, "Mycogr," fig. 143. Lachnella vitellina Gill., 

 " Champ.," p. 74. 



On the ground. Autumn. 



Cups 2 J lines broad ; hairs rather long, septate, 

 coloured. 



Name Vitdlus, the yolk of an egg; from its colour. 



Appin (Carmichael). Wareham (Mr. C. E. Broome). 

 Coed Coch, North Wales (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). Woiiaby ! 

 Mr. C. H Spencer Perceval). 



(y) Hymenium livid. 



25. Lachnea livida. (Schum.) 



Cups gregarious, sessile, hemispherical, becoming 

 plane ; externally fuliginous, clothed with long, strigose, 

 septate, brown hairs, those on the margin short, stout, 

 and obtuse ; hymenium livid-glaucous; asci cylindrical; 

 sporidia 8, broadly elliptic, minutely asperate, 20 X lO^u ; 

 paraphyses linear, clavate at the apices. 



Peziza livida Schum., " Saell," ii. p. 422; "Flo. 

 Dan," t. 1915, f. 3; Fries, "Sys. Myco," ii. 86 ; Weinm, 

 p. 438 ; " Grevillea," iii. fig. 222 ; Cooke, " Mycogr," 

 fig. 139. Peziza scutellata--~B&tsch., " Cont," f. 154. 

 Humaria livida Fckl, " Symb. Myco," 322 (?). Lachnea 

 livida Gill, "Champ," p. 73. 



On rotten wood. Spring. 



Cups 2 J lines broad ; marginal hairs short, broad 

 obtuse, septate, brown, 200 to 250^ long. Peziza ccerulea 

 (Bolt, "Fung," t. 108, fig. 2) is allied to this species 

 (Cooke). 



Name Lividus, a pale lead-colour. 



Dumfriesshire (Sir W. Jardine). 



