LACHXELLA. 237 



fusiform, 7 X 1/z ; paraphyses acerose, slender, exceeding 

 the asci. 



Peziza caulicola Fries, " Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 94 ; B. 

 and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist.," No. 310; Nyl., "Fez. Fenn.," 

 p. 26; Karst., "Mon. Fez./' p. 197; Cooke, " Handbk," 

 No. 2036 ; Fckl., " Symb. Myco.," p. 308. Helotium cauli- 

 cola Karst., " Myco. Fenn.," p. 134. Lachnea caulicola 

 -Gill., " Champ./' 69. 



On dead herbaceous stems. Winter and summer. 



Cups 500 700/z broad. The hairs are short, slender, 

 flexuous, asperate, with a few granules of oxalate of lime 

 on their apices. 



Name Caulis, a stem, colo, to inhabit. 



Rudloe (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 



8. Lachnella calyculceformis. (Schum.) 

 Sub-infundibuliform, umber-brown ; margin erect ; ex- 

 ternally villous, as well as the very short, rather thick 

 stem; hymenium yellowish brown; asci cylindraceo- 

 clavate; sporidiaS, subfusiform, 10 12 x 2^; paraphyses 

 acerose. 



Peziza cab/rnlceformis Schum., "SaelL," p. 425; 

 Fries, " Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 94 ; Karst., " Mon. Fez.," p. 

 196 ; B. and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist.," Nos. 959 and 1104; 

 Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 2037. Lachnum calyculceformis 

 Karst., "Myco. Fenn.," p. 178. Lachnea calyculce- 

 formis Gill., " Champ.," p. 69. 



On dead wood. 



About f of a line broad. " Our plant agrees with 

 Schumacher's in habit ; it is not, however, scattered in 

 growth. It has a decidedly dark brown stem, which is 

 smooth ; and the margin is rather connivent than erect ' 



' O 



(B. and Br., I. c.). 



Name Calix, a cup, forma, form ; from the shape. 



Mossburnford (Mr. A. Jerdon). Twycross (Rev. A. 

 Bloxam). 



Yar. latebricola. (Rehm, " A^co.," No. 111.) 



Sporidia 6 7 X 2*5^ (Rehm). I find them 9- 

 10 X 2-O 



