266 BEITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



sporidia subcymbiform, hyaline, 10 X 2'5/*; paraphyses 

 slenderly filiform. 



Peziza dematiicola B. and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist.," 

 No. 1070, t. 15, f. 20; Cooke, "Handbk," No. 2117. 



On dead wood, nestling amongst the flocci of some 

 Helminth osporoid fungus, but whether at all related or 

 not we cannot say. This very beautiful, though minute, 

 species has a mixed resemblance to an Excipula and 

 such Ascoboli as A. ciliatus (B. and Br., L c.). 



Cups 100 to 500/z broad. It is not merely ciliated, 

 but clothed with delicate hyaline hairs. The cups when 

 old are applanate, extremely thin, having a raised margin. 



Name Dematium, a genus of Hyphomycetes, colo, to 

 inhabit. 



Herb. Berkeley ! Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham ! 

 (Mr. W. B. Grove). 



54 Lachnella melazantha. (Fries.) 



Gregarious, sessile, minute ; externally farinaceo- 

 villose, greyish-yellow ; hairs hyaline ; hymenium rather 

 concave, black; margin a little prominent; asci cylin- 

 draceo-clavate ; sporidia 8, oblong-elliptic, 5 7 X 2ft ; 

 paraphyses (?). 



Peziza melazantha Fries, "Sys. Myco," ii. p. 97; 

 " Eng. Flo," v. p. 196 ; Cooke, " Handbk," 2043. Lack- 

 nella melazantha Gill, " Champ," p. 89. 



On fallen branches of beech. Autumn. Very rare. 



Cups J of a line broad, turbinate, black at the base ; 

 texture dry and firm; the hairs are very slender and 

 rlexuous. But for the black disc and being sessile, it 

 resembles L. tricolor (Sow.). 



Name fisXae, black, and ZavOos, yellow; from the 

 colour of the exterior and the disc. 



Appin, N.B. (Captain Carmichael). 



(ii.) Cups white or greyish -white 



55. Lachnella sporotricha. (Oude.) 



Cups very minute, sessile, globose, opening by a very 

 minute pore, white, villose; hairs slender, colourless, 



