TROCHILA. 397 



Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 2316 ; Tul., " Select, Fung. Carp," 

 ii. p. 180. Sphceria craterium " Eng. Flo.," v. p. 277. 

 Cryptosphceria punctiformis, var. /3. Hederce Grev., 

 " Flo. Edin.," p. 362 ; Pers., " Syn. Fung./' p. 90. 



Pycnidia : Myxosporium paradoxum De Not., 

 "Micro. Ital." Dec. ii. f. 10. B. and Br., "Ann. Nat. 

 Hist.," No. 439. Glceosporium Not arisii- -Mont., "Ann. 

 Sc. Nat.," 1849, xii. 296 ; FckL, " Symb. Myco.," p. 277 ; 

 Rehm, " Asco.," 719. 



Exs. FckL, "F. Rh.," 1113 and 1649; Baxt., 29; 

 Ayres, 65 ; Moug. and Nest., 986 ; Rabh., " Fung. Eur.," 

 527 and 1720; Cooke, "Fung. Brit.," 180, ed. ii. 294; 

 Roumg., Stirpes," 169. 



On dead ivy leaves. 



Name Or at era, a cup or goblet ; from its supposed 

 resemblance to a cup. 



Common ! 



2. TrochUa Buxi. Capron. 



Hypophyllous, blackish, csespitose or scattered, split- 

 ting into minute unequal lacinise ; sporidia oval, elon- 

 gated, 10 12/z (E. Capron). 



TrochUa Buxi Capron in Cooke's "Handbk.," No. 

 2315. 



On box-leaves. 



Sporidia larger than in T. crceterium. 



Name Buxus, the generic name of the box-tree, on 

 which it grows. 



. Shere (Dr. Capron). 



3. TrochUa Lauro-cerasi. (Desm.) 



Hypophyllous, orbicular, punctiform, hollow when 

 collapsed, at length black, splitting into three acute 

 laciniae ; asci cylindrical or cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 

 8, oblong, rounded at the ends, 8 12 X 5/z. 



Phacidium Lauro-cerasi Desm., " Crypt. Fr.," exs., 

 188; Berk., "Eng. Flo.," v. p. 293; Fries, " Elench.," ii. 

 p. 136 ; Gill., " Champ.," p. 166, c. i. TrochUa Lauro-cerasi 

 -Fries, " Summa Veg. Scan.," p. 367 ; Berk., " Outl., 



