142 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



On dead stems of Angelica and Pteris. 

 Cup about i of a line broad ; stem about the same 

 long ; scattered or gregarious. 



Name Olava, a club ; shaped like a club. 

 Near Shrewsbury 1 



(c) On leaves. 

 43. Hymenoscypha nitidula. (B. and Br.) 



Cup minute, subhemispherical, irregular; externally 

 pale watery tan, minutely farinaceous, glistening, rather 

 firm ; stem short, equal ; asci cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 

 8, fusiform, 7 10 X 3ju ; paraphyses very slenderly fili- 

 form. 



Peziza nitidula B. and Br., " Ann. Nat. Hist.," No. 

 570 ; Cooke, " Handbk." No. 2091. 



On dead leaves of Aira ccespitosa. Winter. 



" Scattered ; cup slightly concave, at first subhemi- 

 spherical, then nearly plane, often irregular, covered 

 with glistening mealy particles. Allied to the preceding 

 (Peziza cacalice), but distinguished by its uniformly 

 mealy surface, irregular shape, and depressed, not clavate, 

 cup " (B. and Br.). 



Name Nitidus, shining ; somewhat shining. 



Batheaston, near Bath ! (Mr. C. E. Broome). 



44. Hymenoscypha electrina. Phil, and Plow. 



Cup subhemispherical, glabrous, shining, amber- 

 colour, when moist subgelatinous ; stem rather short, 

 firm, darker at the base ; asci narrowly clavate, pointed 

 at the summit ; sporidia 8, fusiform, 5 X Ip. 



Peziza electrina Phil, and Plow., " Grevillea," viii. 

 p. 155 ; " Scott. Nat.," i. (new ser.), 86. 



On pine leaves, intermixed with Dacrymyces suc- 

 cineus, Fries, of which it is the ascigerous stage. 



Cup 100 to 500 /a broad, stem not quite as long as the 

 breadth of cup. 



Name Electrum, amber ; from the colour. 



Forres, N.B. ! (Mr. C. B. Plowright). 



