HELOTIUM. 159 



Helotium sub sessile Schum., " Saell," p. 415 ; Berk., 

 "Out!.," p. 372; Cooke, " Handbk," No. 2153. Peziza 

 helotioides Fries, " Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 135; B. and Br., 

 " Ann. Nat. Hist," No. 573 ; " Flo. Dan.," t 1855, f. 3. 



On dead branches. October. 



Of a dull ochre rather than umber. The stem is very 

 thick, obconical, and merely a prolongation of the pileus ; 

 the hymenium convex (Berkeley). No specimen of this 

 exists in Mr. Berkeley's herbarium. 



Name Sub, somewhat, sessilis, sitting ; nearly stem- 

 less 



"King's Cliffe (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 



11. Helotium fagineum. (Pers.) 



Cup shortly stipitate or sessile, plane or convex, 

 whitish or yellowish, glabrous, waxy, firm; stem short, 

 thick, or absent; asci cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, 

 oblong, or oblong-elliptic, 13 X 4^ ; paraphyses scarce. 



Helotium f'f/i ix am--F ries, " Summa Veg. Scan.," p. 

 356; Berk., " Outl," p. :37i ; Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 

 2158; Fckl, "SyinV). Myco.," p. 315. Pc:>:<> fojinea- 

 Pers., " Tent Disp. Mi-th. ," p. 34 ; " Myco. Eur.," p. 296 ; 

 A. and S, p. 334 ; Fries, " Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 136 ; Scop, 

 ' Ann," iv. t. 2, f. 3 ; Johns, " Flo. Ber," ii. p. 150 ; " Eng. 

 Flo.," v. p. 204 ; " Ann. Nat. Hist," No. 963*. 



Exs. Fckl., " F. Eh.," 1146. 



On beech -mast. Autumn. 



Cup about i to 1 line broad ; gregarious or crowded. 



Name Fagus, beech ; growing on beech. 



Near Bristol (Mr. Cedric Bucknall). Wrekin, Salop ! 

 Glamis (Rev. J. Fergusson). 



(a) Sporidia fusiform or clavate. 

 (a) On wood. 



12. Helotium salicellum. Fries. 



Cup shortly stipitate, plane, adpressed, orbicular, 

 iirm, testaceous or ochery pallid; stem equal, paler; 

 ci.sei cylindraceo-clavate; sporidia 8, elongate-fusiform, 



