MOLLISIA. 187 



"Ann. Nat. Hist," No. 960; Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 

 2116. 



Exs. Desm, "Crypt. Fr," ed. i. No. 2010, and ed. ii. 

 No. 1610; Klotzsch, 823. 



On dead culms of Jiincus maritimus. Autumn. 



Extremely minute. 



Name Paulidus, very small. 



Isle of Wight ! (Rev. A. Bloxam). 



(b) Spori<Ua fusiform or elongate-fusiform. 



(a) On herbaceous stems. 

 25. Mollisia ebuli. (Fries.) 



Cup erumpent, gregarious, at first nearly spherical, 

 then urceolate, at length expanded, when dry globose, 

 depressed, cinereous-nigricant ; margin paler, when dry 

 nigricant ; hymeniurn cinereous-pallid ; asci cylindraceo- 

 clavate, attenuated at the apices ; sporidia acicular or 

 elongate-fusiform, guttulate, 6- -12 x l'5/i. 



Peziza atrata, var. /3. ebuli- -Fries, "Sys. Myco.," ii. 

 p. 148. Peziza ebuli- -K&rst., "Mon. Fez.," p. 160. 

 Peziza depressula Nyl., " Fez. Fenn," p. 62 (?). 



Exs. Desm., "Crypt. Fr.," ed. i. 454; Cooke, "Fung. 

 Brit.," ed. ii. No. 376. 



On stems of Epilobium. 



Name Ebulus, specific name of Sambucus ebulus. 



Forden, North Wales ! (Rev. J. E. Vize). 



26. Mollisia sphcerioides, (Desm.) 



Scattered, erumpent, at first globose, blackish, rugose, 

 then expanded ; margin erect ; hymenium concave, watery 

 cinereous, becoming black on drying ; asci cvlindraceo- 



^j .' / 



fusiform ; sporidia 8, slenderly fusiform, straight or 

 curved, 10 15 X 1 1*5^. 



Peziza sphcerioides Desm., " Crypt. Fr.," No. 174 ; B. 

 and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist.," No. 577; Cooke, "Handbk.," 

 No. 2105. Mollisia sphcerioides Gill., " Champ.," p. 129. 



Exs. Desm., " Crypt. Fr.," No. 174 ; Cooke, " Fung 

 Brit.," No. 577 ; Phil., Elv. Brit," No. 34. 



