MOLLISIA. 199 



On stems of Euphorbia amygdaloides. 

 Cups 400/x broad. 



Name Euphorbia, a genus of Euphorbiacece, the 

 spurges. 



Batheaston ! (Mr. C. E. Broome). 



B. SPORIDIA ELLIPTIC OR OBLONG. 



(a) On leaves or herbaceous steins. 



49. Mollisia Trifolii. (Bernh.) 



Gregarious, epiphyllous or rarely hypophyllous, 

 minute, orbicular, at first covered, then erumpent ; margin 

 thin, lacerated ; hymenium plane or convex, smoky 

 yellow ; asci clavate ; sporidia 8, elliptic or oblong- 

 elliptic, 2-guttulate, 10 15 x 5 7/* ; paraphyses filiform, 

 rather stout. 



Ascobolus Trifolii- -Bernh., " Manip.," iv. p. 27, t. 6, 

 f. 5; Fries, "Sys. Myco./' ii. p. 165; Berk., " Eng. Flo.," 

 v. p. 209; "Outl.," p. 374; Cooke, "Jour. Bot.," 1864. 

 Phacidium TrifoliiBoud., "Ann. Sc. Nat.," 1869, p. 

 69 ; Cooke, " Handbk," No. 2270 ; Sacc., " Mich.," No. 

 vii. p. 331. Peziza Trifoliorum Libert, "Crypt. Ard.," 

 ex. Np, 324. Pseudo-peziza Trifolii Fckl., " Symb. 

 Myco.," p. 290. Favrcea congener (Ces.) Sacc., " Mich.," 

 ii. p. 331. Mollisia Trifoliorum Gill., " Champ./' p. 123, 

 c. i. 



Exs. Libert, "Crypt. Ard.," 324; Berk., 69; Desm., 

 "Crypt. FT.," No. 520; Karst., "Fung. Fenn.," 933; 

 Cooke, "Fung. Brit.," 331, ed. ii. 451; Winter, "Fungi 

 Eur.," 2057; Kourng, "Fung. Gal," 660. 



On living clover-leaves. 



Name Trifolium, a genus of Leguminosece, including 

 clovers. 



50. Mollisia Cerastiorum. (Wallr.) 



Gregarious, minute, innato-sessile, glabrous, orbicular, 

 nearly waxy, slightly concave, marginate, pallid testa- 

 ceous, when moist paler ; asci clavate or subfusiform ; 



