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lig. 2 ; Karst., " Myco. Fenn.," 68 ; Weinm., p. 435 ; Crouan, 

 " Flo. Fin./' p. 52 ; Kickx., " Crypt. Flan./' i. 492 ; Weberb., 

 L t. i. f. 4 ; " Eng. Flo./' v. p. 193 ; Berk., " Outl./' p. 367 ; 

 Cooke, " Handbk." No. 2016; "Mycogr.," fig. 115; Pat., 

 p. 34, f. 82 ; "Grevillea," iii. fig. 95. Octospora fasciculata 

 Hedw., " Mus. Frond./ 3 ii. t. 4, f. E. Humaria hemispkerica 

 -FckL, " Symb. Myco," p. 322. Peziza labdlumBulL, 

 " Champ.," t. 204. Peziza hirsuta Holms., " Ot," ii. t. 

 19. Elvela albidaSchseff., " Icon.," 1. 151, t. 319. Peziza 

 hispida Sow., "Fung.," t. 147. Lachnea hemispherica 

 Gill., " Champ.," p. 73, c. i. 



Exs. Fckl, "F. Eh.," 1211; Desm., "Crypt. Fr," i. 

 1311; Rabh., "Fung. Eur." 630; Karst., "Fung. Fenn.," 

 143 ; Rehm, " Asco.," 5 ; Ellis, " N. A. Fungi," 838 ; Phil., 

 "Elv. Brit," 159 ; Cooke, " Fung. Brit./' ed. ii. No. 553. 



On the ground in shady places. Autumn. 



Cups i to 1 inch broad ; flesh brittle, between waxy 

 and fleshy ; externally dark brown or smoky-brown ; 

 hairs rigid, attenuated to a sharpish point, septate, fas- 

 ciculate ; sporidia showing a tendency in age to become 

 rough. Usually on the surface of the ground ; sometimes, 

 however, they are somewhat immersed. 



Name Hemisphcericum, half a sphere. 



Coed Coch, North Wales; Wrotham; and Linlitherow, 

 N.B. (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). Ascot (Mr. C. E. Broome). 

 Epping and Dinmore, Herefordshire (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 

 Gopsall (Rev. A. Bloxam). Beeston, St. Andrew, Nor- 

 folk ! (Mr. C. B. Plowright). Near Wrexham ! (Mr. B. 

 Acton). Wrekin, Salop ! Boreatton Park ! Bomere Wood ! 

 and Lilleshall, Salop ! 



14. Lachnea hirto-coccinea. Phil, and Plow. 



Cups sessile, scattered or crowded, fleshy, hemi- 

 spherical, then expanded, dull scarlet ; clothed with 

 scattered, pale brown, obtuse, septate hairs, longest on 

 the incurved margin ; hymenium same colour ; asci 

 cylindrical ; sporidia 8, broadly elliptic, 1 to 2-guttulate, 

 smooth, 22 x 11/x ; paraphyses rather slender, apices 

 clavate, filled with scarlet granules. 



