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hippocopra, under which this species was first reported, has 

 been replaced since it appears to have occurred on cow-dung. 

 It is curious that at the same time an interesting species allied 

 to P. stercorea, on dung, was sent from the United States by 

 Mr. W. R. Gerard, which also is undescribed. 



Peziza (Dasyscypha) comitessae. Cooke. 



Caespitose or single and gregarious, bright golden-yellow, 

 externally paler, and tomentose, stipitate, common stem 

 branching below. Cups at first clavate, then expanded and 

 cupulate ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia minute, linear, straight or 

 curved ; paraphyses filiform. 



On a fallen tree. Dupplin Castle, Perth. Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



Asci -05 x -006 m.m. ; sporidia 'oo6-'oo75 m.m. long. 



The branching stem resembles that of Peziza pygmea, to 

 which this species is allied ; the tufts contain from two to four 

 cups proceeding from a common stem, or sometimes single. It 

 is an elegant species dedicated to the Countess of Kinnoull, on 

 whose estate it was discovered. 



Peziza (Hymenoscypha) monilifera. Fckl. Sym. Myc. 310. 



Stipitate, scattered, or caespitose. Cups seated amongst Bis- 

 pora, at first subclavate, at length dilated ; disc concave, patellate 

 when mature, marginate, waxy, externally and rather long stem, 

 smooth, pallid brown ; disc slightly darker ; asci elongated ; 

 sporidia biseriate, oblong, attenuated towards each end, but 

 obtuse, at length uniseptate, hyaline ; paraphyses filiform, sub- 

 clavate. 



Amongst Bispora monilioides on cut timber. Dupplin Castle. 

 Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



Cups 1-2 m.m. broad, 1-3 m.m. high; sporidia "012 x -004 

 m.m. 



Fuckel has constituted a new genus under the name of Bis- 

 pora for this species, of which he assumes that Bispora monili- 

 oides is the conidia form. 



Helotium scoparium. Cooke. 



Scattered or subgregarious, pallid, sessile ; disc convex, rather 

 paler, whole plant becoming greyish in drying ; asci clavate ; 

 sporidia cylindrical, obtuse, straight or curved, binucleate, at 

 length with the endochrome divided ; paraphyses simple, fili- 

 form, slightly granular. 



On dead twigs of broom. Dupplin Castle, Perth. Dr. M. 

 C. Cooke. 



