HELOTIUM. 159 



Ilelotium siibsesslle — Schum., " Saell.," p. 415 ; Berk., 

 "OutL," 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 ClifTe (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 



11. Ilelotium 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/z ; paraphyses scarce. 



Helotium fagineum — Fries, " Summa Veg. Scan.," p. 

 356; Berk, " Outl.," p. 372; Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 

 2158; Fckl., "Symb. Myco.," p. 315. Peziza faginea — 

 Pers., " Tent. Disp. Meth," 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. Rh," 1146. 



On beech -mast. Autumn. 



Cup about J 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, 

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

 asci cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 8, elongate -fusiform, 



