PEZIZA. 57 



On the ground, often near stumps of felled trees, and 

 amongst chips. Summer and autumn. 



Cup from J an inch to 5 inches broad, sometimes 

 densely crespitose and much contorted, at others growing 

 singly and equal, not oblique ; disc of a bright clear 

 orange, or deep orange red ; margin often involute ; ex- 

 ternally nearly white, mealy, with minute sparkling 

 granules ; base prolonged into a short stem. The sporidia 

 are coarsely tuberculate, with a prominent apiculus at 

 each extremity. The odour in drying is pleasant, re- 

 sembling Cant har ell us cibarius. 



Name — A urantius, orange ; of an orange colour. 



Halifax (Bolton). King's Cliffe (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 

 Glasgow (Klotzsch). Kirby Bedon, Norfolk (Rev. K. 

 Trimmer). Garthewen, Denbighshire (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). 

 Twycross (Rev. A. Bloxam). Blaize Castle, near Bristol 

 (Mr. C. E. Broome). Bitterly, Salop (Mrs. Price). Moccus, 

 Herefordshire (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Kew Gardens (Mr. C. 

 E. Broome). Epping Forest ! (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Hey- 

 wood Forest, near Hereford ! (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Din- 

 more, near Hereford ! Lyndhurst (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 

 Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh (Dr. M. C. Cooke). Near 

 Carlisle (Dr. Carlyle). King's Lynn (Mr. C. B. Plow- 

 right). Ludlow ! Shrewsbury ! Colwyn Bay (Mr. 

 Walker). 



Var. A. Stipitata. Phil. 



Disc bright scarlet ; stem equalling the height of the 

 cup, 4 mm. (about 1J lines). 



Name — Stipes, a stalk. 



This interesting variety was sent by the Rev. C. W. 

 Penny, F.L.S., from Wokingham, Berkshire. 



Var. B. Atro-marginata. Phil, and Plow. 



Cup 4 lines to 1 inch broad ; hymenium blood-red, 

 wrinkled ; margin black, owing to the presence of minute 

 septate bristle-like hairs ; the tuberculate sporidia are 

 frequently furnished with thread-like appendages at the 



