244 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



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 dis- 

 covered (Dr. Cooke, I. a). 



Name — After the Countess of Kinnoull. 



Dupplin Castle, Perth (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 



17. Lachnella subtilissima. (Cooke.) 



Cups gregarious or scattered, stipitate, at first 

 globose, then hemispherical, at length expanded, waxy ; 

 externally white, villose ; hymenium orange-yellow ; 

 margin entire ; stem short, variable in size, enlarging 

 upwards into the cup ; asci cylindrical or subclavate ; 

 sporiclia 8, fusiform, uniseriate, 10 — 12 x 2fi. 



Peziza subtilissima — Cooke in " Grevillea," iii. p. 121, 

 fig. 167. Peziza calycina — Nyl., " Pez. Fenn.," p. 24 (in 

 part); Karst., "Pez. et Ascob.," p. 16; "Mon. Pez.," 182. 

 Helotium calycinum — Karst, "Myco. Fenn.," p. 154. 



Exs.— Fries, "Scl. Suec./' 360; Phil., "Elv. Brit.," 

 No. 114. 



On bark of firs. 



This was long confounded with P. calycina (Schum.), 

 till distinguished by Dr. Cooke (vide I. c). 



Name — Subtilis, delicate ; very delicate. 



Scotland (Dr. Greville). Shrewsbury ! 



18. Lachnella luzulina. Phil. 



Cups gregarious or scattered, shortly stipitate, at 

 first turbinate, then hemispherical, at length nearly 

 plane; externally white, pubescent; hymenium pale 

 yellow ; margin entire ; asci clavate ; sporidia 8, fusiform, 

 straight or slightly curved, biseriate, 13 X 3/x; para- 

 physes filiform. 



Peziza luzulina — Phil, in "Grevillea," iv. p. 121. 



Exs.— Phil., "Elv. Brit.," 71. 



On dead Luzula sylvatica, at the base, between the 

 leaves. Winter. 



