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B. SPORIDIA ELLIPTIC, SMOOTH. 



12. Peziza onotica. Pers. 



Cup substipitate, elongated on one side, ear-shaped, 

 externally mealy ; hymenium rosy or orange ; base at 

 length rugose ; asci cylindrical ; sporidia 8, elliptic, 

 smooth, 1 to 2-guttulate, 14 x 8/z ; paraphyses thickened 

 at the summits. 



Peziza onotica — Pers. " Syn. Fung.," p. 637 ; Fries, 

 " Sys. Myco.," ii. p. 48 ; " Eng. Flo.," v. p. 187 ; Berk., 

 " Outl.," p. 363 ; Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 1974 ; " Mycogr.," 

 f. 210; Karst, "Mvco. Fenn.," p. 41 ; Ditm. in Sturm., 

 "Flo." iii. t. 16 ; Sv, "Bot," t. 486, f. 1 ; Weberb., t. 1, 

 f. 6 ; Gonn. and Rabh., t. 2, f. 1 ; " Flo. Boruss," t. 396 ; 

 Weinm., p. 414; Cooke, "Mycogr.," fig. 210. Peziza 

 leporina — Sow., "Fung.," t. 79. Peziza rosea — Schum., 

 " Saell.," p. 416. Peziza caligata — NyL, "Pez. Fenn.," p. 8. 

 Peziza unicisa — Peck, " Reports of N. Y. St. Mus." 

 Oticlea onotica — Fckl., " Symb. Myco.," 329. Peziza 

 ochracea — Karst., "Mon. Pez.," p. 110. Alewria onotica 

 —Gill., "Champ," p. 40, c. i. 



Exs.— Fckl, "F. Rh," 1232; Cooke, "Fung. Brit.," 

 ii. 365 ; Rabh, " Fung. Eur," 215 ; Winter, " Fungi Eur," 

 2313. 



On the ground amongst leaves, in woods. Summer 

 and autumn. 



Cup 1 to 3 inches high and 1 to 2J inches broad, 

 most variable in form, sometimes nearly equal-sided and 

 entire, but generally elongated on one side ; exterior pale 

 fulvous ; disc pale orange. 



The species with which it is most easily confounded 

 is Peziza leporina,, from which it is always to be dis- 

 tinguished by the colour of the disc and the straight 

 paraphyses. 



Name — 6vog y an ass ; like the ear of an ass. 



Ciopthill, Bedford (Rev. C. Abbott). Sir Wm. 

 Jenningham's plantation, Norwich (Sowerby). Dorking ; 

 Laxton, Northamptonshire ; Lea, King's Cliffe (Rev. M. 

 J. Berkeley). Suffolk (D. Stock). Near Bristol (Herb, 



