142 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



On dead stems of Angelica and Pteris. 

 Cup about J of a line broad ; stem about the same 

 long ; scattered or gregarious. 



Name — Clava, a club; shaped like a club. 

 Near Shrewsbury ! 



(c) On leaves. 

 43. Hymenoscypha nitidula. (B. and Br.) 



Cup minute, subhemispherical, irregular; externally 

 pale watery tan, minutely farinaceous, glistening, rather 

 firm ; stem short, equal ; asci cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 

 8, fusiform, 7 — 10 X S/ul ; paraphyses very slenderly fili- 

 form. 



Peziza nitidula — B. and Br., " Ann. Nat. Hist.," No. 

 570 ; Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 2091. 



On dead leaves of Air a cosspitosa. Winter. 



" Scattered ; cup slightly concave, at first subhemi- 

 spherical, then nearly plane, often irregular, covered 

 with glistening mealy particles. Allied to the preceding 

 (Peziza cacaliai), but distinguished by its uniformly 

 mealy surface, irregular shape, and depressed, not clavate, 

 cup" (B. and Br.). 



Name — Nitidus, shining ; somewhat shining. 



Batheaston, near Bath ! (Mr. C. E. Broome). 



44. Hymenoscypha electrina. Phil, and Plow. 



Cup subhemispherical, glabrous, shining, amber- 

 colour, when moist subgelatinous ; stem rather short, 

 firm, darker at the base ; asci narrowly clavate, pointed 

 at the summit ; sporidia 8, fusiform, 5 X 1/u. 



Peziza electrina — Phil, and Plow., " Grevillea," viii. 

 p. 155 ; " Scott. Nat.," i. (new ser.), 86. 



On pine leaves, intermixed with Dacryviyces suc- 

 cineus, Fries, of which it is the ascigerous stage. 



Cup 100 to 500/x broad, stem not quite as long as the 

 breadth of cup. 



Name — Electrum, amber ; from the colour. 



Forres, N.B. ! (Mr. C. B. Plowright). 



