MOLLISIA. 199 



On stems of Euphorbia amygdaloidcs. 

 Cups 400^u broad. 



Name — Euphorbia, a genus of Euphorbiacece, the 

 spurges. 



Batheaston ! (Mr. C. E. Broome). 



B. SPORIDIA ELLIPTIC OR OBLONG. 



(a) On leaves or herbaceous stems. 



49. Mollisia Trifolii. (Bernh.) 



Gregarious, epiphyllous or rarely hypophyllous, 

 minute, orbicular, at first covered, then erumpent ; margin 

 thin, lacerated; hymenium plane or convex, smoky 

 yellow ; asci clavate ; sporidia 8, elliptic or oblong- 

 elliptic, 2-guttulate, 10 — 15 x 5 — 7^u; paraphyses filiform, 

 rather stout. 



Ascobolus Trifolii — Bernh., " Manip," iv. p. 27, t. 6, 

 f. 5; Fries, "Sys. Myco," ii. p. 165; Berk., " Eng. Flo./' 

 v. p. 209; "Outl," p. 374; Cooke, "Jour. Bot," 1864. 

 Phacidium Trifolii — Boud., "Ann. Sc. Nat.," 1869, p. 

 69; Cooke, " Handbk," No. 2270; Sacc, "Mich.," No. 

 vii. p. 331. Peziza Trifoliorum — Libert, "Crypt. Ard," 

 ex. No. 324. Pseudo-peziza Trifolii — Fckl., " Symb. 

 Myco.," p. 290. Favrcea congener (Ces.) — Sacc, " Mich.," 

 ii. p. 331. Mollisia Trifoliorum — Gill., " Champ.," p. 123, 

 c. i. 



Exs.— Libert, "Crypt. Ard.," 324; Berk., 69; Desm, 

 "Crypt. Fr.," No. 520; Karat., "Fung. Fenn.," 933; 

 Cooke, "Fung. Brit," 331, ed. ii. 451; Winter, "Fungi 

 Eur.," 2057; Boumg, "Fung. Gal.," 660. 



On living clover-leaves. 



Name — Trifolium, a genus of Leguminosece, including 

 clovers. 



50. Mollisia Cerastiorum. (Wallr.) 



Gregarious, minute, innato-sessile, glabrous, orbicular, 

 nearly waxy, slightly concave, marginate, pallid testa- 

 ceous, when moist paler ; asci clavate or subfusiform ; 



