212 BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



fig. 2 ; Karst, " Myco. Fenn," 63 ; Weinm., p. 435 ; Crou in, 

 " Flo. Fin./' p. 52 ; Kickx., " Crypt. Flan./' i. 492 ; Weberb., 

 i. t. i. f. 4 ; " Eng. Flo," v. p. 193 ; Berk., " Outl," p. 367 ; 

 Cooke, " Handbk," No. 2016; "Mycogr," fig. 115; Pat., 

 p. 34, f. 82 ; "Grevillea," iii. tig. 95. Octospora fasciculata — 

 Hedw, " Mus. Frond.," ii. t. 4, f. E. Humaria hemispherica 

 — Fckl, " Symb. Myco.," p. 322. Peziza labellum — Bull, 

 " Champ.," t. 204. Peziza hirsuta — Holms, " Ot," ii. t. 

 19. Elvela albicla — Schseff, " Icon,"t. 151, t. 319. Peziza 

 hispida — Sow., "Fung," t. 147. Lachnea hemispherica — 

 Gill., " Champ," p. 73, c. i. 



Exs.— Fckl, "F. Eh.," 1211; Desm, "Crypt. Fr," i. 

 1311; Rabh, "Fung. Eur," 630; Karst, "Fung. Fenn," 

 143 ; Rehm, " Asco," 5 ; Ellis, " N. A. Fungi," 838 ; Phil, 

 "Elv. Brit," 159 ; Cooke, "Fung. Brit," ed. ii. No. 553. 



On the ground in shady places. Autumn. 



Cups i to 1 inch broad ; flesh brittle, between waxy 

 and fleshy ; externally dark brown or smoky-brown ; 

 hairs rigid, attenuated to a sharpish point, septate, fas- 

 ciculate ; sporidia showing a tendency in age to become 

 rough. Usually on the surface of the ground ; sometimes, 

 however, they are somewhat immersed. 



Name — Hemisphazviciim, half a sphere. 



Coed Coch, North Wales; Wrotharn; and Linlithgow, 

 N.B. (Rev. M. J. Berkeley). Ascot (Mr. C. E. Broome). 

 Epping and Dinmore, Herefordshire (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 

 Gopsall (Rev. A. Bloxam). Beeston, St. Andrew, Nor- 

 folk ! (Mr. C. B. Plowright). Near Wrexham ! (Mr. B. 

 Acton). Wrekin, Salop ! Boreatton Park ! Bomere Wood ! 

 and Lilleshall, Salo^ ! 



14. Lachnea hirto-coccinea. Phil, and Plow. 



Cups sessile, scattered or crowded, fleshy, hemi- 

 spherical, then expanded, dull scarlet ; clothed with 

 scattered, pale brown, obtuse, septate hairs, longest on 

 the incurved margin ; hymenium same colour ; asci 

 cylindrical ; sporidia 8, broadly elliptic, 1 to 2-guttulate, 

 smooth, 22 x \lfi ; paraphyses rather slender, apices 

 clavate, filled "with scarlet granules. 



