LACHNELLA. 269 



concave, hyaline-white ; hymenium when dry testaceous ; 

 asci cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 8, elliptic, 4 — 5 X 2 — S/u; 

 paraphyses slenderly filiform. 



Helotium pmictoideum. — Karst., " Symb.," pp. 215 and 

 240 ; " Myco. Fenn.," p. 151. Peziza punctoidea — Karst., 

 " Grevillea," p. 61. 



Exs.— Karst., "Fung. Fenn.," 745; Cooke, "Fung. 

 Brit.," ed. ii. No. 551. 



On dead leaves of Epilobium. Autumn. 



Cups scarcely 250/x broad. 



"We have referred our specimen for the present to 

 Karsten's species, of which we have seen no specimens. 

 The fruit hardly accords, otherwise it agrees very well 

 with the description " (Cooke in " Grevillea," v. p. 61). 



"Apothecia when dry sometimes subhemispherical or 

 subgloboso-contracted, slightly furfuraceous, sessile, or 

 with a punctiform stem" (Karst., I. c). 



Name — Punctum, a point, eISoq, likeness. 



Dinniore, near Hereford ! (Dr. M. C. Cooke). 



(b) Sporidia fusiform or clavate. 



(a) Paraphyses filiform or clavate. 



(i.) Cups coloured. 



60. Lachnella micacea. (Pers.) 



Cups scattered or gregarious, very minute, sessile, ex- 

 panded, extremely tender ; externally farinose-tomentose, 

 pale red or dilute-cinnamon ; hymenium the same colour ; 

 asci cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 8, fusiform, 3 — 5 X 1/u ; 

 paraphyses slenderly filiform. 



Peziza micacea — Pers., " Myco. Eur.," p. 268 ; Fries, 

 " Sys. Myco.," p. 105. Lachnea micacea — Gill., " Champ.," 

 p. 89 ; Buck., " Fung. Bristol,;' No. 799. 



On dead stems of thistle. 



Cups about 200 to 300^ broad. The hairs of the 

 exterior are short, slender, and deciduous. 



Name — Mica, grain, granule ; like a shining grain. 



Leigh Woods, near Bristol ! (Mr. C. Bucknall). 



