TEOCHILA. 397 



Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 2316 ; Tul., " Select. Fung. Carp.," 

 ii. p. 180. Sphceria craterium — " Eng. Flo.," v. p. 277. 

 Cryr>tospho3ria punctiformis, var. |3. Hederai — Grev., 

 " Flo. Edin.," p. 362 ; Pers., " Syn. Fung.," p. 90. 



Pycnidia : Ifyxosporium paradoxum — De Not., 

 "Micro. Ital," Dec. ii. f. 10. B. and Br., "Ann. Nat. 

 Hist.," No. 439. Glceosporium Notarisii — Mont., " Ann. 

 Sc. Nat.," 1849, xii. 296; Fckl, "Symb. Myco," p. 277 ; 

 Rehm, " Asco.," 719. 



Exs.— Fckl, "F. Rh," 1113 and 1649; Baxt., 29; 

 Ayres, 65 ; Moug. and Nest., 986 ; Rabh., " Fung. Eur.," 

 527 and 1720 ; Cooke, " Fung. Brit.," 180, ed. ii. 294 ; 

 Roumg., " Stirpes," 169. 



On dead ivy leaves. 



Name — Cratera, a cup or goblet ; from its supposed 

 resemblance to a cup. 



Common ! 



2. Trockila Buxi. Capron. 



Hypophyllous, blackish, csespitose or scattered, split- 

 ting into minute unequal lacinise ; sporidia oval, elon- 

 gated, 10 — 12/x (E. Capron). 



Trockila Buxi — Capron in Cooke's "Handbk.," No. 

 2315. 



On box-leaves. 



Sporidia larger than in T. crceterium. 



Name — Buxus, the generic name of the box-tree, on 

 which it grows. 



Shere (Dr. Capron). 



3. Trockila Lauro-cerasi. (Desm.) 



Hypophyllous, orbicular, punctiform, hollow when 

 collapsed, at length black, splitting into three acute 

 lacinise ; asci cylindrical or cylindraceo-clavate ; sporidia 

 8, oblong, rounded at the ends, 8 — 12 X oju. 



Phacidium Lauro-cerasi — Desm., " Crypt. Fr.," exs., 

 188; Berk, "Eng. Flo," v. p. 293; Fries, " Elench," ii. 

 p. 136 ; Gill, " Champ," p. 166, c. i. Trockila Lauro-cerasi 

 —Fries, " Summa Veg. Scan," p. 367 ; Berk., " Outl, 



