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BRITISH DISCOMYCETES. 



"Eng. Flo," v. p. 201; Cooke, "Handbk.," No. 2037. 

 Phialea inflexa — Gill., " Champ," p. 106. 



On stems of nettles. Autumn. 



Name — Inflecto, to bend or curve. 



Near Halifax (Bolton). 



Subgenus IV. — Cyathoidea. 



Smaller than the preceding; cups thin,at first urceolate, 

 then concave or plane, orbicular, glabrous, or subtomen- 

 tose ; stem usually slender. (Plate V. fig. 27.) 



Rarely exceeding 3 lines in height. Growing on 

 wood, herbaceous stems, and fruit. 



Name — KvdOog, a cup, elSog, a resemblance. 



Arrangement or the Species. 



a. Sporidia oblong or oblongo-elliptic. 



(a) On dead wood 



(6) On herbaceous stems 



(c) On leaves 



(d) On fruit 



b. Sporidia fusiform or clavate, broad. 



(a) On wood (except / 'met igena on fruit) 



(b) On herbaceous sterns and grass 



(c) On leaves 

 C. Sporidia fusiform, narrow. 



(a) On wood 



(6) On herbaceous stems 



(c) On leaves 

 d. Sporidia pyriform or reniform 



(«) On fruit 



(/>) On leaves 

 E. Sporidia cylindrical. 



(a) On dead wood 



(&) On root-fibres 



(c) On carex stems 



(d) On fruit 



Key to the Species. 



Hymenium brown 



Hymenium pale tan-colour, externrdly farinose 



Hymenium testaceous (confer smtahi) 



Hymenium red 



Hymenium amber 



Hymenium yellow 



Hymenium white 



Hymenium rosy-white 



Hymenium, ? colour . . 



nitidnla. 



emergens. 



3 



electrina. 



4 



6 



rhod rl cv en . 



aquatic a. 



