MOLLISIA. 187 



"Ann. Nat. Hist.," No. 960; Cooke, " Handbk.," No. 

 2116. 



Exs.— Desm., "Crypt. Ft.," ed. i. No. 2010, and ed. ii. 

 No. 1610; Klotzsch, 823. 



On dead culms of J uncus maritimus. Autumn. 



Extremely minute. 



Name — Pauluhcs, very small. 



Isle of Wight ! (Rev. A. Bloxam). 



(b) Sporidia fusiform or elongate-fusiform. 



(a) On herbaceous stems. 



25. Mollisia ebuli. (Fries.) 



Cup erumpent, gregarious, at first nearly spherical, 

 then urceolate, at length expanded, when dry globose, 

 depressed, cinereous-nigricant ; margin paler, when dry 

 nigricant ; hymenium cinereous-pallid ; asci cylindraceo- 

 clavate, attenuated at the apices ; sporidia acicular or 

 elongate-fusiform, guttulate, 6 — 12 x 1'5/x. 



Peziza atrata, var. j3. ebuli — Fries, " Sys. Myco.," ii. 

 p. 148. Peziza ebuli — Karst., "Mon. Pez," p. 160. 

 Peziza depressula — Nyl., " Pez. Fenn.," p. 62 (?). 



Exs. — Desm., " Crypt. Fr.," ed. i. 454 ; Cooke, " Fung. 

 Brit," ed. ii. No. 376. 



On stems of Epilobium. 



Name — Ebulus, specific name of Sambucus ebulus. 



Forden, North Wales ! (Kev. J. E. Vize). 



26. Mollisia sphwrioides. (Desm.) 



Scattered, erumpent, at first globose, blackish, rugose, 

 then expanded ; margin erect ; hymenium concave, watery 

 cinereous, becoming black on drying ; asci cylindraceo- 

 fusiform ; sporidia 8, slenderly fusiform, straight or 

 curved, 10 — 15 X 1 — l'5fi. 



Peziza sphcerioides — Desm., " Crypt. Fr.," No. 174 ; B. 

 and Br., "Ann. Nat. Hist," No. 577; Cooke, "Handbk," 

 No. 2105. Mollisia sphcerioides — Gill., " Champ.," p. 129. 



Exs.— Desm, " Crypt. Fr," No. 174 ; Cooke, " Fung 

 Brit.," No. 577 ; Phil, ■ Elv. Brit," No. 34. 



