DASYSCYPHA. 351 



70-150 X 6-8 /x; cortex parenchymatous, cells irregularly 

 polygonal, 5-7 /x diameter; asci narrowly cylindric-clavate, 

 apex slightly narrowed, 8-spored ; spores hyaline, continuous, 

 2-seriate, elliptic-fusiform, b*-12 x 1 * 5-2 /x, straight ; para- 

 physes lanceolate, acute, hyaline, longer than the asci. 



Peziza nidulus, Schmidt & Kunze, Crypt. Germ., exs., 

 n. 72. 



Lachiella nidulus, Phil., Brit. Disc, p. 264. 



Triclwpeziza nidulus, Sacc, Syll., viii. n. 1682. 



On dead stems of Convallaria multifiora, C. verticillata, and 

 on meadow-sweet. 



Distinguished by the stout, cylindrical, brown, rather 

 closely septate external hairs. 



Specimen in Kze. & Schm., Crypt. Germ., n. 72. 



** Externally yellow. 



Dasyscypha leucophaea. Mass. 



Usually gregarious, sessile but narrowed at the ba*e. 

 globose and closed at first then plane, the margin slightly 

 raised, 1-2 mm. across ; disc pallid or tinged with rose- 

 colour, externally sulphur-yellow, densely villose, hairs 

 cylindrical, more or less pointed, septate, straight, pale 

 yellow, rough with minute lumps of lime, 150-180 x 4-5 /x : 

 cortical cells irregularly polygonal, 5-7 /x diameter; asci 

 narrowly cylindric-clavate, 8-spored; spores hyaline, con- 

 tinuous, narrowly elliptic-fusiform, straight or slightly 

 curved, 2-seriate, 12-18 X 2-2*5 /x ; paraphyses lanceolate, 

 acute, longer than the asci, hyaline, 4-5 /x at the widest 

 part. 



Peziza sulfurea, var. leucophaea, Pers., Myc. Eur., i. p. 250. 



Lachnum leucophaeum, Kehm, Krypt.-Flora, Disc, p. 890, 

 figs. 1-4, p. 865. 



On stems of herbaceous plants. 



For distinguishing features between the present, Eri- 

 nella Nylanderi and D. sulfureum, see note under last-named 

 species. 



For the clearing up of the previous confusion of the three 

 above-named sj:)ecies, we are indebted to the excellent work by 

 Dr. Kehm — Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora, Discomycetes. 



