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1184. Trichia cerina. IHtm. "Waxy Trichia." 



Solitary, peridium egg-shaped, olivaceous Tvax-colour ; stem 

 elongated, dingy, spores globose, and as well as the threads of 

 the colour of the peridium. — Sturm, i. t. 25. Curr. Quart. Jour. 

 Micr. Y. p. 127. Trich. clavata (^, olivaceus. Fr. S.M. m..p. 186. 



On decayed wood. Sept. Near Swansea. 



The threads are pale- coloured, and taper gradually to a very thin point at 

 each extremity; the spiral markings are very delicate, and the threads them- 

 selves are simple, detached from one another, and of a definite and moderate 

 length. — Curr, 



* * Gomospora. 



1185. Trichia nigripes. P. " Black- stemmed Trichia." 



Gregarious, peridia variable in form, even, yellowish, stem 

 very siaort, blackish, capillitium and spores ochraceous-yellow. — 

 Fr. S.M. iii-i^. 186. Bull. t. 4.11 J. 2. Pers. Ic. ^ Des. t. 14,/. 3. 

 Fl. Dan. t. 1313,/. 2. Mich. t. 96, /. 4. Curr. Quart. Jour. Micr. 

 Y.p. 128 — iii. t. 2. /. 4. Wig. Ann. Sc. Nat. xvi. 1. 15,/. 5-6. Kl. 

 exs. no. 1025. Fclcl. exs. no. 1433. 



On rotten wood. Kent and Surrey. [United States.] 



Threads rather short and obtusely pointed, smooth, shghtly constricted be- 

 tween the spirals. 



1186. Trichia tusbinata. With. " Top-shaped Trichia." 



Crowded; peridia obovate, sessile, even, ochraceous-tan colour, 



capillitium and spores ochre. — Fr. S.M. \ii. p. 187. Eng. Fl. v. 



;).320. Hall.t.4.^,f.l. FL Dan. 1. 1313, f. I. Sow. t. So. KL 



exs. no. 762. Wig. Ann. Sc. Nat (1862) xvi. 1. 15, /. 6. Clathrus 



turhinatus. Bolt. t. 94./ 3. 



On rotten wood. Common. [United States.] 



1187. Trichia chrysosperxna. B.C. " Yellow-spored 



Trichia." 



Crowded, peridia rounded, subsessile, cinnamon yellow, capil- 

 litum and spores ochraceous golden-yellow. — Fr. S.M. iii. p. 187. 

 Eng.FLY.p.320. Batsch. f. 173. Bull. L 417,/. 4. Trichia 

 nitens. Grev. t. 281. Curr. Micr. Jour. iii. t. 2,/ 1-3. Wig. Ann. 

 Sc. Nat (1862), xvi. 1 16, f. 13-17, L 16,/ 1-5. FL Dan. L 2089. 

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