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2090. Peziza cacaliae. Fr. " Stock Peziza.' 



Turbinate, eveii, broTrnisli, mouth subconnivent, paler ; stem 

 rather long, slightly thickened. — Fr. S.M. ii.7;. 122. A'nn. N.H. 

 no. 569. Fckl. exs. no. 2283. 



On seed vessels of common stock. Guernsey. 



Sporidia narrowly cylindrical, somewhat curved. — FcH. 



2091. Peziza nitidula. B. ^ Br. '■ Glistening Peziza." 



Eather firm, minute, pale watery tan ; stem short, equal ; cup 

 subhemispherical, irregular, farinaceous, glistening ; asci fili- 

 form ; spores minute, cymbiform ; endochrome sometimes re- 

 tracted to either extremity. — Ann. X.H. no. 570. 



On dead leaves oi Aira ccespitosa. Jan. 



Scattered ; cup slightly concave, at first subhemispherical, then nearly 

 plane, often irregular, covered with glistening mealy particles. Allied to 

 the preceding, but distinguished by its uniformly mealy surface, irregular 

 shape, and depressed, not clavate, cup.— B d; Br. 



2092. Peziza cyathoidea. Bull. '' Goblet Peziza." 



Thin, whitish, pallid ; cup globose, or cyathiform, then ex- 

 panded, quite entire ; stem fihform, rather long. — Fr. S.M. ii. 

 ;'.124. Encj.Fl.Y.p.m-2. BulLt.31G,f.2. Batsch. f.Ud? 161. 

 Nees.f.2d4:. Holms, ii.t. 11. Berk. exs. no. I08. Fckl. exs. no. 

 1179. P.j^edicellata. Sow. t. 369,/. -4. 



On dead herbaceous stems. Aug. — April. Common. 



[Mid. & Up. Carolina.] 



Sporidia fusiform, simple, -OOS-'OOO X •001--002 m.m.— JF7/l. 

 Sporidia fusoid or filiform, -OOo-'Ol X '001.-002 m.m.—Karst. 



2093. Peziza caucus. Beb. " Catkin Peziza." 



Pallid brownish ; cup vasculiform ; margin erect ; stem short, 



rather thickened, sub-flexuose. — Fr. S.M. ii. p. 126. Beb. t. 4,/. 



1 7. Fl. Dan. t. 2084,/. 2. Pers. M.E. iii. t. 30, f. 2. Krornb. t. 5, 



f. 37-39. Babh. exs. no. 1019. P. sclerotiorum, Lib. Ciboria 



caucus, FcJd. Sym. Myc.p. 311. 



On fallen catkins. 



2094. Peziza ixnbexbis. Bull. " Beardless Peziza." 



Fleshy or waxy, smooth, white ; cups plano-concave, sub- 

 flexuous ; stem papill^eform ; sporidia linear, slightly curved. — 

 Fr. S.M. ii.p. 136. Batsch.f. 56. Bull. t. 467,/. 2. B. 4' Br. Ann. 



