in. great quantities on a bank near Kennington, Surrey, 

 and hoped ere this to have detedled the formation of 

 thofe lenticular bodies with which the cups are half 

 filled, and which bear fome refemblance to thofe in the 

 little cups upon Marchantia polymorpha^ Engl, Bot. t.iio. 

 They often hang out of the cup of this fungus by means 

 of the elongation of the threads which are attached to 

 the centre of one of their flat fides, and are fometimcs 

 fcattcrcd upon the earth, the cup ftill remaining up- 

 right. In a young ftate the upper half of the cup is 

 occupied by a veficie containing a fluid, which feems 

 to be difc barged downwards towards thefe lenticular 

 bodies, after which the upper part or cover dries up 

 and cracks. Dr. Withcring's generic name Nidularia 

 is very exprcflive. 



TAB. XXIX. 



NIDULARIA STRIATA. With. v. 3. 446. 

 PEZIZA STRIATA. Hud/. 634. 



P. LENTiFERA [t. Linn. Sp. PL 1650. 



FOR moft perfe<Sl and beautiful fpecimens of this cu- 

 rious plant we are obliged to the favour of Lady Arden, 

 who gathered them 0(51:ober ift and 7th, 1795, under 

 beech-trees in Nork park near Epfom, Surrey, often 

 growing on the fallen feed-veflels. The receptacle of. 

 fluid is Ycry apparent in this fpecies. The outfide 

 very woolly, with pointed tufts regularly difpofed, 

 which when viewed in front give a ftellated appearance 

 to the edge of the cup. 



T A B. XXX. 



NIDULARIA LyEvis. IVith. 446. 

 PEZIZA L.EVis. Hudf.6^. 



Notwithstanding its name, this is fcarceiyfo 



fmooth as N. campanulata. It is found in Combe wood 

 near Kingiion, Surrey, on various fubil:ances. Mr. 

 Pitchford of Norwich favoured me with fome very 

 good fpecimens, growing on a piece of a fir-tree. 



