180 FUNGI. {TypJiula, 



19. MiTRULA. Fr. Mitrula. 



Receptacle ovate, inflated, closely surrounding with its base 

 the distinct stem. — Name ; from the receptacle resembling a 

 little mitre. 



1. M. paludosa, Fr. {marsh Mitrula) ; somewhat gregarious, 

 pileus yellow more or less ovate obtuse stem pale. Fr. Syst. 

 Myc. V. ].p. 491.— Clavaria phalloides, Bull. t. 463. /. 3.— C/. 

 ejnphylla, Dicks. Fasc. S. p. 22. t. 9./. 10. With. v. 4. p. 317. 

 Sow. t. 293. — Leotia Ludwigii, Pers. Syn, t. 3. /. 13. — L. uli- 

 ginosa. Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 416. Scot. Crypt. Fl. ^.312. 



Amongst dead leaves and moss, in damp and watery places ; summer 

 and autumn — " Pileus very variable in form, hollow of a delicate bright 

 orange yellow. Asci linear, containing about four linear truncate 

 sporidia." Gi'ev. I. c. This fungus appears to be much more nearly 

 allied to Spathularia than Leotia, which belongs to the order Mitrati. 



2. M. t7ii?iiitay Sow. (small orange Mitrula) ; very minute, 

 receptacle lanceolate orange, stem equal pallid. Fr. Syst. 

 Myc. V. \. p. 492.~Clavaria minuta, Sow. t. 391. 



On the bracteae o? Dipsacus pilosiis. Raleigh, Essex ; Bev. R. B. 

 Francis. — I have not been able to find specimens in Mr. Sowerby's 

 collection : possibly it may be a state of Pistillaria micans. 



20. Typhula. Fr. Typhula. 



Receptacle somewhat cylindrical, distinct from the capillary 

 stem, bearing sporules on every side ; asci obsolete. — Named 

 from Typha, the Reed-mace, which it somewhat resembles in 

 miniature. 



1. T. gijrans, Batsch, (ivhite- stemmed Typhula) ; simple 

 wliite, stem pubescent. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. p. 494. — Clav. 

 gyrans, Batsch, Cont. 1. t. 164. Pers. Syn. p. 606. — C. tri- 

 chopiis, Grew Scot. Crypt. Fl. t. 49. — C. setipes, Grev. Fl. Ed. 

 p. 414. — Cnazonaria setipes, Corda iyi St. Deutsch. Fl. Heft. 2, 

 t. 25. 



Upon dead leaves, grass, &c,; not uncommon. — The state, figured- 

 by Greville, and which I have frequently met with in England, is that in 

 which it grows immediately from the dead leaf or culm, whereas on the 

 continent it appears more frequently to spring from some species of 

 -Sclerotium. 



H, T. phacorhiza, Reichard. (elongated Typhula) ; simple 

 pale smooth, stem brownish. Fr. Syst, Myc. v. 1. p. 495. — 

 Clavaria phacorhiza, Reich, in Schrift. Naturf. Fr. BerL t. 9. 

 /. 4. {fide Fr.) With. V. 4. p. 317. Sow. t 233. Pers. Syn. 

 p. 607. Purt, Midi Fl. v. 3. p. 269. — Phacorhiza filiformis, 

 Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 4\b. Scot. Crypt. Fl. t. 93. 



On fallen leaves; not uncommon. — Distinguished from the following 

 species by its elongated receptacle exceeding the stem in length. In 

 general, but not always, growing on some Sclerotium. Often hairy at 



