Bulgaria.] FUNGT. 209 



1. A, urfurdceus, Pers. {common Ascoholus) ; sessile sliglitly 

 concave brown or greenish externally furfuraceous. Pers, 

 Obs, 1. t. 4./ 3—6. Ft. Sf/st. 3Iyc. v. 2. p. 1(j3. Grev, 

 FL Ed, p. 426. Scot, Crypt, Fl. t. 307 — Fez. stercoraria, 

 Bull, t, 376, 433./ 4. Sow. t. 18, 389. f. 3—6. With, v. 4. 

 p, 309.— P. fusca, Bolt. t. 109. / 2. With. v. 4. p. 309.— 

 P. violaceay Relh, 558. — P. a^rcr, ZTe^^^. 637. IFiM. v, 4. 

 />. 313. 



On cow-dung; all the year. Very common.— /S/?om//a black. I 

 have found, however, a plant, apparently the same, 1 — 2 lines broad, 

 with a plane thick cup, externally dirty-green and furfuraceous, within 

 brownish with a purplish tinge, having sporidia of the most beautiful 

 amethyst-purple, when seen by transmitted light. 



2. A. vinosus, Berk, (vinous Ascoholus) ; sessile at first 

 globose then depressed smooth dull purple,' orifice laciniate. 



On a mole-hill overgrown with moss, and covered with rabbits* and 

 sheeps' duug.— Cup 1 line broad adhering by branched threads, at first 

 globose, then nearly plane opening with about 5 lacinia?, which as it 

 expands are again divided. Asci nearly linear, thickest at their tips. 



3. A. cilidtus, Schmidt, (f ringed Ascobolus) ; sessile subherai- 

 spherical smooth orange, disc plane, margin swollen white 

 fringed with wliite hairs. Schmidt, in Myc. Heft. 1. ;;. 90. 

 Pers. Myc. Eur. v. \. p. 340. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. \Q4. 



On cow-dung. Autumn. Appin, in com\mwy \\'\i\\ Asc. furfuraceus. 

 Captain CarmichacL— Extremely like Pezizu siercorca, but the hairs 

 are white. The asci are very large for the size of the [)lant, and are 

 not altered by drying. Sporidia broadly elliptic. 



4. A.gldher, Pers. {smooth Ascoholus) ; sessile minute smooth 

 shining somewhat convex marginate. Pers. Obs. 1. t. 4. f. 7. 

 Syn. ;a 667. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2. p. 164. 



On cow-dung. Autumn. Norths., Ihv. M. J. Berhdey My spe- 

 cimens are rather larger than common, of a vinous hue, like that iu 

 Nees' figure, and the asci are nearly equal, with evident i)araphyscs. 

 The colour appears to be very variable ; Bernhardi describes it as 

 orange or white. 



5. A. Trifoliiy Bcrnh. {clover Ascoholus) ; sessile epiphyllous 

 minute rather plane smooth pale yellow. Biv. Bernh. St. Par. 

 t. 6./ 3. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 2.p. 165. Besm ! PI, Cr. n. 520. 



On living clover leaves. Appin, Capt. Curniic/tacl. Berwick. 

 Dr. Johnston. 



30. Bllgaria. Fr. Bulgaria. 



Cup at first closed. Asci immersed, accompanit'd by para- 

 physcsy at length free, and bursting forth. Gelatinous. — 

 Named from buhja, a leathern hay. 



1. B. im/uinans, Pers. {pitch-black Bulyoria) ; top-shaped 

 firm externally rugulose furfuraceous umber, disc nearly plane 

 pitch-black. Fr. Sys(. Myc. v. 2. p. IQ7.—Pe:. iwpiimins, Pers, 



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