NEW BEITISH FUNGI. Ill 



tened, and plane or slightly convex, with radiating white byssoid 

 filaments at the base ; asci cylindrical; sporidia elliptical, hyaline, 

 smooth ; paraphyses filiform, numerous, distinct, granular. Cooke, 

 J fi/cograph ia ,fig. 90. 



On a damp wall. Eastbourne (C. J. Miiller). On wall paper. 

 Chichester (Dr. Paxton), 



Sporidia -018 x -008 m.m. 



In both instances this Peziza was found after the heavy rains in 

 early summer. There is a little difference in the two specimens. 

 The Eastbourne specimens have more of an orange tint, the cups 

 are less crowded, and the white mycelium is more distinct, but the 

 fruit corresponds in both. The Chichester specimens resemble 

 externally some forms of Ascoholus carneus; both are rather 

 closely allied to Peziza Franzoniana, Not. (Mycographia, fig. G8), 

 but perhaps distinct in the sporidia, and more profuse and decided 

 paraphyses, as well as some other features. 



Peziza ('Sarcoscypha) copzinaxia. Coolie in Grevillea iv.,p.2l. 



On cow dung. Ilannoch. 



Peziza (Dasyscypha) coxnitessae. Cooke. 



Csespitose or single and gregarious, bright golden-yellow, ex- 

 ternally paler, and tomentose, stipitate, common stem branching 

 below. Cups at first clavate, then expanded and cupulate ; asci 

 cylindrical ; sporidia minute, linear, straight or curved ; para- 

 physes filiform. Fungi Britt., it., No. 371. 



On a fallen tree. Dupplin Castle, Perth, 



Asci -05 X -006 m.m. ; sporidia •006--0075 m.m. long. 



The branching stem resembles that of Peziza ^^^gniea, to which 

 this species is allied ; the tufts contain from two to four cups pro- 

 ceeding from a common stem, or sometimes single. It is an 

 elegant species dedicated to the Countess of Kinnoull, on whose 

 estate it was discovered. 



Peziza (Hymenoscypha) monilifeza. FcH. Sym. 31yc. 310. 



Stipitate, scattered, or cajspitose. Cups seated amongst Bisiwra, 

 at first subclavate, at length chlated ; disc concave, patellate when 

 mature, marginate, waxy, externally and rather long stem, smooth, 

 pallid brown ; disc slightly darker ; asci elongated ; sporidia 

 biseriate, oblong, attenuated towards each end, but obtuse, at 

 length uniseptate, hyaline; paraphyses filiform, subclavate. 



Amongst Bispora monilioides on cut timber. Dupplin Castle. 



Clips 1-2 m.m. broad, 1-3 m.m. high; sporidia -01:^ x "004 

 m.m. 



Fuckel has constituted a new genus under the name of Bispora 

 for this species, of which he assumes that Bis2:)ora laonilioides is 

 the conidia form. • 



Helotium scopazium. Coolie. 



Scattered or subgregarious, pallid, sessile ; disc convex, rather 

 paler, whole plant becoming greyish in drying ; asci clavate ; 

 sporidia cylindrical, obtuse, straight or curved, binucleate, at 



