294 FUXGUS-FLORA. 



disc orange-red, externally clothed with thick-walled, fusiform, 

 acuminate, 1 3-septate, dark brown hairs, largest at the 

 margin, where they measure 80150 X 78 p.; cortex par- 

 enchyraatons, cells irregularly polygonal, 1015 //, diameter; 

 asci stoutly cylindrical, apex obtuse, 8-spored ; spores 

 hyaline, globose, smooth at first then covered with a very 

 delicate reticulation, 16-18 p diameter, 1-seriate; paraphyses 

 slender, septate, tips broadly clavate, and filled when fresh 

 with red granules. 



Growing on a patch of Jungermannia turbinata, Eadd. 



This very distinct and beautiful species was collected by 

 Professor T. Johnson, near Bundoran, Ireland, 10/94. 



Distinguished from allies by the small size of the ascophore, 

 and the fusiform or ventricose, acuminate, marginal hairs. 



** Disc brownish or fawn-colour. 



Sphaerospora hinnulea. Mass. 



Scattered, sessile, globose and closed at first, finally be- 

 coming almost plane, margin persistently more or less erect, 

 often wavy, varying from fawn-colour to reddish brown ; 

 margin fringed with short, 1-2-septate, acute, crowded, pale 

 brown hairs, 40-60 x 6-8 p, otherwise glabrous ; ^-1 cm. 

 across ; cortex parenchymatous, cells irregularly polygonal, 

 slightly elongated in the direction from base to edge, and 

 running out into the marginal hairs, 15-20 x 10-12 //. ; asci 

 cylindrical, apex obtuse, 8-spored; spores 1-seriate, hyaline, 

 smooth globose, 12 15//,; paraphyses hyaline, septate, be- 

 coming clavate upwards. 



Penza hinnulea, B. & Br., n. 1320*, in Ann. Nat. Hist., 

 1871, p. 16 ; Cooke, Mycogr., fig. 52. 



Lachnea hinnulea, Phil., Brit. Disc., p. 219. 



Barlaea hinnulea, Sacc., Syll., n. 445. 



On the ground among grass. 



The marginal hairs are short but very distinct, conse- 

 quently the species cannot remain in Barlaea. 



Type examined. 



Very closely allied to S. brunnea, if indeed truly distinct ; 

 differing mainly in the reddish tone of the ascophore, shorter 

 marginal hairs, and hyaline paraphyses. 



