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ing otherwise the morphological characteristics of Dasyscypha. 

 A specimen examined in Desin., Or. Fr., n. 827, also the 

 specimens called var. humili, which do not differ from the 

 typical form. 



Dasyscypha punctoidea. Mass. 



Scattered or mostly gregarious, sessile but narrowed to a 

 short stem-like base, closed at first, then expanding until 

 plane or even slightly convex, about ^ mm. across ; white 

 and rather translucent, disc becoming tinged red when dry, 

 nearly smooth externally; asci cylindric-clavate, apex 

 slightly narrowed, 8-spored ; spores hyaline, irregularly 

 2-seriate, 56 x 22 5 //., continuous, elliptical ; paraphyses 

 very slender, cylindrical. 



Helotium punctoidium, Kursten, Myc. Fenn., p. 151. 



Lachnella punctoidea, Phil., Brit. Disc., p. 268. 



Pseudohelotium punctoideum, Sacc., Syll., viii. n. 1230. 



On dead leaves of species of Epilobium. 



Imperfectly known to me. I have examined the speci- 

 mens in Karsten's Fung. Fenn., n. 74.5, and also the British 

 specimens referred to this species by Cooke Fung. Brit., 

 ed. ii., n. 551 but the species is so very minute and delicate, 

 that very little can be determined from specimens that have 

 been dried. It appears at best to be a very unsatisfactory 

 Dasyscypha, and yet too delicate for Helotium. 



Dasyscypha fugiens. Mass. 



Scattered, sessile, globose then expanded, thin, white, vil- 

 lose ; asci oblong-clavate or subfusiform ; spores 4 to 8, 

 oblong-linear or elliptic, straight or slightly curved, 

 7 x 2/n. 



Peziza fugiens, Phil., Proc. Bristol Nat. Soc., vol. iii. p. 137, 

 t. iv. fig. 2. 



Tricopeziza fugiens, Sacc., Syll., viii. n. 1744. 



Lachnella fugiens, Phil., Brit. Disc., p. 268. 



On dead rushes in bogs. 



Ascophores, 50 p. broad ; asci, 20 /z long, 5 /u, broad ; the 

 hairs of the exterior veiy short, non-septate, colourless. 

 (Phillips.) 



Unknown, to me. The above account is entirely copied 

 from Phillips, Brit. Disc., p. 268. 



