346 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



spores fusiform or 'oblong-fusiform, 5 X 1-2 p. ; paraphyses 

 acerose, rather stout, somewhat abruptly acuminate. 



Lachnella fragariastri, Phillips, in Proc. Bristol Nat. Soc., 

 vol. vi. p. 274. 



On dead strawberry stems. 



Not examined. 



Dasyscypha canescens. Mass. 



Gregarious or densely crowded, sessile, hemispherical then 

 expanded, thin, up to f mm. across ; disc concave, dingy 

 brown (when dry); excipuluin parenchymatous, cells 

 irregularly polygonal, 7-10 p. diameter ; densely clothed 

 externally with wavy or straight, cylindrical, obtuse, thin- 

 walled, smooth, septate hairs, clear brown at the base, 

 becoming pale towards the apex, 50-120 x 5-7 p.; asci 

 narrowly cylindric-clavate, 8-spored; spores fusiform, 

 straight or slightly curved, hyaline, smooth, at length 

 becoming 1-septate, irregularly biseriate, 9-14 X 1*5-2 p.; 

 paraphyses very narrowly lanceolate, apex acute, 3 p. thick 

 at the widest part, slightly longer than the asci, hyaline. 



Lachnella canescens, Phil., Brit. Disc., p. 259 ; Sacc., Syll., 

 n. 1620. 



On naked wood. 



Type specimen examined. 



The cups are fawn-colour externally when dry, the 

 hymenium darker. 



The present species is allied to D. horridula, and will be 

 considered by many as a variety of that species. It is kept 

 distinct more especially on account of the difference of 

 habitat, the spores are also rather smaller, and the hairs 

 more wavy in the present species. 



Dasyscypha albo-testacea. Mass. 

 Scattered, sessile or narrowed to a very short stem-like 

 base, globose and closed when diy, open and exposing the 

 pale flesh-coloured disc when moist, up to f mm. across; 

 excipulum thin and delicate, parenchymatous, cells irregu- 

 larly polygonal, rather large; externally pilose, hairs 

 straight or slightly wavy, somewhat tapering towards the 

 apex, wall thin, septate, often rough with minute particles 

 of lime, 80-120 p. x 5-6 //., 2 p. thick at the apex, pale 

 reddish brown at the base, becoming colourless towards the 



